Description
Chief Medical Officer
at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Northwell Health seeks an experienced physician executive to serve as Chief Medical Officer at Cohen Children's Medical Center.
Position Overview
The Chief Medical Officer will provide strategic leadership and clinical oversight, fostering physician engagement and advancing quality care delivery. This role requires a collaborative leader with proven clinical credibility who can effectively navigate a complex, matrixed organization and build cohesive relationships across employed and voluntary medical staff, nursing, administration, and allied professionals.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Partner with hospital leadership to expand clinical services and enhance physician engagement
- Collaborate with division directors to elevate clinical quality and operational excellence
- Drive care model improvements
- Lead patient satisfaction initiatives
Operational Excellence
- Oversee quality management, utilization, credentialing, and physician practice evaluation
- Implement performance improvement programs with measurable outcomes
- Ensure clinical compliance and optimize patient care models
- Monitor quality dashboards and maintain standards of excellence
Team Development & Culture
- Assist in the recruitment, development, and retention of world-class clinical faculty
- Foster collaborative relationships among physicians, nursing, and administration
- Champion transparency in performance metrics
- Support employee inclusion and engagement
- Mentor multidisciplinary trainees and emerging leaders
Qualifications
Required:
- MD or equivalent from accredited medical school with pediatric board certification
- New York State medical license or eligibility
- Minimum 10 years progressive physician leadership experience
- Proven ability to communicate and collaborate across all organizational levels
Leadership Competencies
Core Skills:
- Strategic agility in complex healthcare environments
- Excellence in communication and stakeholder engagement
- Data-driven decision-making capabilities
- Change management expertise
- High emotional intelligence
Cultural Attributes:
- Managerial courage to challenge status quo
- Ability to motivate and inspire multidisciplinary teams
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Integrity and ethical leadership
- Patient-centered focus
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Since 1983, Cohen Children's Medical Center has served as the New York metropolitan area's premier pediatric hospital. As the region's largest pediatric teaching hospital, we provide care to 1.8 million children across Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties through 750,000+ annual visits. In 2025, US News and World Report ranked Cohen Children’s the #1 Children’s Hospital in New York State.
Notable Achievements
- #1 children's hospital in New York State (U.S. News & World Report)
- Top 50 national rankings in 10 pediatric subspecialties
- Only Level-1 Pediatric Trauma Center serving Nassau and Queens
- Magnet® designated by ANCC
- ELSO Gold Center of Excellence for ECMO
- Baby-Friendly designated
- Press Ganey Pediatric Excellence Award recipient
Location: New Hyde Park, NY (Greater New York Metropolitan area relocation required)
To apply: Please submit CV and letter of interest to Rachel Podella, Senior Physician Recruiter, at OPR@northwell.edu
