Chief Medical Officer

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado ^TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

As the Chief Medical Officer for St. Francis Hospital and St. Francis Interquest, you will be responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction and overall operational management of physician services and medical staff administration. This role reports to the President of the facilities to develop strategic plans, policies and address operational issues that build effective relationships between the hospital and its Medical Staff to produce excellence in clinical outcomes. 

Additional responsibilities of our CMO include:

• Establishing and implementing standards and policies within each hospital and across hospitals to ensure quality of medical care.
• Partnering with the Chief Nursing Officers to provide effective multidisciplinary approaches to clinical outcome management and environments of quality and safety.
• Working closely with the Market Chief Medical Officer and CME to meet Market, Region and System-wide strategies, goals, objectives and standards.
• Serving as the primary community resource to all hospital communities and provides advice and counsel to administrators on medical and administration matters related to medical practice and current affairs.

Important to this role is understanding the leadership expectations of this position and the entire leadership team throughout CommonSpirit Health. Our CMO must have a personal and professional connection to the mission of our faith-based organization. You must be a team player and contribute toward a team centered approach that lends itself to ensuring "team before self" as we lead our complex, highly matrixed organization into the differentiated leading role as the-system-of-choice.

You will invite others into your mission and Community Health work in order to be fully transparent with the activities of your position, allowing for celebration of success and learnings through opportunities for change.

As our CMO, you will be a change agent for the health system by being bold in your thoughts and actions that generate the need for urgency as we forge ahead as the thought leader in our industry.

Finally, you must demonstrate personal and professional accountability to our community, employees, nurses and physicians for performance that this role and its team complete.

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Five years experience in delivery of physician services and medical staff administration with proven success in progressive responsibility in healthcare leadership
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, managed care, and health policy is essential with proven success in effective integration of medical management
• Board certified in an approved clinical specialty required while in clinical practices
• MD or DO, DR-Current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in applicable state

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in Business Administration
• Medical staff relations, quality measurement credentialing and previous medical management experience is highly desirable

Physical Requirements: 

• Physical Requirements-Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)

At CommonSpirit Mountain Region, we believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

St. Francis Hospital opened in 2008 to keep pace with the growing needs of the Colorado Springs’ community on the north side of the city. St. Francis Hospital features 340-beds and offers a modern Birth Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cancer Center, Emergency Department, Level III Trauma Center, Imaging Services, Acute Inpatient Rehab, Surgical Services and Critical Care Unit. It also serves as southern Colorado’s home base for the Flight For Life® Colorado air medical transport service. It’s an incredible time to join us as we celebrate recognition with Magnet® Hospital designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado’s top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you’ve always wanted.

Think differently about the way care is given at St. Francis Hospital – Interquest! With 10 specialty-sized operating rooms, a full-service emergency department, inpatient, and critical care units, St. Francis Interquest is well-equipped for caregivers to redefine patient care and clinical efficiency. St. Francis Hospital – Interquest is the hospital of the future that will innovate patient care & clinical efficiency through state-of-the-art technology including smart patient rooms, whole-hospital tele health, and real-time locating capabilities for equipment, patients, and employees. Caregivers will have the opportunity to work with world class specialty surgeons and enhance their skills within their specialty. Leaders will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build their own teams and cultivate a collaborative and supportive team culture. As a brand-new facility nestled in Colorado Springs, St. Francis Hospital – Interquest is designed to support our flourishing community! With 300+ days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy access places like Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado’s top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you’ve always wanted.

We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer: 

• Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options
• Spending Accounts
• Retirement Plans with a generous match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness
• Executive Relocation when applicable, and so much more

View more on our benefits HERE.

$243,335 - $340,668 / annually