Physician - Chief Clinical Officer

The Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) serves as the senior physician executive
responsible for clinical operations and care delivery performance across the inpatient
enterprise at Luminis Health. Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President & Chief
Physician Executive (CPE) and matrix reporting to the Executive Vice President & Chief
Operating Officer (COO), the CCO partners closely with nursing, operational, and physician
leadership to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality, and patient-centered care delivery across
all hospital settings.

The CCO is accountable for optimizing the clinical operating model of the hospitals,
including throughput, length of stay, care coordination, documentation integrity, patient
flow, quality initiatives, and physician operational alignment. This role drives operational
execution and clinical reliability to improve patient outcomes, patient experience, quality
metrics, and financial performance in support of organizational priorities and evolving
value-based care models, including the Maryland AHEAD model.

The CCO is responsible for advancing enterprise reliability and operational consistency
across inpatient clinical operations, ensuring care delivery is coordinated, standardized,
efficient, and aligned across hospitals, service lines, and care settings. Operating                                    within a highly matrixed environment, the CCO collaborates across clinical,
operational, and administrative leadership to advance standardized care delivery models,
reduce unwarranted variation, and strengthen system integration across inpatient services.
The CCO serves as a physician leader and trusted operational partner who fosters
accountability, collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement while supporting
high-performing multidisciplinary teams and advancing a culture of quality, safety, and
operational excellence.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
1. Clinical Operations Leadership
o Provide executive leadership for inpatient clinical operations across the
health system.
o Drive operational performance related to patient throughput, length of stay,
capacity management, discharge planning, and care transitions.
o Serve as a dyad partner with the system Chief Nursing Officer. Partner with
Nursing, Operations, and Physician leadership to improve efficiency,
coordination, and reliability of care delivery.
o Lead initiatives to reduce operational friction, improve patient flow, and
accelerate quality care delivery improvements across inpatient settings.
o Standardize clinical operating models, workflows, and service expectations
across sites to improve reliability, efficiency, and patient experience.
o Advance care standardization efforts to reduce unwarranted variation and
improve outcomes.
o Advance system-wide integration strategies that ensure clinical and
operational decisions are made with an enterprise perspective and executed
consistently across care settings.
o Strengthen coordination across inpatient, ambulatory, post-acute, and
physician enterprise operations to support seamless patient care delivery.
o Collaborate with finance and operations leaders on budget development,
labor management, capital prioritization, productivity targets, and cost
stewardship.
o Support service line growth, new program implementation, and operational
integration across the healthcare system.
2. Quality, Safety & Value-Based Performance
o Partner with Quality and Operational leadership to improve clinical quality,
patient safety, patient experience, and regulatory performance.
o Drive physician engagement and team engagement in quality and
performance improvement initiatives.
o Support organizational goals related to value-based care, HSCRC quality
metrics, readmissions, mortality, and patient outcomes.
o Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and high reliability across
clinical operations.
o Support readiness for regulatory, accreditation, and payer performance
requirements.
o Oversee the development and implementation of clinical policies, protocols,
and operating procedures that support safe, efficient, compliant care
delivery.
3. Care Coordination & Clinical Integration
o Lead physician operational alignment efforts across inpatient care settings.
o Collaborate with ambulatory and post-acute leadership to improve care
coordination and transitions of care.
o Responsible for the Physician Advisor team and partner with interdisciplinary
teams to improve utilization management, documentation integrity, and
resource stewardship.
o Support system integration initiatives that improve continuity and
coordination across the care continuum.
4. Physician Leadership & Engagement
o Foster physician engagement and operational alignment in support of
enterprise priorities.
o Mentor and support physician leaders involved in clinical operations and
performance improvement initiatives.
o Collaborate with Department Chairs, Executive Medical Directors, Nursing
leadership, and operational leaders to advance organizational goals.
o Promote multidisciplinary collaboration and a culture of professionalism,
accountability, and continuous improvement.
5. Clinical Transformation & Innovation
o Support innovative care delivery models, including virtual care, hospital-at
home, and other emerging clinical strategies.
o Partner with Information Technology leadership to optimize clinical
workflows and EHR functionality.
o Utilize clinical analytics, operational data, and performance metrics to drive
enterprise decision-making, care standardization, and continuous
improvement initiatives.
o Advance data-driven operational decision-making and clinical analytics
utilization.
o Support organizational readiness for future payment and delivery reform
initiatives.
o Advance system-wide consistency in physician governance and professional
practice expectations.

Key Relationships:
Executive Vice President & Chief Physician Executive
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Chief Nursing Officer
Vice President, Medical Affairs
President, Luminis Health Medical Group
Hospital Chief Operating Officer
Department Chairs & Executive Medical Directors
Vice President, Quality & Patient Safety
Service Line Leadership
Information Technology Leadership

Qualifications:

Education & Certification:
MD or DO required.
Completion of ACGME-accredited residency.
Current Board Certification.
Eligible for medical licensure in Maryland.
Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MHA, or equivalent) is strongly preferred.

Experience:
Minimum 7-10 years of progressive physician leadership experience in a complex
healthcare environment.
Demonstrated success leading clinical operations, quality, and performance
improvement initiatives.
Experience working in highly matrixed healthcare organizations.
Strong understanding of value-based care, utilization management, and operational
performance metrics.
Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and influence physician
engagement.

Pay Range
$325,000 - $495,000 USD

Luminis Health Benefits Overview:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in
a calendar year)
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance Benefits
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
Wellness Programs
Employee Assistance Programs and more

*Benefit offerings based on employment status