Assistant Chief Medical Officer (Physician Administrator 2)

Schedule: Full-time

What you'll do at OhioMHAS:

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is seeking an experienced, mission-driven medical professional to serve as Assistant Chief Medical Officer.

Are you a dynamic, mission-driven physician with a passion for elevating psychiatric care and shaping statewide health policy? This position may be for you if:

You believe in the power of compassionate, evidence-based care to change lives—and want to bring that belief to scale across an entire state system.

You’re experienced in clinical leadership and eager to work across disciplines to implement innovative solutions for complex behavioral health needs.

You excel at building partnerships across hospitals, government agencies, and community-based services.

You thrive in a role that demands both strategic vision and hands-on collaboration with diverse clinical and administrative teams.

You’re committed to ensuring quality, compliance, and modern best practices in all aspects of psychiatric care—from hospital-based treatment to community recovery services.

You are energized by contributing to major state initiatives such as trauma-informed care, suicide prevention, addiction treatment expansion, and system-of-care reforms.

You want to serve as a key advisor to the State Chief Medical Officer and step in as Acting CMO when needed—helping guide the future of Ohio’s behavioral health system.

This critical leadership role supports the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in all aspects of clinical oversight and operations across Ohio’s Regional Psychiatric Hospitals (RPHs), and collaborates with key departmental offices and external partners to advance the highest standards of care for individuals served by the department.

Additional Responsibilities:

Assist the CMO in the supervision and oversight of clinical care in state-operated RPHs.

Consult and collaborate on clinical and policy issues with internal offices and bureaus, including PASRR, Forensic Services, Hospital Services, and others.

Lead the development, review, and update of clinical rules, policies, and guidelines to ensure alignment with Ohio law, administrative rules, Joint Commission (JC) standards, CMS regulations, and current clinical best practices.

Represent the CMO on various hospital and medical committees.

Actively engage in cross-departmental workgroups such as Trauma-Informed Care, Suicide Reduction, Behavioral Health benefit redesign, and strategic planning efforts.

Deliver presentations and represent the department at professional forums as requested.

Lead the clinical oversight of the EMR.

Supervise Chief Clinical Officers across our six psychiatric hospitals.

Oversee quality improvement initiatives and supporting Joint Commission compliance efforts.

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply for the role of Assistant Chief Medical Officer at the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services!

This position is unclassified per 124.11 (A) (9), Ohio Revised Code.

Qualifications:

Certificate to practice medicine in state of Ohio as issued by State Medical Board pursuant to Section 4731.14 & 4731.281 of Revised Code.

Primary Job Skill: Medical

Technical: Mental Health, Behavioral Health

Professional: Attention to Detail, Consultation, Critical Thinking, Priority Setting, Situational Awareness, Strategic Thinking

Required Educational Transcripts

Official transcripts are required for all post-secondary education, coursework, or degrees listed on the application. Applicants must submit an official transcript before receiving a formal employment offer. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) business days of the request will result in disqualification from further consideration. Transcripts printed from the institution’s website will not be accepted. OhioMHAS reserves the right to evaluate the academic validity of the degree-granting institution.