Heritage Health
Chief Medical Officer
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides enterprise-wide leadership for clinical strategy, quality, patient safety, and care delivery across all service lines. The role involves shaping the clinical model, strengthening governance and quality infrastructure, ensuring alignment with value-based care principles, and co-leading service line performance and organizational culture in partnership with the COO. The CMO also serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board, mentors Clinical Directors, and represents the organization externally to community partners and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide enterprise-wide leadership for clinical strategy, quality, patient safety, and care delivery across all service lines
- • Advance the organization’s mission to improve access and outcomes for the communities served
- • Lead at the system level balancing clinical excellence, regulatory accountability, operational performance, and physician engagement
- • Shape the organization’s clinical model and strengthen governance and quality infrastructure
- • Ensure care delivery aligns with value-based care principles, compliance requirements, and long-term organizational sustainability
- • Operate in a dyad partnership with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to co-lead service line performance, organizational culture, and the patient experience
- • Provide direct oversight and mentorship of Clinical Directors across service lines
- • Establish clinical standards, drive accountability, and ensure consistency in quality, safety, and patient-centered care delivery throughout the system
- • Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board, bringing a physician voice to strategic decision-making
- • Build strong, aligned clinical leadership structures that support provider engagement, professional practice excellence, and sustainable growth
- • Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement
- • Support clinical teams and operational partners in achieving shared goals
- • Serve as a visible external clinical leader representing the organization with community partners, health systems, payers, and key stakeholders
- • Strengthen strategic partnerships, support growth initiatives, and advance collaborative efforts to improve community health outcomes
- • Perform up to 20% clinical practice based on mutual agreement and organizational needs
Required
- • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) with active, unrestricted license
- • Board certification in a relevant specialty
- • Minimum of eight (8) years of clinical experience
- • Minimum of three (3) years of progressive clinical leadership experience
Preferred
- • Experience in community health, FQHC, or value-based care environments preferred
- • Advanced training or experience in healthcare leadership, administration, or organizational development (e.g., MBA, MMM, MHA, or similar) preferred
Benefits & Perks
- • 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees
- • Generous employer contributions for dependents
- • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) starting with 200 hours (25 days) covering vacation, personal, sick, and holiday time
- • Option to cash out extra time off
- • Extended Illness Bank (EIB) for additional paid time for serious illness or hospitalization
- • 403(b) retirement plan with automatic enrollment and competitive employer match (100% of first 3% and 50% of next 2% contributed)
- • Employer-paid life and long-term disability coverage with voluntary options for extra protection
- • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering free, confidential counseling and wellness resources including telehealth visits, legal and financial support
- • Student loan repayment program for eligible positions
- • LifeFlight membership for emergency medical transport
- • Access to a dedicated benefits advocate team for personalized support
- • $3,000 CME allowance and 40 hours annually (pro-rated for part-time)
- • License reimbursement including professional licenses, Idaho controlled substance, and DEA registration
Description
Heritage Health is seeking a seasoned, mission-driven Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to serve as the organization’s senior clinical executive and principal physician leader. The CMO provides enterprise-wide leadership for clinical strategy, quality, patient safety, and care delivery across all service lines while advancing Heritage Health’s mission to improve access and outcomes for the communities we serve.
This is a high-impact executive leadership role for a physician leader with a demonstrated ability to lead at the system level—balancing clinical excellence, regulatory accountability, operational performance, and physician engagement. The CMO plays a central role in shaping the organization’s clinical model, strengthening governance and quality infrastructure, and ensuring care delivery aligns with value-based care principles, compliance requirements, and long-term organizational sustainability.
The CMO serves as the organization’s senior clinical authority and operates in a true dyad partnership with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to co-lead service line performance, organizational culture, and the patient experience. Through direct oversight and mentorship of Clinical Directors across service lines, the CMO establishes clinical standards, drives accountability, and ensures consistency in quality, safety, and patient-centered care delivery throughout the system.
As a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board, the CMO brings a physician voice to strategic decision-making while building strong, aligned clinical leadership structures that support provider engagement, professional practice excellence, and sustainable growth. The CMO fosters a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement—supporting both clinical teams and operational partners in achieving shared goals.
In addition to internal leadership responsibilities, the CMO serves as a visible external clinical leader, representing Heritage Health with community partners, health systems, payers, and key stakeholders. In this capacity, the CMO strengthens strategic partnerships, supports growth initiatives, and advances collaborative efforts to improve community health outcomes.
This role is primarily focused on executive leadership and administrative responsibilities, with up to 20% clinical practice based on mutual agreement and organizational needs.
Why Join Heritage Health?
Heritage Health offers physician executives the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a community-focused, mission-driven organization while leading with both autonomy and support. Our commitment to provider well-being, strong dyad leadership, and sustainable care models allows physician leaders to practice at the top of their license—clinically and administratively.
Exceptional Benefits Designed For You
Comprehensive Health Coverage: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees. Choose from multiple plan options to fit your needs, with generous employer contributions for dependents.
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): Start your first year with 200 hours (25 days!) of all-in-one PTO—covering vacation, personal, sick, and holiday time. Our streamlined PTO program gives you more control and flexibility, plus the option to cash out extra time off. We believe in supporting your work-life balance from day one.
Extended Illness Bank (EIB): Additional paid time for serious illness or hospitalization, supporting you and your family when it matters most.
Retirement Savings: 403(b) retirement plan with automatic enrollment and a competitive employer match—100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% you contribute. Build your future with confidence.
Life & Disability Insurance: Employer-paid life and long-term disability coverage, plus voluntary options for extra protection.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential counseling and wellness resources for you and your household, including telehealth visits, legal and financial support, and more.
Additional Perks: Student loan repayment program for eligible positions, LifeFlight membership for emergency medical transport, and access to a dedicated benefits advocate team for personalized support.
CME: $3,000 & 40 hours annually (pro-rated for part-time)
License Reimbursement: Includes professional licenses, Idaho controlled substance, & DEA registration.
Requirements
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) with active, unrestricted license
Board certification in a relevant specialty
Minimum Of Eight (8) Years Of Clinical Experience
Minimum of three (3) years of progressive clinical leadership experience
Experience in community health, FQHC, or value-based care environments preferred
Advanced training or experience in healthcare leadership, administration, or organizational development (e.g., MBA, MMM, MHA, or similar) preferred
Heritage Health is seeking a seasoned, mission-driven Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to serve as the organization’s senior clinical executive and principal physician leader. The CMO provides enterprise-wide leadership for clinical strategy, quality, patient safety, and care delivery across all service lines while advancing Heritage Health’s mission to improve access and outcomes for the communities we serve.
This is a high-impact executive leadership role for a physician leader with a demonstrated ability to lead at the system level—balancing clinical excellence, regulatory accountability, operational performance, and physician engagement. The CMO plays a central role in shaping the organization’s clinical model, strengthening governance and quality infrastructure, and ensuring care delivery aligns with value-based care principles, compliance requirements, and long-term organizational sustainability.
The CMO serves as the organization’s senior clinical authority and operates in a true dyad partnership with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to co-lead service line performance, organizational culture, and the patient experience. Through direct oversight and mentorship of Clinical Directors across service lines, the CMO establishes clinical standards, drives accountability, and ensures consistency in quality, safety, and patient-centered care delivery throughout the system.
As a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board, the CMO brings a physician voice to strategic decision-making while building strong, aligned clinical leadership structures that support provider engagement, professional practice excellence, and sustainable growth. The CMO fosters a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement—supporting both clinical teams and operational partners in achieving shared goals.
In addition to internal leadership responsibilities, the CMO serves as a visible external clinical leader, representing Heritage Health with community partners, health systems, payers, and key stakeholders. In this capacity, the CMO strengthens strategic partnerships, supports growth initiatives, and advances collaborative efforts to improve community health outcomes.
This role is primarily focused on executive leadership and administrative responsibilities, with up to 20% clinical practice based on mutual agreement and organizational needs.
Why Join Heritage Health?
Heritage Health offers physician executives the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a community-focused, mission-driven organization while leading with both autonomy and support. Our commitment to provider well-being, strong dyad leadership, and sustainable care models allows physician leaders to practice at the top of their license—clinically and administratively.
Exceptional Benefits Designed For You
Comprehensive Health Coverage: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time employees. Choose from multiple plan options to fit your needs, with generous employer contributions for dependents.
Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): Start your first year with 200 hours (25 days!) of all-in-one PTO—covering vacation, personal, sick, and holiday time. Our streamlined PTO program gives you more control and flexibility, plus the option to cash out extra time off. We believe in supporting your work-life balance from day one.
Extended Illness Bank (EIB): Additional paid time for serious illness or hospitalization, supporting you and your family when it matters most.
Retirement Savings: 403(b) retirement plan with automatic enrollment and a competitive employer match—100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% you contribute. Build your future with confidence.
Life & Disability Insurance: Employer-paid life and long-term disability coverage, plus voluntary options for extra protection.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential counseling and wellness resources for you and your household, including telehealth visits, legal and financial support, and more.
Additional Perks: Student loan repayment program for eligible positions, LifeFlight membership for emergency medical transport, and access to a dedicated benefits advocate team for personalized support.
CME: $3,000 & 40 hours annually (pro-rated for part-time)
License Reimbursement: Includes professional licenses, Idaho controlled substance, & DEA registration.
Requirements
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) with active, unrestricted license
Board certification in a relevant specialty
Minimum Of Eight (8) Years Of Clinical Experience
Minimum of three (3) years of progressive clinical leadership experience
Experience in community health, FQHC, or value-based care environments preferred
Advanced training or experience in healthcare leadership, administration, or organizational development (e.g., MBA, MMM, MHA, or similar) preferred
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