Description

Job Title: SVP, Chief Medical Officer

Company: Good Samaritan Hospital

City/State: Suffern, NY

Category: Executive/Management

Department: Administrative Admin

Union: NO

Position: Full Time

Shift: Days

Req #: 11769

Posted Date: Feb 17, 2026

Hiring Range: $426000.00 - $580000.00

Summary:

The System Chief Medical Officer will be a leader in the creation of the “ideal patient experience" by developing, implementing and monitoring systems and processes that ensure the highest quality of care, patient safety and evidence-based medical standards are practiced at the Bon Secours Charity Health System; moreover, the VPMA will ensure that all programs are in compliance with JCAHO, HIPAA and other accreditation bodies.

The CMO will also serve as one of the leaders of Clinical Transformation, a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to achieve care delivery excellence throughout the patient care continuum that measurably improves quality, creates holistic patient-centered care experiences and reduces healthcare costs by reducing waste and optimizing the value proposition. This is done through the effective alignment of people, process and technology that enables and supports rapid cycle tests of innovation leading to creative, effective solutions.

Responsibilities:

•          Develop objective measures for core competencies for physicians as required by JCAHO and implement procedures for ongoing measurement and reporting. Lead and support the development of an innovative multi-specialty peer review and create a process for ongoing evaluation and reporting.
•          Assume leadership for facilitating action plans for continually improving patient satisfaction & physician satisfaction scores.
•          Create and drive the vision for high-quality care in partnership with the Charity CEO, Good Samaritan EVP, CNE and members of the Administrative team to lead “Clinical Transformation” initiatives in partnership with the BSHSI-HSO Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Executive.
•          Develop physician champions prepared to implement EMR. Led the initiative to implement Connect Care order sets and clinical pathways.
•          Improve “physician to physician” communication and improve lines of communication between medical staff and administration.
•          In partnership with Chief Nurse Executive, create nurse/physician collaborative relationships.
•          Focus on physician governance issues: define the role and responsibilities of department chairs and medical directors.
•          Take a leadership role in managing hospital-based physician groups: (e.g. anesthesia, radiology, pathology, emergency department and hospitalist).

Qualifications/Requirements

Experience: A minimum of 10 years of clinical practice with demonstrated achievement; a minimum of three (3) years in hospital medical staff leadership in the role(s) of Director of Patient Safety or Quality (for complex and multiple departments/units) or VPMA/CMO experience in a similar-sized hospital or system.

Experience monitoring and managing physician practice productivity and the peer review process.

Experience with the Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies. Experience and/or training in medical administration; advanced degree/certification in business, medical management or a similar field (MBA, MMM, MHA, etc.).

Education: A degree of Doctor of Medicine (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine may receive consideration) from an accredited and approved school of medicine, board-certified physician, with a current state license or unencumbered eligibility (not excluded by the OIG) for license issued by the New York Board of Medicine.

Licenses/Certifications: License to practice medicine in the State of New York.

Other: N/A

Special Requirements: N/A

About Us:

Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, is a 286-bed hospital providing emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological and acute-care services to residents of Rockland and southern Orange counties in New York and northern Bergen County, NJ. The hospital is home to a recognized cardiovascular program, comprehensive cancer treatment services, the area’s leading Wound and Hyperbaric Institute and outstanding maternal/child services that include a Children’s Diagnostic Center. Good Samaritan Hospital also provides social, psychiatric and substance-abuse services and its certified home-care agency supports residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Westchester Medical Center Health Network to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 or older), marital status, genetic information or carrier status, disability (mental or physical), citizenship status, pregnancy, military service or veteran status, arrest or criminal accusation, domestic violence victim status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.