This role is for a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) who provides both clinical care and executive-level leadership across all medical operations within BACHC. The CMO oversees provider teams, ensures high-quality patient care, and aligns clinical services with organizational strategy, regulatory requirements, and mission-driven goals focused on underserved populations. This is a highly collaborative leadership role that combines direct patient care with system-wide clinical, quality, and compliance oversight.
Dates / Schedule:
- Full-time, Monday Friday
- Minimum 2.5 hours of direct clinical care per day
- On-site and multi-site administrative responsibilities
- Participation in after-hours on-call rotation required
- Attendance at executive and board meetings as needed
Job Details / Responsibilities:
- Provide direct patient care in a clinical setting and serve as a clinical role model
- Supervise physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
- Conduct provider performance reviews (30/60/90-day and annual evaluations)
- Manage provider recruitment, onboarding, retention, and workload coverage
- Approve provider schedules, time-off requests, and ensure clinical coverage
- Monitor provider performance metrics, documentation quality, and productivity
- Lead provider meetings and ensure accountability for clinical standards
- Coach providers on documentation, coding (ICD-10/CPT), and care quality
- Participate in executive leadership and board meetings to report clinical updates
- Represent the organization in external health systems, collaborations, and community forums
- Lead quality improvement (QI/QA) initiatives and drive performance on HEDIS, UDS, and PCMH measures
- Oversee chronic disease management, preventive care, and care gap closure initiatives
- Ensure compliance with HRSA, Joint Commission, Medi-Cal, and other regulatory standards
- Support audits, credentialing, and corrective action processes
- Collaborate with compliance and billing teams to ensure accurate documentation and coding
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- Board Certified in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or related primary care specialty
- Active and unrestricted California medical license (or eligibility)
- Minimum 5 years of clinical experience
- At least 3 years in medical leadership roles (e.g., Medical Director, CMO)
- Experience in FQHC or underserved healthcare settings preferred
- Strong background in provider supervision and performance management
- Experience in quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and clinical operations
- Proficiency with EHR systems (eClinicalWorks preferred) and health IT tools
- Strong understanding of coding, billing, and healthcare documentation standards
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated commitment to health equity and care for underserved populations
About ATC West
ATC West Healthcare Services has been a trusted healthcare staffing partner since 1990, delivering high-touch, relationship-driven clinical staffing solutions across California. We take a clinician-led approach to care delivery, ensuring alignment between providers and facilities to support both operational excellence and high-quality patient outcomes.
Our clinical programs are supported by our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Niral Shah, a practicing Surgical Critical Care physician who brings real-world clinical insight and physician-to-physician collaboration to every engagement. This ensures stronger alignment with medical leadership, improved patient care strategies, and meaningful provider support.
Why ATC West
- Clinician-led support model with direct access to a Chief Medical Officer
- Established reputation with over 30 years of healthcare staffing experience
- High-touch, partnership-driven approach to care delivery
- Focus on long-term clinical alignment, not transactional staffing