Chief Medical Officer
Description
About Copa Health
At Copa Health, our mission is to inspire health, hope, and happiness by delivering integrated behavioral health, primary care, and supportive services to individuals and families throughout Arizona. We are seeking a visionary physician executive to serve as our next Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and help shape the future of integrated healthcare delivery.
Position Summary
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) serves as the senior physician executive responsible for clinical vision, medical strategy, quality of care, and medical oversight across the organization. The CMO provides executive leadership for psychiatric, behavioral health, nursing, and integrated primary care services while maintaining a direct connection to patient care through a limited clinical practice.
Working closely with the CEO and executive leadership team, the CMO advances clinical excellence, drives innovation, ensures regulatory compliance, and supports the organization's growth and long-term sustainability.
This position is based at the Arrowhead Integrated Health Home clinic. Regular travel to Copa Health locations and the Administrative Office is required to support organizational and clinical operations.
What You'll Do
- Lead the organization's medical strategy and clinical vision.
- Provide executive oversight of psychiatric, behavioral health, nursing, and integrated care services.
- Champion high-quality, evidence-based, person-centered care.
- Recruit, develop, and mentor physicians and advanced practice providers.
- Drive quality improvement, patient safety, and population health initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with AHCCCS, Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with executive leadership to support operational excellence, strategic growth, and financial sustainability.
- Serve as the organization's senior medical authority on clinical standards, medical decision-making, and patient safety.
Qualifications
Required
- MD or DO from an accredited institution.
- Board Certification in Psychiatry (ABPN).
- Current Arizona medical license or ability to obtain licensure.
- Current DEA registration.
- Minimum of 10 years of psychiatric practice experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of physician leadership or executive medical leadership experience.
Preferred
- Experience in community behavioral health, integrated care, managed care, FQHC, or value-based care environments.
- Experience serving Medicaid, AHCCCS, and Serious Mental Illness (SMI) populations.
- Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary healthcare teams and large-scale clinical initiatives.
Why Join Copa Health?
At Copa Health, we invest in our leaders and providers by offering a comprehensive rewards package designed to support your professional growth, financial well-being, and work-life balance.
Highlights include:
- Competitive executive compensation package
- Personalized health coverage through our ICHRA program
- Dental and vision coverage
- Up to 4 weeks of PTO in your first year, plus a wellness day
- 10 paid holidays annually
- Up to 40 hours of paid CME leave and $2,500 annual CME reimbursement
- 403(b) retirement plan with company match
- Tuition reimbursement up to $3,000 annually
- Employee Assistance Program with free coaching and therapy sessions
- Wellness resources, life insurance, disability coverage, pet insurance, and more
Copa Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Pre-Employment Criminal Background and Drug Testing Required. EOE.