Chief Medical Officer - Mount Sinai West / Morningside

Job description

Description
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Mount Sinai Morningside/Mount Sinai West (MSM/MSW) is an integral member of the Executive team. A highly strategic position, the CMO is primarily responsible for leading and implementing the clinical direction of the dual hospital organization and for providing clinical oversight to the delivery, quality and efficiency of health care services. In addition to a strong focus on quality and safety, the CMO manages and holds accountability for clinical governance, infection prevention and risk management across both Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West hospitals, along with the design and implementation of other clinical systems, as appropriate.
The CMO operates within a large, integrated academic health system and must be highly effective in navigating a complex, matrixed organizational environment. Success in the role requires the ability to build alignment across hospital, departmental, service line, and system leadership structures; effectively influence decisions without sole reliance on formal authority; and balance local operational priorities with enterprise-wide strategic objectives. The CMO must cultivate strong partnerships across clinical, operational, academic, and administrative stakeholders to advance organizational performance and patient outcomes.
The CMO will have direct oversight of all aspects of clinical performance, quality, safety, infection prevention, clinical integration, medical affairs, and education and research. The CMO must demonstrate an ability to deliver with respect to engaging and aligning medical staff, improving performance metrics, improving quality of care, and decreasing non-value-added variation. The CMO works closely and collaboratively with members of the local Executive team (particularly the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer), health system leaders, department chairs, service line leaders, and administrative and clinical stakeholders to develop and implement key hospital strategies, particularly those targeting clinical service development and clinical transformation. The CMO serves as a critical bridge between hospital operations and system priorities, ensuring alignment between local needs and enterprise objectives while advancing quality, safety, physician engagement, clinical integration, and growth initiatives. Where indicated, the CMO acts as an escalation point for clinical consultation and establishes and maintains productive working relationships with key health system and external stakeholders.
REPORTING TO:
• President, Mount Sinai Morningside/Mount Sinai West
• Chief Medical Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

DIRECT REPORTS:
• MSM/MSW Deputy Chief Medical Officer
• MSM/MSW Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs
• MSM/MSW VP of Care Transitions and Population Health (oversight includes case management, social work, chaplaincy, language services and rehabilitation medicine)
• MSM/MSW Director of Risk and Patient Safety
• MSM/MSW Senior Director of Patient Experience and Patient Relations
• MSM/MSW Director of Infection Prevention
• MSM/MSW Director of Respiratory Therapy
• MSW Medical Director of Simulation
• MSM/MSW Associate Director of Clinical Operations and Special Projects
• Advanced Practice Provider Site Leaders

Note: Many direct reports maintain matrixed and/or dual reporting relationships with Mount Sinai Health System functional leadership. The CMO is expected to lead effectively within this structure, ensuring alignment, accountability, collaboration, and high performance across both local hospital operations and system-wide priorities.
Responsibilities
Key Activities
• Develop and implement well-defined systems for the delivery of clinical care and the management of a multidisciplinary clinical workforce
• Establish a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration, open communication, innovation, accountability and joy-in-work that is foundational to the provision of clinically excellent and compassionate patient-focused care and provides a safe environment for patients and staff
• Lead effectively within a highly matrixed organizational structure, leveraging influence, collaboration, and relationship-building to achieve organizational objectives
• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with system clinical, operational, academic, and administrative leaders to ensure alignment of hospital and enterprise priorities
• Lead clinical transformation and integration for Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
• Serve as the leader with overall accountability for clinical quality, safety, and standards-of-care
• Serve as the leader with overall accountability for physician clinical care and professionalism
• Improve physician engagement, accountability and satisfaction
• Optimize clinical throughput and resource utilization while ensuring the highest levels of safety and quality
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory bodies while maintaining Joint Commission readiness
• Support physician network development, service line development, physician alignment, and population health initiatives
• Implement clinical guidelines and outcomes measures, risk and quality management, utilization management, and peer review to ensure that established procedures are followed, improvements are made when and where needed, and that clinical committees follow through with their responsibilities to improve patient care services
• Ensure that all physicians meet credentialing standards and that each department has robust FPPE and OPPE processes and metrics to evaluate their physician’s performance
• Ensure a thriving learning and clinical care environment for the graduate medical education programs at MSM/MSW. Partner with local exec team and MSHS GME leadership to ensure that the institution offers high-quality GME training opportunities in all programs
• Set and maintain the standard for evaluation, management, and mitigation of all harm events.
• Manage and inspire the performance of existing and emerging physician leaders utilizing performance planning, coaching and real-time feedback mechanisms
• Provide mentoring and leadership to junior members of the organization, and serve as a role model for the System

Qualifications
The successful candidate will be a progressive, collaborative, and experienced physician with a long track record of leadership growth and expanding areas of responsibility including a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Chief Medical Officer, or comparable physician leadership role. A current New York State license to practice medicine is a prerequisite.
• Physician executive experience with a demonstrated history of improving clinical quality;
• A track record of collaborating with others to solve complex problems through experimentation;
• Current, broad-based clinical knowledge with the ability to integrate relevant information from diverse areas/disciplines;
• Demonstrable understanding of current CMS and Joint Commission conditions of participation;
• General knowledge of finance, reimbursement, budgetary and strategic planning;
• Broad knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations governing health care, in addition to reimbursement and licensure/standards/certifications;
• Demonstrated leadership skills and executive presence and the ability to command respect and confidence with professional peers, superiors, and subordinates;
• Ability to build teams and relationships with results orientation and commitment to staff development;
• Superior skills in verbal and written communication conflict de-escalation/resolution, and interpersonal relations;
• A consummate professional of high integrity with an agile and resilient personality who thrives on challenge and change and seeks opportunity in all circumstances;
• Demonstrated success leading within a large, complex, matrixed healthcare organization, academic medical center, or integrated delivery system.
• Proven ability to influence and achieve results across organizational boundaries without relying solely on direct reporting relationships.
• Experience building consensus among physicians, operational leaders, service line leaders, system executives, and other stakeholders with diverse and at times competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate dual-accountability structures while maintaining organizational alignment, transparency, collaboration, and a culture of shared responsibility.

Compensation
The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $585,000.00 - $650,000.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
Employer Description
Strength through Unity and Inclusion
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.
About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.