Medical Director - Arden/Carmichael Clinic

Job Description

Job Description

Medical Director - Arden/Carmichael Clinic Locations

Join One Community Health for this exciting opportunity to help shape expanded health care for communities in an underserved area of Sacramento.

The Medical Director is a key member of the leadership team, overseeing the clinical care provided at the sites in collaboration with the CHO. This individual must exhibit a high level of clinical expertise, medical decision making and service to community. Individuals in this position must meet the highest standards for clinical skills, professional education, quality and performance improvement skills, staff accountability, cultural humility, and overall patient care. Additionally, they require the experience and decision-making skills to guide OCH's programs and professional staff in pursuit of quality patient care, operational efficiency and effectiveness, cross discipline collaboration, clinical research, and graduate medical education.

The Medical Director has responsibility for the Clinical sites' overall performance inclusive of quality-of-care, peer review, patient satisfaction, recruitment, credentialing, PCMH activities, and population health management.

This position has at least 50% direct patient care responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Administrative

• Under the direction of the CHO, and in partnership with other medical and clinical operational staff, lead the clinical care at the site, including day to day activities to promote and enhance quality, operational efficiency and the patient experience.
• Ensure appropriate leadership and cultural development for division heads, physicians and APP's. Hold division heads accountable for their various functions.
• Participate in clinical program development.
• Collaborate with the quality and informatics teams to optimize the utilization of the electronic medical record.
• Lead and serve on OCH committees and workgroups to promote interdepartmental collaboration and the enhancement of medical services.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining the department budget with a focus on strengthening the financial position of the organization.

Supervisory

• In collaboration with CHO, recruit, interview, and hire medical and non-medical clinical support staff
• Supervise and manage physicians, and other medical and non-medical staff; assure adherence to quality standards
• Approve training plans, continuing education, and promotion of subordinate staff.
• Develop cooperation between physicians, APPs, nurses, and other facility staff.
• Ensure that staff professional licenses are up to date
• Participate in peer review activities as required.
• Conduct employee performance evaluations and if necessary, manage performance deficiencies in a constructive manner.
• Oversee the clinic sites' compliance with legal guidelines, policies and quality standards.
• Assure development of schedules for the medical staff are consistent with patient needs and support staffing resources.

Continuous Quality Improvement (QI)

• Participate in site-level QI projects and provide input regarding quality measures.
• Participate in organizational efforts to move toward value-based reimbursement
• Partner with clinical operations leadership to ensure workflows appropriately document quality of care efforts

Additional Duties

• Comply with facility policies for quality, safety, infection prevention and others
• Maintain active medical license and board certification.
• Stay up-to-date on industry practices and regulations
• Adhere to local, state and federal laws, regulations and statutes.
• Monitor trends within the discipline and implement needed improvements
• Other duties as assigned

DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Need to be able to travel between clinic sites as needed. Drivers require valid license, copy of insurance, and, depending on volume, review of Motor Vehicle Record. Accommodations available.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises division heads and other positions as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Medical Degree from an accredited medical college
• Board certification in appropriate medical specialty
• A current, unrestricted California Medical License
• Expertise in patient care, typically obtained via 5 or more years' experience in clinical medicine
• An interest in medical management,
• Experience in the following areas:
  • QI project development and completion
  • Participation in staff selection and development;
• Skill in using Microsoft Products
• Current BLS
• Cultural humility/ cultural competency skills
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Skill in using the electronic health record
• Excellent leadership skills

PREFERRED BACKGROUND

• EPIC Certification is a plus but not required.
• Some supervisory experience is preferred
• Family Medicine or other broad primary care experience preferred
• One Community Health serves a widely diverse patient population with a rich blend of races, ethnicities, cultures, ages, religions, disabilities, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Individuals with life experience in these areas contribute to our ability to serve this population more effectively.
• Demonstrated person-centered approach and familiarity with trauma informed systems and restorative practices

Reasonable Accommodations

One Community Health endorses and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants or employees who need accommodations. If you require an accommodation due to a disability to complete this application or you are experiencing difficulty submitting your application, please contact us at [email protected]

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We only employ US citizens and non-US citizens authorized to work in the United States in compliance with federal law.