Chief Medical Officer

Overview

The Chief Medical Officer will be responsible for overseeing all clinical aspects of optometric care and ensuring the alignment of services with the organization’s mission, values, and community health objectives. Lead the optometry team in establishing performance expectations and mechanisms for delivering and monitoring high-quality, accessible eye care to the patient population. Ensure clinical services align with the organization’s strategic goals, compliance requirements, and community-focused mission. The role will serve on the Global Executive Team reporting to the CEO.

• Oversee clinical operations across all locations, ensuring efficient workflow and high-quality care delivery
• Develop and maintain clinical protocols, scope-of-practice standards, and care pathways across the network
• Ensure timely and appropriate scheduling, documentation, and patient follow-up procedures
• Collaborate with peers for the overall strategic planning to ensure alignment with broader organization goals and improve outcomes
• Foster alignment and unity of all employed and VSP Vision affiliated clinical professionals to centralize clinical expertise and guidance, and ensure compliance
• Implement and oversee quality assurance and patient safety program
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations including HIPAA, OSHA, state licensure requirements, and company-specific standards
• Analyze patient outcomes, clinical performance metrics, and satisfaction data to identify improvement opportunities
• Responsible for the long-term strategy for expanding services, partnerships, and innovations in care delivery
• Oversee integration of tele-optometry, vision rehabilitation, or low vision services as appropriate
• Act as the clinical spokesperson for the VSP Vision Enterprise

• Typically has the following skills or abilities:
• Doctor of Optometry (OD)
• Active state optometry license
• Minimum of 10 years of clinical experience in optometry with clear progression to executive/senior leadership roles, leading and motivating a cross-functional interdisciplinary team to achieve strategic goals
• Experience working in a corporate executive role with business skills and accountabilities
• Strong understanding of vision care, healthcare regulations, and insurance practices
• Experience in population health and/or disease management and relationship between eyecare and overall systemic health issues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at an executive level and engage and inspire diverse stakeholders
• Proven track record in strategic planning, quality improvement, and program development
• Ability to be a thought leader internally and externally representing clinical and non-clinical environments
• Ability to build strong and sustainable trusting relationships and the capability to interact within all levels of the organization, internally and externally
• Ability to deal with highly confidential information and act as a liaison between the business leader and other constituencies, both internal and external

• MBA highly desirable

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