Chief Medical Officer

Permanent Position

SUMMARY

Duffy Health Center is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) that offers an interdisciplinary, holistic model of care that seeks to address underlying causes of homelessness. Services include primary, preventive, chronic, and behavioral health care, and are offered at the Hyannis-based health center and community outreach.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Duffy Health Center seeks a Chief Medical Officer to lead the provision of medical services for individuals experiencing homelessness on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This is an opportunity for a primary care physician leader to join a seasoned, committed team of health care professionals in a unique health care center devoted to providing health care and community services to some of the region’s most vulnerable individuals.  The CMO oversees a staff of 25, including physicians, mid-levels, and clinical staff and works closely with key leadership team members to integrate care and improve care outcomes. The CEO, CFO, and CMO together serve as executive leaders to drive sustainability for revenue generation, clinical operations and community connections. Duffy’s leadership team and staff value their open and inclusive environment and look forward to welcoming a physician colleague to join them in further developing a culture of best practice and patient-centered care to serve an appreciative, medically complex patient population.

THE POSITION

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is a key member of the leadership team, responsible for the coordination, delivery, and supervision of primary medical care services at Duffy Health Center. The CMO oversees a department of 25; direct reports include the Associate Director for Clinic Operations and eight providers (one primary care physician, one psychiatrist, five nurse practitioners and one psychiatric nurse practitioner). The CMO is charged with improving quality outcomes and managing the practice using population health methods for chronic and preventive care. n Associate Director for Quality Improvement supports the CMO in performance improvement efforts. The CMO position is 50% administrative and 50% clinical and is deemed essential in the DHC Emergency Operations Plan.