Senior Vice President of Medical Services

Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.

FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• 21 Days of Paid Time Off
• 10 Observed Holidays
• Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
• 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
• 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
• Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
• Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
• Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)

Summary: The Senior Vice President of Medical Services (SVPMS) serves as the senior physician executive responsible for the strategic direction, leadership, growth, and overall performance of Petaluma Health Center’s medical services. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the SVPMS provides executive oversight of the organization’s medical services portfolio and ensures that clinical programs, leadership structures, and strategic initiatives support Petaluma Health Center’s mission, organizational priorities, and the evolving healthcare needs of the communities it serves.

The SVPMS provides strategic leadership across Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Wellness, Specialty Care, Integrative Medicine, and other current and future clinical service lines. The position establishes long-term medical priorities, develops and supports effective clinical leadership, advances new services and models of care, and identifies opportunities for innovation, partnerships, integration, and sustainable organizational growth. Leadership and reporting structures within Medical Services may evolve over time based on organizational needs and strategy.

As a member of executive leadership, the SVPMS works closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and other organizational leaders to ensure medical services are clinically strong, operationally effective, financially sustainable, and positioned for continued growth. The SVPMS also serves as a key advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors on medical strategy, healthcare trends, clinical growth, and the long-term development of the organization.

Areas of Responsibility: 

Medical Services Strategy & Executive Oversight

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for Petaluma Health Center’s medical services portfolio in alignment with the organization’s mission, Strategic Plan, community health priorities, and long-term objectives.
• Maintain executive accountability for the strategic direction, performance, and continued development of Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Wellness, Specialty Care, Integrative Medicine, and other current or future clinical service lines.
• Establish long-term priorities for Medical Services and ensure appropriate leadership, resources, infrastructure, and organizational capabilities are in place to support high-quality and sustainable care delivery.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and strategic alignment of medical services and recommend changes to programs, priorities, leadership structures, and resource allocation as organizational needs evolve.
• Ensure Medical Services remain responsive to changing community needs, healthcare delivery models, reimbursement environments, regulatory requirements, and organizational growth.
• Advise the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Leadership Team on medical strategy, emerging healthcare trends, organizational opportunities, and risks affecting the future direction of clinical services.
• Establish strategic goals, performance expectations, and measures of success for the Medical Services portfolio.  

Clinical Growth, Service Line Development and Innovation

• Lead the strategic development, expansion, and evolution of clinical programs and service lines that improve access to care and advance organizational priorities.
• Provide executive direction for the continued development of Behavioral Health, Wellness, Specialty Care, Integrative Medicine, and other emerging areas of clinical service.
• Identify opportunities for new programs, care models, technologies, and service delivery approaches based on community need, healthcare trends, organizational capacity, and financial sustainability.
• Evaluate potential clinical growth opportunities using market data, population health information, reimbursement considerations, operational feasibility, and organizational readiness.
• Advance innovative healthcare delivery models, including population health initiatives, value-based care, digital health, telehealth, and other emerging approaches appropriate to the organization.
• Ensure new and expanding clinical initiatives are supported by clear strategic objectives, appropriate resources, and measurable outcomes.
• Promote a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and responsible growth throughout Medical Services.

Medical Leadership & Organizational Development

• Establish and advance an effective medical leadership structure that supports organizational strategy, clinical performance, growth, and accountability.
• Provide executive oversight and direction to medical and clinical leadership, with reporting relationships and leadership structures evolving as appropriate to meet organizational needs.
• Develop leadership capacity, succession planning, and professional development strategies for physicians, medical directors, clinical leaders, and other high-potential providers.
• Mentor and support senior medical leaders in developing the executive, strategic, operational, and financial competencies necessary to lead effectively within a complex healthcare organization.
• Ensure roles, responsibilities, decision-making authority, and accountability within Medical Services are appropriately defined and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Foster physician and provider engagement, collaboration, leadership development, and a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Evaluate the Medical Services leadership structure periodically and recommend changes necessary to support organizational growth and effectiveness.

Strategic Partnerships, Affiliations & Market Development

• Develop and advance strategic relationships with hospitals, health systems, managed care organizations, specialty providers, academic institutions, community organizations, public agencies, and other partners that strengthen the organization’s clinical capabilities and community impact.
• Identify and evaluate affiliations, partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic opportunities that support organizational growth and expand access to care.
• Provide physician executive leadership and strategic clinical perspective during due diligence, planning, and integration of new organizations, locations, programs, or partnerships.
• Guide the medical integration of new programs, affiliations, or organizational growth opportunities to support consistency, clinical effectiveness, and alignment with Petaluma Health Center’s mission and standards.
• Develop strategic partnerships that improve referral pathways, specialty access, diagnostic services, care coordination, and other services needed by Petaluma Health Center patients.
• Represent the organization with healthcare partners, regional organizations, professional associations, governmental agencies, and other external stakeholders.
• Monitor healthcare market trends, consolidation, and emerging partnership models to identify opportunities that strengthen Petaluma Health Center’s long-term position.

Organizational Performance, Quality & Strategic Alignment

• Ensure Medical Services strategy and growth initiatives support high-quality, patient-centered, evidence-based care and Petaluma Health Center’s responsibilities as a Federally Qualified Health Center.
• Maintain executive-level oversight of medical service performance and ensure appropriate systems of clinical accountability, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and organizational performance are established throughout the medical enterprise.
• Partner with the Chief Medical Officer, Quality leadership, and other clinical leaders to ensure medical strategy, new programs, and organizational growth remain aligned with clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory, and accreditation expectations.
• Incorporate HRSA requirements, Uniform Data System performance, population health outcomes, health equity, and other relevant measures into strategic planning and organizational decision-making.
• Align medical strategy with financial stewardship, value-based care opportunities, reimbursement trends, workforce planning, and responsible resource utilization.
• Review clinical, operational, financial, and population health data to evaluate organizational performance and inform strategic priorities.
• Present medical service performance, strategic initiatives, risks, and opportunities to the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Leadership Team, Board committees, and Board of Directors as appropriate.
• Perform other executive leadership duties and strategic initiatives as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer. 

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrated senior executive leadership with the ability to establish organizational direction, lead through other senior and clinical leaders, and align medical services with the organization’s mission, strategic priorities, and long-term objectives.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and healthcare business acumen, with the ability to anticipate industry trends, evaluate complex opportunities and risks, and translate organizational vision into actionable strategy.
• Proven ability to lead and evolve complex medical services within a large, multi-specialty healthcare organization, including the ability to establish effective leadership structures, delegate accountability, and adapt organizational models as needs change.
• Strong understanding of healthcare economics, financial sustainability, reimbursement methodologies, value-based care, population health, and the financial considerations associated with clinical growth and service-line development.
• Comprehensive understanding of Federally Qualified Health Center operations, HRSA requirements, community health principles, healthcare regulation, and the unique needs of diverse and medically underserved populations.
• Strong understanding of integrated healthcare delivery across Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Wellness, Specialty Care, Integrative Medicine, and other clinical service areas.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and evaluate new clinical services, healthcare delivery models, strategic partnerships, affiliations, and organizational growth opportunities.
• Proven ability to develop, mentor, and lead senior physicians, medical executives, and clinical leaders while building strong succession and leadership development pipelines.
• Exceptional executive communication and influence skills, with the ability to effectively advise and build consensus among the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, executive leaders, physicians, community leaders, and external stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and political acumen, with the ability to navigate complex organizational environments, competing priorities, and relationships involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead significant organizational change, integrations, and strategic initiatives while maintaining appropriate executive oversight and accountability.
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize complex clinical, operational, financial, market, and population health information into sound executive decisions and strategic recommendations.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, integrity, professionalism, adaptability, and executive judgment.
• Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based medicine, patient-centered care, health equity, innovation, physician leadership, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to establish meaningful organizational goals, performance indicators, and measures of success while holding senior leaders accountable for results.

Education and Experience:

• Graduate from an accredited medical school required.
• Graduate of a Business Education Program for Physician Executives or equivalent executive leadership education preferred.
• Master’s degree in business administration (MBA), Healthcare Administration (MHA), Public Health (MPH), Health Policy, Healthcare Leadership, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of twenty (20) years of progressively responsible clinical practice experience, including significant experience providing patient care within a primary care, multi-specialty medical group, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), integrated delivery system, academic medical center, or similarly complex healthcare environment.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive physician leadership experience, including executive responsibility for medical services, strategic planning, organizational development, service line expansion, healthcare innovation, business development, or enterprise growth initiatives.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of senior executive or physician leadership experience within a large multi-specialty medical practice, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), community health center, integrated health system, or similarly complex healthcare organization preferred.
• Demonstrated experience providing executive leadership across multiple clinical service lines, departments, specialties, or locations within a complex healthcare organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing senior physician and clinical leaders, including medical directors, service line leaders, and other senior medical executives.
• Demonstrated experience designing, evolving, or overseeing medical leadership structures that support organizational growth, accountability, succession planning, and effective delegation of responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and leading strategic clinical initiatives that resulted in measurable organizational growth, expanded access to care, improved patient outcomes, enhanced organizational effectiveness, or increased financial sustainability.
• Demonstrated experience developing or expanding clinical service lines, including Behavioral Health, Specialty Care, Wellness services, Integrative Medicine, population health initiatives, or other innovative healthcare delivery models.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating healthcare market trends, community health needs, population health data, reimbursement methodologies, and regulatory requirements to support executive decision-making and long-term organizational planning.
• Demonstrated experience developing strategic partnerships with hospitals, health systems, managed care organizations, specialty physician groups, academic institutions, governmental agencies, community organizations, and other external stakeholders.
• Experience participating in or leading strategic affiliations, mergers, acquisitions, clinical integrations, joint ventures, or other significant healthcare growth initiatives preferred.
• Demonstrated experience presenting medical strategy, organizational performance, business cases, financial analyses, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership, governing boards, physician leadership, or other senior decision-making bodies.
• Strong understanding of healthcare finance, value-based care, healthcare economics, population health management, physician practice management, healthcare reimbursement methodologies, and organizational performance measurement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program, Section 330 requirements, Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting, healthcare quality initiatives, and regulatory compliance frameworks preferred.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational change, physician engagement initiatives, interdisciplinary collaboration, and enterprise-wide strategic planning efforts.
• Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based medicine, patient-centered care, health equity, innovation, physician leadership development, and improving access to care for medically underserved populations.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Active State of California Medical License or Osteopathic Physician License in good standing required.
• Active Federal DEA Registration in good standing required.
• Board certified or Board Eligible in Specified Area of Medical Specialty required.
• Must maintain CME as required for certification renewals.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Candidate must be able to successfully meet PHC’s credentialing and privileging requirements.

Language Skills: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions and requests from employees, physicians, providers, executive leadership, Board members, community partners, public agencies, healthcare organizations, and other internal and external stakeholders. Ability to communicate complex clinical, strategic, operational, and organizational information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences. Ability to prepare and deliver professional, well-organized, and audience-appropriate written communications, executive presentations, strategic recommendations, reports, and other materials. Bilingual in English and Spanish required.

Petaluma health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Petaluma health Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.