Deputy Chief Medical Officer

About the Facility

North Central Bronx (NCB) is a 213-bed community hospital providing quality care in a friendly setting. This facility offers a range of services and is known for its outstanding Behavioral Health, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatric, Geriatric, and Specialty Ambulatory services. NCB has a reputation for its devotion to patient needs and has created tailored programs to provide dedicated care to its community. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to uphold high healthcare delivery standards.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal healthcare delivery system, dedicated to providing high-quality health services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity, and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Its mission is to extend comprehensive health services equally to all New Yorkers, and its values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity, embodied in the ICARE standards for all staff.

About the Role

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) is an executive healthcare leader and member of the Senior Leadership Team at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx. The DCMO works in close partnership with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Executive Officer to shape overall clinical strategy, drive operational excellence, and advance high-quality, patient-centered care at both North Central Bronx and Jacobi Medical Center.

The DCMO must be a credentialed member of the medical staff and maintain an active clinical practice on campus a minimum of 2–3 days per week.

Responsibilities

Strategic and Operational Leadership

• Provide strong, visible daily clinical leadership across all inpatient and outpatient service lines.
• Maintain active, close partnerships with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Clinical Department Chairs, Residency Program Directors, and leadership across Risk Management, Occupational Health, and Infection Prevention.
• Lead and participate in daily hospital-wide safety huddles to proactively address operational bottlenecks and clinical safety concerns.
• Build collaborative relationships across clinical and administrative departments to standardize workflows, break down operational silos, and achieve shared institutional goals.
• Align clinical teams and department units around a shared strategic vision to optimize both short-term performance and long-term organizational growth.

Clinical Quality, Safety, and Compliance

• Lead the integration of evidence-based clinical practices into new and existing care delivery pathways.
• Direct and support the local implementation of broader NYC Health + Hospitals system initiatives.
• Serve as the executive clinical lead for regulatory survey preparation, site visits, and performance improvement plans (e.g., The Joint Commission, CMS, NYSDOH).

Quality Analytics, Population Health, and Risk Management

• Oversee clinical quality analytics and population health initiatives for the North Central Bronx and Jacobi Medical Center campuses, establishing clear benchmarks and monitoring operational performance.
• Partner with Nursing and Operations leadership to streamline care management processes, reduce length of stay, and improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with Risk Management to identify clinical risk factors, minimize patient safety incidents, and uphold patient rights.

Provider Performance and Medical Staff Governance

• Oversee the performance evaluation frameworks for facility clinical providers, ensuring ongoing clinical competency and alignment with medical staff standards.
• Support clinician recruitment, retention, professional development, and engagement across all clinical service lines.