Chief Clinical Officer

Nurse-Led Community Health Organization

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Compensation: $185,000-$210,000
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday
Work Arrangement: Primarily onsite with limited hybrid flexibility
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

The Opportunity

Riam Recruiting is partnering with a respected Federally Qualified Health Center to identify its next Chief Clinical Officer.

This is a rare executive opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to serve as the organization’s NP equivalent of a Chief Medical Officer.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Chief Clinical Officer will lead clinical strategy, quality, operations, and care integration across primary care, behavioral health, dental services, quality, and population health.

The organization operates through a distinctive nurse-led model, giving advanced practice nurses a meaningful voice in clinical leadership and organizational decision-making.

Why Consider This Role?

• Direct access to and partnership with the CEO

• Executive oversight across multiple clinical service lines

• A nurse-led environment where NPs hold significant leadership authority

• Approximately one clinical day per week

• A mission focused on underserved Philadelphia communities

• HRSA and Pennsylvania loan-repayment programs

• Primarily weekday operations with no Sunday hours

The organization also recently secured a $3.4 million federal health-center grant, supporting continued medical and behavioral-health services and strengthening its long-term stability.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Leadership

• Serve as a member of the executive leadership team.

• Advise the CEO on clinical strategy, growth, staffing, programs, and resource allocation.

• Represent clinical priorities in organizational planning and decision-making.

• Build relationships with community partners, funders, government agencies, and healthcare organizations.

Clinical Oversight

• Oversee clinical leaders across:

  • Primary Care

  • Integrated Behavioral Health

  • Outpatient Behavioral Health

  • Dental Services

  • Quality

  • Population Health

• Strengthen coordination across departments, sites, and service lines.

• Establish consistent clinical standards, policies, and expectations.

• Support evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care.

Quality and Compliance

• Lead clinical quality-improvement initiatives.

• Maintain compliance with HRSA, federal, state, grant, and regulatory requirements.

• Monitor patient access, quality, outcomes, provider performance, and patient experience.

• Promote accountability across clinical departments.

Operations and Financial Performance

• Partner with clinical directors to improve staffing, productivity, workflows, and service delivery.

• Work with the CFO and executive team to support financially responsible clinical operations.

• Balance patient access, quality, workforce sustainability, and fiscal responsibility.

• Help clinical leaders understand the operational and financial performance of their departments.

Provider Leadership

• Support provider engagement, retention, development, and collaboration.

• Build trust and accountability among clinical directors and interdisciplinary teams.

• Advocate for providers and clinical support staff.

• Create an environment where leaders can raise concerns and help solve problems.

Clinical Practice

• Maintain an active clinical presence approximately one day per week.

• Provide patient care consistent with licensure, experience, credentialing, and organizational needs.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be an experienced clinical leader who can oversee multiple disciplines, lead senior clinical directors, advise the CEO, and connect organizational strategy with frontline care.

Qualifications

• Current Pennsylvania Nurse Practitioner licensure

• NP or PMHNP background

• At least five years of direct clinical experience

• At least five years of healthcare leadership or management experience

• Experience leading providers, clinical directors, or interdisciplinary teams

• Experience in an integrated or multidisciplinary care environment

• Strong knowledge of clinical quality, operations, policies, and performance improvement

• Ability to balance mission, patient access, quality, workforce needs, and financial responsibility

Experience with FQHCs, HRSA requirements, Medicaid populations, community health, or grant-funded programs is highly valued.

Behavioral-health experience is strongly preferred.

Leadership Style

The organization is seeking a leader who is:

• Mission-driven and operationally focused

• Collaborative, visible, and approachable

• Strategic while remaining engaged in execution

• Comfortable making decisions and holding leaders accountable

• Skilled at bringing different clinical disciplines together

• A strong communicator with providers, executives, staff, board members, and external partners

• Committed to serving underserved patients and supporting clinical teams

Schedule and Location

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with a primarily Monday-Friday schedule.

Some hybrid flexibility may be available, but the role requires a regular onsite presence at the administrative office and visits to clinical locations.

Candidates should live within a reasonable commuting distance of Philadelphia. Candidates from nearby areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware may also be considered.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated salary range is $145,000–$180,000, based on experience, leadership background, and qualifications.

The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package and participates in HRSA and Pennsylvania loan-repayment programs, subject to eligibility.

Relocation or sign-on support may be considered based on the candidate and organizational approval.

Credentialing

The selected candidate must complete credentialing before beginning clinical responsibilities. Credentialing typically takes approximately three to four weeks. Payer enrollment may continue after the start date.

The Impact

The next Chief Clinical Officer will help shape the future of a resilient, nurse-led community health organization.

This leader will have the authority to strengthen clinical integration, improve quality, support providers, guide strategy, and expand access to care throughout underserved Philadelphia communities.