Chief Medical Officer (CMO) - UNC Health Lenoir

Company: UNC Health
Location: Kinston
Posted on: February 2, 2026

Job Description:

JOB PURPOSE This Vice President serves as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for UNC Health Lenoir. As CMO, will provide professional guidance to medical staff and senior executive leadership and the Governing Board on matters relating to medical care and the medical staff, including physician business relationships and employed physicians. The CMO will provide senior executive leadership in facilitating medical staff interactions within the physician governance structures to facilitate demonstration of quality and compliance with CMS, The Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies. The CMO will manage and advance the clinical practice performance of the medical staff by facilitating improvements in electronic health record utilization, documentation, and data management. JOB SPECIFICATIONS EDUCATION North Carolina unrestricted medical license required. Board certification in a clinical discipline is required. Master's degree in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or Board certification as a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) preferred. CPE may be in place of a Master's degree. EXPERIENCE Minimum of five (5) years of clinical practice is required, with a reputation as an excellent clinician. Physician leadership experience as a Medical Director, Clinical Chair or other significant medico-administrative experience is preferred. Prior experience as a Vice President, Medical Affairs or Chief Medical Officer is preferred. POSITION SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES Serves as the administrative support to the organized medical staff, elected medical staff leaders, department chairs, committee chairs, and medical directors. Provide support and advice to elected medical staff officers, department chairs, committee chairs and medical directors in managing medical staff affairs. Assist organizational leadership and medical staff in the applications of the Hospital Bylaws, Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and Policies. Act as liaison between hospital administration and medical staff leadership. Coordinate functions, communications, and actions among medical staff departments and committees. Serve as ex-officio member and attend all medical meetings. Promote medical staff alignment with organizational goals and objectives. Strive to ensure Medial Staff activities comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations and The Joint Commission. Oversee medical staff corrective action process. Serves as the medical staff administrative liaison to the CEO, Board of Directors, senior leadership and the department directors. Participate in the establishment of the organization's mission, strategic plan, budgets, resource allocation, program development, operational plans, policies and selection of clinical equipment and supplies. Provide advice and support to the hospital Board of Directors and administration in matters regarding physicians and clinical practice. Actively interact with the senior leadership team. Provide bi-directional feedback to administration and medical staff leadership on issues of mutual concern and priorities. Attend Board of Director meetings. Serve on the UNC Health Chief Medical Officer's Roundtable and coordinate system initiatives with hospital leadership. Oversee medical staff development and assists with medical staff recruitment and retention. Assists Medical Staff in the review of the clinical practices and promotes high quality medical care and outcomes. Oversee hospital and Medical Staff clinical practices and performance improvement program and initiatives. Promote and guide high-quality medical care throughout the hospital. Oversee and improve medical staff quality, safety and outcomes measures. Actively supports and promotes a Culture of Patient Safety. Support appropriate practice guidelines and promote clinical standardization. Oversee physician performance measures including OPPE/FPPE. Lead Medical Staff improvements in care transitions, care standards, cost reduction initiatives, resource utilization and improvements in electronic health record utilization and documentation. Collaborate with the Chief Nursing Officer to drive inter-professional patient care. Participate in the establishment, review and revisions of policies and procedures related to patient care procedures and outcomes as necessary. Works with hospital leadership to drive patient and physician experience initiatives in the hospital and physician practices. Assist in the development and promote acceptance of service standards for the medical staff and the entire organization. Work with medical staff to ensure that the established service standards are met or exceeded. Monitor patient/customer satisfaction and use data to improve systems, processes and outcomes. Help to investigate and resolve major patient complaints or problems. Initiate programs to help promote physician satisfaction. Assumes line authority for assigned departments and activities. Responsible for the following hospital departments: Medical Affairs, Quality, Accreditation, Infection Prevention, and the Hospitalist Program Oversee process for medical staff appointments and reappointments including the application, credentialing and privileging functions. Ensure efficient and effective operation of departments' functions. Develop strategic and operational plans for departments supervised. Effectively manage personnel and address all HR policies and practices according to hospital policy. Provide budget development and oversight. Provide policy and procedure oversight. Provides administrative oversight for the hospital-based physician contracts and services. Assist the hospital President/CEO with contract negotiations and oversight. Monitor contract performance and service levels, including physician and patient satisfaction Maintain Clinical Credibility as a physician. Maintain active clinical privileges on Medical Staff. Other duties as assigned. Education Requirements: Requires MD or DO from an accredited School of Medicine. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Board Certification Physician in a clinical discipline. Professional Experience Requirements: Requires a minimum of twelve (12) years of clinical experience, with at least ten (10) years of leadership experience. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity. To view full job description, click HERE

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