UC Irvine Health Retains B.E. Smith to Recruit New Chief Medical Officer

One of the Nation’s Top Academic Health Systems Seeks Experienced Healthcare Executive to Lead Excellence in Clinical Care

The University of California (UC) Irvine Health in Orange, California is partnering with B.E. Smith’s Senior Executive Search services to recruit a Chief Medical Officer. The new CMO is responsible for providing effective leadership and expertise for UC Irvine Medical Center. The CMO will foster shared governance of all matters pertaining to service quality, clinical outcomes, patient safety and satisfaction, and for strategic initiatives and programs for enhancing clinical effectiveness. Additionally, the CMO will work closely with medical center and school of medicine leadership in achieving high satisfaction from patients and referring physicians; ensuring patient safety and high-quality, cost-effective patient care; establishing and monitoring measures to ensure excellence in clinical are; and for advancing best practices in clinical care, quality, and safety.

The complete job posting for UC Irvine Health’s CMO position can be found on the B.E. Smith website.

UC Irvine Health is the fourth largest health system in California and includes the UC Irvine Medical Center, a fully accredited general acute care hospital equipped with the most advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities; the faculty practice organization, UC Irvine Physicians & Surgeons; and the UC Irvine School of Medicine. As the only university-based care provider in Orange County, their multifaceted organization is dedicated to the discovery of new medical frontiers, to the teaching of future healers and the delivery of the finest evidence-based care. 

Founded in 1978, B.E. Smith is the trusted partner in Interim Leadership and Executive Search solutions for organizations and healthcare professional across the healthcare continuum. Exclusive to the healthcare industry, our personalized placement methodology best matches professionals to organizations enabling them to improve clinical, financial, and operational performance. Since 2000, B.E. Smith has supported more than 6,000 leaders advance their careers.