Northwell Health is seeking an experienced physician executive to join their world-class team at Phelps Hospital as Chief Medical Officer.

 

To be successful, the Chief Medical Officer must exhibit a relationship-based and collaborative approach to partnering with key constituency groups in and outside the Hospital. The Chief Medical Officer will be a physician leader with strong leadership and clinical credibility with a commitment to high quality healthcare delivery and fostering an integrated and cohesive medical staff. This physician leader will have a passion for excellence, be well respected among his/her colleagues and possess superior interpersonal and communication skills. They will have an ability to collaborate within all levels of a complex organization and have a high-level understanding of the trends and needs within a highly regarded complex care community hospital.  The Chief Medical Officer will be skilled in relating to employed and voluntary physicians within this highly matrixed healthcare organization. The Chief Medical Officer will advance a strong culture of team building and mentoring and will work collaboratively with the medical staff, residents, nursing, hospital leadership and all other disciplines to help assure the delivery of high quality, effective, efficient and patient-centered care.

 

In addition to key operational leadership responsibilities, the successful CMO will possess the strategic acumen to partner with Phelps’ SVP, President, and leadership team, in:

 

• fostering and enhancing strong physician leadership and engagement
• strategic expansion, particularly in the areas of cancer services, surgery, neuroscience, digestive health and mother/baby services
• elevating the quality of practice throughout the institution.

 

The Chief Medical Officer will partner with patient care services leadership in optimizing Phelps’ patient care model.  In exchange for leadership and commitment to relentless innovation, dedication, and community, this individual will have the opportunity to join an organization which leads with a distinct vision to transform healthcare while working alongside leaders who challenge the status quo to deliver exceptional results.

 

The Chief Medical Officer role includes day-to-day oversight of both direct and indirect reports. Through direct oversight, the CMO is responsible for 300+ FTEs and an annual budget in excess of $41M.

 

Location: Phelps Hospital is located in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Relocation to the Westchester or Greater NY Metropolitan area is required for this role.

 

• Lead and support strong physician engagement
• In partnership with the hospital SVP, President, lead efforts in the strategic expansion of key clinical services such as surgery, cancer services, neuroscience services, digestive health and, mother/baby services.
• Collaborate with departmental chairs and clinical leaders to elevate the quality of practice throughout the institution
• Advance a shared vision for a strategic plan to achieve patient satisfaction, quality, efficiency, team engagement, operational goals and program growth for the hospital, linking to the overall regional and health system’s goals.
• Maintain effective communication with the medical staff, administration, and all other hospital departments to ensure cohesion in strategy and operations across the Phelps Campus.
• Foster an aligned and collaborative culture among physicians, and between physicians, nursing, and administration to allow the organization to realize its strategic vision, maximize success, and move forward in a sustainable manner.
• Partner with Patient and Family Experience to drive improvements with HCAHPS, OASCAHPS and ED CAHPS results.
• Participate in value-based care improvement efforts, specifically focused on improvement in the CMS STARS program.
• Attend local Medical Leadership Committee (MLC) and greater Phelps Hospital Article 28 Medical Board meetings.
• Identify opportunities and collaborate in hospital-wide performance improvement programs including planning of systematic and strategic goals, and objectives for the measurement, assessment, and improvement of patient care.
• Help create and enhance multidisciplinary clinical and professional standards, measuring and monitoring protocols and helping to ensure process and outcomes that demonstrate high clinical and organizational performance. Play a key role in catalyzing the efforts around clinical compliance.
• Lead standards and a culture of caring, innovation, teamwork, integrity, and quality.
• Provide an integrating force linking all aspects of hospital care utilization, quality and safety, credentialing, physician practice evaluation.
• Influence provider clinical behavior to ensure outstanding performance in the areas of Compliance, Utilization Management, and Capacity Management.
• Unite, motivate, and inspire a diverse group of physician faculty members and partner with department chairs and division chiefs on recruitment, retention, promotion, development, and recognition of a world-class clinical staff.
• Spearhead physician acceptance of transparent performance improvement metrics and of working in partnership with nurses and case managers.
• Grow employee engagement. Ensure that communications and interactions reflect the hospital and health system’s expectations standards and a culture of caring, innovation, teamwork, integrity, and quality.
• Monitor dashboards for quality measures ensuring care meets quality standards of excellence.
• Partners with patient care services leadership for the appropriateness, timeliness, and effectiveness of all Quality Management and Performance Improvement initiatives related to the hospital, and medical staff.
• Support diversity and inclusion among the Hospital’s staff, faculty, and trainees.
• Attend and actively participate in the Phelps Community Board meetings
• With a patient-centered culture, the Chief Medical Officer will provide a positive experience to the community by participating in the building, planning, executing, and reporting on philanthropy efforts. Such elements include donor acquisition, annual giving programs, special events, major gifts/capital campaigns, and planned giving, as well as managing a portfolio of prospects.
• Build and strengthen the necessary community-based, regional, and national professional organizations, health related organizations, alumni, and other constituencies. Collaborate with other community organizations on programs that promote the health and well-being of the community.

• Possess a medical degree from an accredited medical school and appropriate board certification.
• At least ten years of progressive leadership experience serving in a physician, executive, or leadership role is highly desirable.
• Experienced leader who can clearly and comfortably communicate and collaborate with all levels of key stakeholders in and out of the Phelps campus.
• Possess or be eligible for a medical licensure in the State of New York.
• An advanced degree in healthcare administration or a related field is preferred but not required.

 

• An optimistic leader and collaborator who is opportunistic yet flexible; leads by example and personal accountability.
• A highly visible, ethical and diplomatic leader with the interpersonal skills and intellect needed to lead, collaborate and mentor.
• A dynamic and innovative individual with a strong sense of self and the ability to be an active listener and demonstrate great respect for others.
• Empathetic; possesses the ability to be both collaborative and engaging, while engaging faculty and staff with diverse backgrounds.
• Possess endurance, passion, focus and a profound commitment to the work of Phelps Hospital and Northwell Health.
  
  

• Managerial Courage: Challenges the status quo. Acts with conviction to make the right decisions for the right reasons. Exercises sound judgment and takes action to preserve the integrity of the organization.
• Motivates and Inspires Others: Leverages and embraces diversity and shares wins and successes. Motivates and energizes others to achieve high-level results.
• Strategic Agility: Seeks opportunities to gain/share expertise with other areas to create innovative strategies. Exercises both narrow and broad perspective to ensure business success.
• Develops Others: Continuously seeks opportunity to develop the capabilities of others. Provides challenging stretch assignments and tasks to enhance performance.

• Execution: Displays technical and functional expertise. Takes ownership of work, structures job responsibilities, and maintains appropriate pace in handling multiple deadlines to achieve excellence.
• Enabling Change: Willingly adapts to shifting business needs and seeks opportunities to champion new processes and ideas. Anticipates and responds to change to improve outcomes.
• Organizational Awareness: Understands the business goals, how to overcome obstacles and works through the complexities of a large matrix organization. Applies best practices to achieve business results.
• Development of Self: Takes consistent actions to increase knowledge and skills. Embraces challenging assignments and seeks learning opportunities to enhance on-the-job performance.

 

• Sophisticated leader who possesses the ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed team environment; highly confident, strategically agile, taking calculated risks and serving as a catalyst for change; motivates and inspires others to deliver exceptional results.
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, who can rapidly establish credibility with a broad range of individuals inside and outside of the organization.
• Act as a bridge builder/uniter and exhibit superb communication skills and high emotional intelligence.
• Hands-on, results-oriented executive with the ability and confidence to command the respect of a sophisticated and data-driven executive and physician team; savvy in use of data to make a sound business case for ideas in a “prove it” environment.
• Balanced individual who can rapidly improve the strategy and marketing efforts while having the patience and skills necessary to ensure acceptance and real change.
• Holds an in-depth awareness of how to meet internal and external customer needs before they are expressed.
• The ability to focus on the current operations, including financials, as well as broader growth objectives within the health system.
• A trustworthy and resilient associate of our System’s visionary CEO; someone who can help to honor the past while building the future vision for Northwell Health; not afraid to display managerial courage.
• Someone who will demonstrate initiative, a strong desire to succeed, and exert the extraordinary effort required by this role.
• A person of integrity and unquestionable ethical standards who will act honestly to promote excellence at all levels and drive teams to succeed.

Phelps Hospital, a nonprofit, 218-bed complex care community hospital, proudly serves Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties with the highest quality of care. Our services, whether inpatient or outpatient, seamlessly blend extensive expertise with advanced medical techniques. We are renowned for our state-of-the-art services and recognized for excellence in cancer care (accredited by the Commission on Cancer), stroke care (certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, 2024), cardiovascular diagnostics, cardiac rehabilitation, gastroenterology, hyperbaric medicine, and more.

Our Mission:

• Northwell Phelps Hospital is committed to being the trusted healthcare leader and partner in our community. We deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a safe, inclusive environment, with state-of-the-art techniques to serve as an invaluable community health resource—regardless of financial circumstances.
• We are dedicated to excellence and equity, fostering lifelong learning and driving medical innovation through continuous research and education, while ensuring our patients receive the best care today and in the future.

 

Our Vision:

Exceptional healthcare. Equitable access. Excellent work environment. A healthier community for all.

 

Phelps Hospital is proud to have been awarded many prestigious distinctions:

• Recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for dedication to improving health care quality and safety
• Designated a Magnet facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for nursing excellence
• Recipient of Leapfrog grade A for hospital safety
• Accredited by the Commission on Cancer for excellence in cancer care
• Recipient of the American Heart Association’s 2025 Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Award for stroke care
• Recipient of the American Heart Association 2025 Get with the Guidelines Silver Award for resuscitation
• Accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) for excellence in gastroenterology
• Recognized by the New York State Office of Mental Health for excellence in behavioral health programs
• Accredited by the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society in hyperbaric medicine
• Accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as a sleep center
• Recognized as a Screening Center of Excellence (SCOE) for lung cancerNamed a diagnostic and breast imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR)Recipient of the Beacon Award for excellent ICU care
• Recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award
• Recognized by Healthgrades 2025 for Outpatient Prostate Care
• Recognized by Healthgrades 2025 for Hip Fracture Treatment
• Recognized with Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) status for the care of older adults
• Designated an Age-Friendly facility by Age-Friendly Health Systems
• Accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) as a cardiovascular diagnostic lab
• Certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) in cardiac rehabilitation
• Recognized as a Baby-Friendly hospital by Baby-Friendly USA
• Named by the American Heart Association (AHA) as a Fit-Friendly work site
• Recognized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as a diabetes education center
• Accredited by the ANCC as a Practice Transition Program
• Recognized by U.S. News as high performing hospital in orthopedics and gastroenterology