Chief Medical Officer

Trinity Health

Chief Medical Officer leading medical staff and operational strategies for Trinity Health in Delaware. Ensuring quality care and fostering physician relationships across multiple facilities.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeWilmington • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) provides service to the medical staff and hospital leadership for the Market in order to assist them in fulfilling their mission, plans and objectives which includes their responsibilities to the patient and the community for the provision of quality and cost-effective care.
Provides an effective bridge between Market management staff and facilities medical staffs to create superior relationships with physicians and to secure physician input into major decisions.
Directly responsible to the CCO for centralized medical staff functions such as medical staff development plan and recruitment.
Supports the formal medical staff function at all facilities.
Holds self out as a resource in dealing with difficult medical staff decisions.
Sets a universal standard for the delivery of patient care.
Participates and assists in the development of plans and implementation in all service line and patient care competency development.
Works directly with the CCO at Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic in bridging the clinical arena of the Market to the development of Trinity Health standards of performance and Trinity Health policy.
Supervises and manages the medical affairs division to ensure achievement of objectives in a cost-effective manner and to ensure the continued improvement of physician/physician, and physician/administration and physician/community relationships.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduate from an accredited medical school (MD or DO is required) and completed an accredited residency program in a medical specialty.
Board certification in field of specialty and agree to maintain such Board Certification through tenure of employment.
Proven leader with minimum of 15 years in clinical practice and 5 years executive leadership.
Demonstrated ability to lead and implement quality improvement initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to lead medical staff quality initiatives.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, to effectively discuss quality issues and performance and to foster culture of the Market and Trinity Health.
Strong leadership/influencing skills are required with the ability to work effectively within a Market and influence others and achieve results.
Advanced interpersonal, management and organizational skills are necessary.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance and voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others) available from the first day of employment.
Work/Life balance with flexible schedules.
Free onsite parking.

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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

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