Family Practice Physician / Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
Full Time • Mitchell- Fort Oglethorpe Center
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
Primary Healthcare Centers (PHC) is seeking an experienced, mission-driven Family Practice Physician to serve as our Chief Medical Officer (CMO). This is a unique leadership opportunity to shape the future of care delivery while remaining actively involved in patient care and community health. This is a full-time position based at our Mitchell Road location, with the expectation of working two days per week providing direct patient care and two to three days per week leading administrative and clinical operations. If you are passionate about improving health outcomes, mentoring providers, and driving innovation in a community health setting, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact—both at the patient level and across the organization.
This position may include remote administrative work and requires routine travel between clinic sites.
Position Summary
Serves as PHC’s principal physician and provides strategic and operational leadership for all medical services. Combines hands-on clinical care with executive leadership responsibilities to ensure high-quality, patient-centered, and compliant care across the organization. Oversees preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and referral services delivered by PHC providers and partners with executive leadership to guide medical strategy, quality initiatives, and clinical operations.
Serves as PHC’s principal physician and provides strategic and operational leadership for all medical services. Combines hands-on clinical care with executive leadership responsibilities to ensure high-quality, patient-centered, and compliant care across the organization. Oversees preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and referral services delivered by PHC providers and partners with executive leadership to guide medical strategy, quality initiatives, and clinical operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Care
- Provide comprehensive primary care services including exams, preventive care, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests
- Document patient encounters and complete medical records within established timeframes
- Collaborate with care teams to develop and implement patient care plans
- Meet clinical quality and outcome benchmarks established through PHC’s Quality Improvement program
Medical Leadership & Oversight
- Provide medical direction and oversight for all clinical services and providers
- Supervise and evaluate physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical support staff (or delegate supervision as appropriate)
- Chair the Quality Improvement Committee and oversee peer review activities
- Ensure compliance with credentialing, licensure, and continuing education requirements
- Maintain and update medical policies, procedures, standing orders, and treatment protocols
- Oversee clinical risk management initiatives and patient safety efforts
Administrative & Strategic Leadership
- Partner with the CEO and Administrative Team to guide medical operations and resolve clinical service issues
- Contribute to development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Plan, Risk Management Plan, Strategic Plan, and other organizational initiatives
- Support implementation of federal, state, and regulatory requirements impacting patient care
- Participate in budget development and financial decision-making related to clinical services
- Support managed care initiatives and evolving care delivery models
- Participate in Board of Directors, Administrative Team, and Management Team meetings
Education, Community & Organizational Engagement
- Support employee and provider education initiatives
- Participate in community outreach, health education, and partnerships
- Engage with local and state professional organizations related to primary care and community health
- Promote Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) principles and operations
- Assist in development of staff training, professional development programs, and clinical personnel standards
Operational Responsibilities
- Coordinate clinical programs to ensure access, quality, and appropriate services across all sites
- Monitor patient care processes and outcomes
- Participate in hiring, performance management, and corrective action processes for clinical staff in collaboration with leadership
- Travel regularly between clinic sites
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Mission-driven servant leader passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate, whole-person care. Collaborative, strategic, and energized by building strong clinical teams and systems that support both providers and patients. Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mission-driven servant leader passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate, whole-person care. Collaborative, strategic, and energized by building strong clinical teams and systems that support both providers and patients. Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation: $180,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Primary Healthcare Centers is a group of non-profit community health centers dedicated to improving the health care status of our patients and our community by providing accessible, affordable, quality primary health care services to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. We serve northwestern Georgia, in five site counties, with eight locations. Operating independently since 1980, we have experienced a great deal of growth over the past several years.
We are committed to working together and treating one another with courtesy, dignity and respect. This is the driving force for what we do and is built into the very foundation of our day-to-day activities.
In working together in this manner, we are able to focus on what is most important: the health of our patients.
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