Family Practice Senior Medical Director

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Family Practice Senior Medical Director
The candidate will be responsible for leading ~5 Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants in a local healthcare center located within a larger retail environment. The Senior Medical Director will partner with the Regional Vice President to achieve operational and clinical excellence and world class performance in hospital admissions, quality, patient satisfaction, clinician satisfaction, and medical cost. To offer context for the practice and to remain close to our patients, the Senior Medical Director will practice primary care in our clinics approximately 60% or more of his/her time alongside his/her provider colleagues. The Senior Medical Director will report to the Executive Medical Director for the region. Additionally, we see this leader as a key thought partner in providing feedback on our clinical model. Will lead and mentor the health center NP/PA’s in his/her region. This includes: Supervising center NP/PA’s and ensuring their priorities are in line with those of the organization. This includes but is not limited to supporting the NP/PA’s as they manage their teams, being the “go-to” for all questions, and communicating updates and business priorities, including: Assisting in offering constructive feedback to providers to improve performance. Helping NP/PA’s master data-driven tools and practices required to keep patients well and out of the hospital. Reviewing quality dashboards with NP/PA’s, and implementing initiatives to improve quality outcomes. Providing managed care perspective to NP/PA’s as they lead their teams. Understanding and communicating provider performance/compensation plans. The Senior Medical Director will be responsible for interviewing, hiring, and retaining providers throughout the region. Will develop NP/PA’s leadership in providers throughout the retail market, with support from Provider Services. The goal is to develop a pipeline of internal clinical leaders who are skilled in problem solving, communication, conflict resolution, value-based care delivery, and collaboration with clinicians and executives. Should be M.D. or D.O. graduates. Should be Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Fellowship training in Geriatrics and/or other professional degrees (e.g., M.B.A., J.D., M.P.H.) welcome . Should have 5+ years of experience in outpatient practice. 3+ years of experience in a physician management role or role as medical director, managing a medical group of 20 or more providers. Extensive experience in clinical leadership roles, leading and coaching to be the best they can be for their patients and their colleagues. Should have experience with managed care and/or value-based practice and familiarity with payer-provider collaboration. Experience using a metrics-driven approach to analyze cost, quality, and satisfaction data to drive clinical strategy and program redesign. Understand the basics of managed care and recognize that population health and a focus on smart allocation of scarce resources can lead to high value care (better care, lower cost).

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