Chief Medical Officer, Phelps Hospital, Northwell

Overview

Chief Medical Officer — Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health

Northwell Health is seeking an experienced physician executive to join their world-class team at Phelps Hospital as Chief Medical Officer . The CMO will be a physician leader with strong leadership and clinical credibility, committed to high quality healthcare delivery and fostering an integrated and cohesive medical staff. The role requires relationship-based collaboration with key stakeholder groups inside and outside the hospital, and the ability to relate to employed and voluntary physicians within a highly matrixed organization. The CMO will advance a culture of team building and mentoring and will work with the medical staff, residents, nursing, hospital leadership and all disciplines to ensure delivery of high quality, patient-centered care.

Location : Phelps Hospital is located in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Relocation to the Westchester or Greater NY Metropolitan area is required.

Major Responsibilities and Key Competencies

• Lead and support strong physician engagement.
• In partnership with the hospital SVP and President, lead strategic expansion of key clinical services (surgery, cancer services, neuroscience, digestive health, mother / baby).
• Collaborate with departmental chairs and clinical leaders to elevate the quality of practice across the institution.
• Advance a shared strategic plan to achieve patient satisfaction, quality, efficiency, team engagement, operational goals and program growth, aligned with regional and health system goals.
• Maintain effective communication with medical staff, administration and other departments to ensure cohesion in strategy and operations.
• Foster an aligned culture among physicians, nursing and administration to realize the strategic vision and sustainable growth.
• Partner with Patient and Family Experience to drive improvements in HCAHPS, OAS CAHPS and ED CAHPS results.
• Participate in value-based care improvement efforts, focusing on CMS STARS.
• Attend local Medical Leadership Committee and Article 28 Medical Board meetings.
• Identify opportunities and collaborate on hospital-wide performance improvement programs and clinical standards.
• Lead a culture of caring, innovation, teamwork, integrity and quality; integrate care utilization, quality, safety, credentialing and physician practice evaluation.
• Influence provider clinical behavior in Compliance, Utilization Management and Capacity Management.
• Recruit, retain and develop a world-class clinical staff; collaborate with chairs and division chiefs on recruitment and recognition.
• Spearhead physician acceptance of transparent performance improvement metrics and collaboration with nurses and case managers.
• Grow employee engagement; ensure communications reflect the hospital’s standards and culture.
• Monitor dashboards for quality measures and ensure care meets quality standards of excellence.
• Collaborate with patient care services leadership on Quality Management and Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Support diversity and inclusion among staff, faculty and trainees.
• Participate in philanthropy efforts and community engagement; build and strengthen community-based and regional professional organizations.

Requirements and Ideal Experience

Personal Characteristics

Cultural Expectations

Leadership Skills

About Phelps Hospital

Phelps Hospital is a nonprofit, 218-bed community hospital serving Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. We offer a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services and are recognized for cancer care, stroke care, cardiovascular services, gastroenterology, hyperbaric medicine, and more.

Mission and Vision

Honors & Awards

Northwell Health is committed to diversity, inclusion and health equity and provides equal employment opportunity. All team members are treated equally regardless of protected characteristics.

If you are interested in this position, please forward a current CV and Letter of Interest by September 23, 2025 to Matt Faber, Director of Executive Search, Office of Physician Recruitment at MFaber4@northwell.edu.

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