Chief Medical Officer – Lead 9 Hospitals | Emergency Medicine Executive | Dallas, TX HZ

Key Responsibilities:
Medical Staff Leadership and Physician Performance
Oversee medical staff affairs, including physician credentialing, privileging, peer review, and performance evaluations across all nine hospitals.
Establish consistent clinical standards, medical staff policies, and physician accountability measures across the organization.
Lead physician recruitment, engagement, retention, and professional development initiatives.
Provide oversight and accountability for medical directors at each hospital.
Foster a culture of clinical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Clinical Quality and Patient Safety:
Lead system-wide quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
Monitor clinical outcomes, identify performance gaps, and implement corrective actions.
Ensure readiness for regulatory inspections, accreditation surveys, and other compliance requirements.
Establish measurable quality benchmarks and track performance across all facilities.
Promote evidence-based clinical practices and continuous improvement in patient care.

Emergency and Acute Care Operations:
Improve emergency department performance, including door-to-provider times, patients leaving without being seen (LWBS), transfer rates, and length of stay.
Establish site-specific performance targets and monitor progress against clinical and operational goals.
Partner with hospital leadership to improve patient flow, care delivery, and clinical outcomes.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency while maintaining high standards of patient safety and care quality.

Executive and Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Work closely with Chief Nursing Officers, Market Chief Operating Officers, and finance leaders on staffing, service-line strategy, and cost of care.
Align clinical priorities with organizational objectives, operational performance, and financial sustainability.
Serve as the primary physician representative on the executive leadership team.
Collaborate with facility leaders to implement system-wide clinical initiatives while addressing individual hospital needs.

External Relations and Regulatory Compliance:
Represent Client's clinical leadership in interactions with regulators, payers, and community partners.
Support regulatory compliance, clinical governance, and organizational quality standards.
Build relationships with physicians and healthcare stakeholders to strengthen clinical collaboration and community trust.