A privately held, Chicago-based company is currently seeking a Senior Medical Director in north Philadelphia, PA to join their team at a critical time in the history of its company and of primary care. The opportunity for impact is large and growing as they lead the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care.
Health Group is a rapidly growing, innovative company of community-based healthcare centers delivering higher quality health and wellness care that improves outcomes, manages medical costs and provides an unmatched experience for adults on Medicare in medically underserved communities.
Position Details
The Senior Medical Director will be responsible for leading our provider teams in the local market. 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 2 1/2 days per week 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.
Candidate Responsibilities
In addition to the clinical duties caring for Oak Street patients, the Senior Medical Director is responsible for the following leadership and administrative duties:
Medical Director Management & Coaching: The Senior Medical Director will lead and mentor the health center Medical Directors in his/her region. This includes:
- Supervising center medical directors and ensuring their priorities are in line with those of the organization. This includes but is not limited to supporting the medical directors 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 medical directors master data-driven tools and practices required to keep patients well and out of the hospital.
- Reviewing quality dashboards with medical directors, and implementing initiatives to improve quality outcomes.
- Providing managed care perspective to medical directors 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.
Physician Leadership Development: The Senior Medical Director will develop physician leadership in providers th