Market Chief Medical Officer

With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy 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.

The Market Chief Medical Officer supports both St. Anthony Summit Hospital and the broader Denver Market, partnering closely with executive leaders, physicians, and care teams to advance clinical excellence, quality, patient safety, physician engagement, and operational performance across multiple hospitals and care sites.

This is a true market leadership role, with responsibilities shared between St. Anthony Summit Hospital and the Denver Market. Candidates may reside within the Denver metropolitan area and should expect regular travel to Summit, typically at least two days per week, with additional on-site presence based on business needs and strategic priorities.

Serving one of Colorado's most unique healthcare markets, this position offers the opportunity to influence care delivery across diverse communities—from the mountain region of Summit County to the greater Denver metropolitan area. The role combines strategic executive leadership with meaningful engagement alongside physicians, hospital leaders, and clinical teams to drive measurable improvements in quality, safety, physician engagement, and clinical excellence.

The Market Chief Medical Officer (MCMO) is a senior physician executive responsible for driving clinical excellence, quality, patient safety, and physician engagement across the Denver Market. This leader partners closely with hospital executives, physician leaders, and operational teams to advance high-quality, patient-centered care while improving clinical performance, regulatory readiness, and organizational outcomes. Leveraging data, analytics, and evidence-based practices, the MCMO helps drive measurable improvements in quality, safety, operational performance, and the delivery of exceptional patient care.

Serving in a dual leadership capacity, the MCMO provides executive physician leadership for St. Anthony Summit Hospital while partnering across the Denver Market to advance strategic clinical initiatives, performance improvement, and the standardization of best practices. This role requires a highly collaborative physician executive who can influence across multiple hospitals, build trusted relationships with physicians and executive leaders, and successfully lead transformational initiatives that improve quality, clinical outcomes, physician engagement, and operational excellence. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable developing long-term strategy, interpreting clinical and operational data, and partnering with leaders to implement meaningful, sustainable change.

The MCMO reports directly to the Hospital President/CEO for local responsibilities and maintains a dotted-line relationship to the Regional Chief Medical Officer (RCMO) and Market President for market-wide priorities. In partnership with the Market Chief Nurse Executive (MCNE), this leader serves as a key advisor on clinical strategy, fosters alignment across hospitals, and drives initiatives that strengthen care delivery, physician collaboration, and organizational performance throughout the Denver Market.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads market-wide initiatives that advance clinical excellence, quality outcomes, patient safety, and regulatory readiness across multiple hospitals.
• Partners with physicians and executive leaders to improve clinical performance through data-driven decision making, performance improvement, and evidence-based practice.
• Provides executive oversight for quality, patient safety, patient experience, utilization management, clinical efficiency, and medical staff engagement.
• Collaborates with hospital and market leadership to drive clinical transformation, operational excellence, and standardized best practices throughout the Denver Market.
• Serves as a strategic liaison between the Regional Chief Medical Officer (RCMO), hospital physician leaders, and market executives to ensure alignment around clinical priorities.
• Supports physician engagement, physician well-being, recruitment, succession planning, and physician leadership development.
• Partners with the Market President, Market Chief Nurse Executive, and executive leadership team to strengthen physician alignment, market growth, and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborates with Physician Enterprise leadership to support integration efforts and expansion of ambulatory and non-acute services.

Work Location

• This position supports both St. Anthony Summit Hospital and the Denver Market in an approximately 50/50 capacity.
• Candidates may reside anywhere within the Denver metropolitan area.
• Regular travel to St. Anthony Summit Hospital is expected, typically at least two days per week, with additional on-site presence based on business needs and strategic priorities.

Required Education & Experience
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical medical practice experience
• Minimum of 5 years of Hospital Chief Medical Officer (HCMO) experience or experience in a comparable senior physician leadership role

Preferred Education & Experience
• Advanced degree in business, healthcare administration, medical management, or a related field preferred

Licensure & Certifications
• Active and unrestricted medical license in the applicable state
• Board Certification through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated success leading quality, patient safety, and clinical performance improvement initiatives across complex healthcare organizations.
• Strong understanding of quality metrics, regulatory standards, accreditation, and performance improvement methodologies.
• Experience using clinical and operational data to drive measurable improvements in quality, safety, physician performance, and patient outcomes.
• Exceptional executive presence with the ability to influence physicians, executives, and multidisciplinary teams without direct authority.
• Proven ability to build physician engagement while leading organizational change across multiple facilities.
• Strategic thinker capable of balancing local hospital priorities with broader market initiatives.
• Outstanding communication, relationship-building, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to CommonSpirit Health's mission, values, and culture of humankindness.

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