Associate Medical Director

ARCH Healthcare is seeking an Associate Medical Director for a federally qualified health center in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Join a large growing organization valuing excellent patient care and community engagement. Enjoy a peaceful community with great schools, housing options, and just a short commute into the Boston metro.

Highlights:

• 100% outpatient

• Weekday schedule

• Competitive salary + bonus program

• 60/40 clinical vs. admin time

Responsibilities:

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for patients

• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions

• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate

• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required

• Responsible for transitioning practice from Fee-For-Service to Value-Based Care

• Responsible for QA/QI initiatives

• Responsible for tracking and managing value-based metric's

• Initiates and integrates established departmental policies, procedures, guidelines, protocols, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards

• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and/or prevention programs

• Participates in the on call schedule

• Oversees the performance of site providers including annual reviews.

• Mentors young providers

• Observes, assesses, and records symptoms, reactions, and progress

• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of medical care

• Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids and ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage

• Develops and presents educational programs and/or workshops when needed
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the robust use of the EMR used at CHC
• Supervises, advises, and trains clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise
• Works both independently and in a team
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the mission of the health center
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards
• Responsible for success of population health initiatives

Compensation:

• Competitive base salary

• Bonus program

• Sign-on bonus

• Relocation

• Retirement matching

• Professional allowance

• Visa Sponsoring

• Health, dental, life, vision, LTD

• 3 weeks+ vacation

• 10 holidays

• Loan repayment

Requirements:

• BC/BE in primary care specialty

• 5+ years related experience

• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services
• ACLS or CPR/AED Certified