Chief Medical Officer

Chief Medical Officer Opportunity Overview:
Heywood Healthcare, a community-focused healthcare organization dedicated to meeting the needs of
North Central Massachusetts, is seeking an exceptional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to join its executive
leadership team. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the CMO serves as the
organization’s senior physician executive, providing strategic clinical leadership and oversight of medical
affairs, quality, safety, and physician engagement.

The CMO will be a highly respected physician leader who brings both clinical credibility and executive acumen to guide Heywood’s mission to be our region’s first choice for quality, compassionate, patient-centered care. This leader will partner closely with hospital leadership, the Board of Trustees, and the medical staff to ensure excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, physician performance, and regulatory compliance across the system.

This is a unique opportunity for a mission-driven physician executive to help shape the future of healthcare delivery in our communities strengthening medical staff engagement, advancing quality initiatives, and ensuring that clinical excellence remains at the core of Heywood Healthcare’s strategic direction.

The Role of Chief Medical Officer:
Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic medical leadership across the organization, ensuring the highest standards of clinical quality, patient safety, and evidence-based care.

• Serve as the primary liaison between the medical staff, hospital administration, and the Board of Trustees, fostering strong physician engagement, alignment, and collaboration.

• Lead and oversee medical staff affairs, including credentialing, privileging, peer review, performance management, and compliance with Medical Staff Bylaws and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with executive leadership to develop and implement system-wide quality improvement, utilization management, patient safety, and clinical governance initiatives.

• Collaborate with the Chief Nursing Officer and other clinical leaders to build a culture of care excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Guide the development and implementation of clinical practice standards, care pathways, and performance metrics that improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

• Oversee physician recruitment, onboarding, and leadership development strategies to strengthen provider engagement, retention, and organizational culture.

• Support hospital-employed physician practices and specialty service lines to ensure clinical integration, operational effectiveness, and high levels of provider satisfaction.

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OPPORTUNITY

• Represent Heywood Healthcare in physician-hospital organization activities, regulatory reviews, accreditation processes, and community partnerships related to medical affairs.

• Provide expert clinical counsel to the CEO, executive team, and Board of Trustees on matters of patient care, quality, medical staff performance, and emerging healthcare trends.

Standard Executive Management Level Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and performance management for medical staff services and related departments.

• Participate as a key member of the senior leadership team in strategic planning, budgeting, and organizational performance initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and accreditation standards related to medical staff operations, quality, and patient safety.

• Promote ethical medical practice, transparency, and accountability across all clinical operations.

• Lead change management initiatives that support innovation, care transformation, and
continuous performance improvement..

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited medical
school with current board certification in a recognized specialty.

• A minimum of 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in medical affairs, physician
leadership, or healthcare administration, preferably within a hospital or integrated health.

• Demonstrated success in clinical quality improvement, patient safety…