Chief Clinical Officer

About the role

The Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) for AMN Healthcare is accountable for clinical quality, clinical leadership, and enterprise growth. Reporting to the CEO and serving on the CEO Committee, this executive leads our clinical delivery teams, owns clinical standards and care quality, leads AMN's clinical brand internally and externally, and embeds clinical excellence into how the organization operates and grows.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight and accountability for regional clinical leader teams, ensuring high standards for clinical performance, professionalism, and effectiveness.
• Own the quality of clinical staff and clinical care delivery across the organization and for clients, with clear expectations, measurable outcomes, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with our clinical operations and credentialing teams to ensure a seamless, high quality experience.
• Establish, operationalize, and hold leaders accountable to consistent clinical governance, standards, and best practices.
• Translate clinical strategy into scalable, disciplined clinical leader processes that drive quality, consistency, and trust with clients.
• Serve as the executive authority on clinical matters, balancing quality, risk, and operational realities.
• Partner closely with the commercial organization as an active participant in the sales and client development process, particularly for large, complex, and strategic opportunities.
• Leverage established health system and executive-level networks to develop, influence, and close major client relationships.
• Serve as a clinical executive peer and advisor to hospital and system leaders, bringing credibility and trust to commercial discussions.
• Drive revenue growth and long-term partnerships by embedding a consultative, clinically grounded approach into client engagement.
• Own and articulate a clear point of view and enterprise framework for the clinician experience.
• Define how the clinician experience integrates across the organization—from operations to commercial strategy to clinical leadership.
• Translate clinician experience principles into practical, operational expectations for clinical leaders and teams.
• Ensure the clinician experience supports quality outcomes, engagement, retention, and growth—not as a concept, but as an executable model.
• Act as the executive steward for aligning clinician experience decisions with organizational priorities and performance.
• Build and sustain high-impact relationships with hospital systems, health system executives, and clinical leaders across the industry.
• Drive growth through external partnerships and networks, positioning the organization as a trusted clinical and strategic partner.
• Represent the organization externally as a credible clinical leader and advisor, grounded in real care delivery and health system realities.
• Engage in selective thought leadership and industry participation that directly supports market credibility, relationship-building, and revenue strategy.
• Use industry presence to inform enterprise strategy, identify trends, and strengthen competitive positioning.

Qualifications & Experience

• Doctoral degree required (e.g., DNP, PhD); MD/DO also considered
• Open to physician and nursing executive leaders; licenses Registered Nurse or physician background required
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-level clinical functions, including responsibility for other senior clinical leaders
• Proven success operating in an executive leadership role with enterprise-wide responsibility and impact
• Proven experience partnering with C-suite leaders at hospital systems or complex healthcare organizations at a senior executive level
• Proven ability to influence executives, clients, and internal stakeholders through credibility, clinical expertise, and results
• Comfort operating at the intersection of clinical quality, clinical operations, and revenue growth, including participation in strategic client development efforts
• Demonstrated alignment with AMN Healthcare's core values by leading with integrity, accountability, and respect; intentionally shaping a culture of belonging and trust through transparency; maintaining a strong customer and clinician focus; and continuously advancing how clinical excellence is delivered across the organization

Benefits

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job. Our Core Values include Respect, Passion, Continuous Improvement, Trust, Customer Focus, Innovation, and we acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all.

Pay

Pay Rate Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location. This position may include additional compensation such as bonus or commission. Please ask your recruiter for more information.