Associate Medical Director

Harbor Health Services is an innovative, growing, mission-based organization that lives, serves and collaborates with our community members to achieve our mission to help individuals reach their full potential through access to local, affordable services that promote health. In addition to our Community Health Centers, Harbor Health operates two Elder Service Plan (ESP) Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a program that allows frail elders to live in their homes and communities. Our Elder Service Plan has two medical and day centers in Mattapan and Brockton, MA and cares for more than 580 participants. We are currently seeking an Associate Medical Director to join our Elder Service Plan Team. Harbor Health offers a comprehensive Benefits package including Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 11 additional paid holidays and much more. Additional benefits for Provider include: Continuing Medical Education Stipend of up to $2500 and 5 days of leave per year Reimbursement for renewal cost of licenses 25 days of PTO to start with the additional 11 Paid Holidays per year Malpractice Insurance covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Opportunities available for teaching and leadership Key elements of PACE model of care include: Our Interdisciplinary Team manages the care of our frail elders and supports each other and the Elder Service Plan participants in achieving care goals in small patient panels (75 patients). Participants attend our center for Adult Day Health activities as well as receive on-site clinical care including primary care, behavioral health and rehabilitation. Our Providers follow our elders throughout all locations of care including sub-acute, long-term and home care settings; regular home visits are encouraged, and time is allotted for this effort. Role: The Associate Medical Director, reporting to the Harbor PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Senior Medical Director, supports the medical delivery of the highest quality clinical care by providers for those patients in the Harbor PACE program. Additionally, the Associate Medical Director will maintain a part-time clinical practice while holding a leadership and administrative role within the organization. Responsibilities: Leadership In collaboration with the Senior Medical Director, responsible for oversight of patient care services, improved health status of patients, and a safe, culturally sensitive environment of care. Provides medical guidance and supervision of medical services and activities, including leadership to the interdisciplinary team by promoting the goals of the PACE model of care. Provides leadership and medical expertise in the development of medical policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols. Collaborates with Senior Medical Director to achieve and maintain Harbor Health's benchmarked utilization and cost management (UM) goals and objectives. With utilization team, identifies cases requiring elevation to Senior Medical Director; may assist Senior Medical Director and become the point of escalation, when appropriate. Conducts root cause analysis of high utilizers and shares areas of opportunity with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT). Collaborates with Senior Medical Director to ensure optimal provider performance and productivity. Participates and supports Quality Improvement Committee (QIC) initiatives. Collaborates with the Quality Director to review quality of care issues and participates in the oversight of the development and implementation of quality-of-care corrective action plans. Provides supervision and mentoring of nurse practitioners and new MDs/DOs, consistent with standards and state regulations. Conducts competencies for primary care staff. Develops educational programs to build skill set of provider team. Attends and participates in general medical staff meetings and other assigned committee activities. Collaborates with Senior Medical Director of Clinical Operations on on-call scheduling and time off requests. Assists Senior Medical Director with special projects, as well as participates in clinical committees as needed. Represents PACE to external agencies, professional groups, and other organizations, as required. Maintains familiarity with federal and state regulations pertaining to PACE. Clinical Care: Provides primary medical management of ESP clients in collaboration with the physician and other IDT members in the community, ALF, and/or SNF locations. Provides assessments of participant's acute conditions (stable and/or unstable) in the Center, at home, in their ALF or SNF. Participates in discussions with Interdisciplinary Care Team (IDT) at daily and weekly care planning meetings and on an as-needed basis. Identifies and recommends to the IDT the most appropriate setting for participant (Home, ALF, SNF, Hospital). Maintains regular and punctual attendance. Performs other related duties as assigned. Requirements: Current MA MD/Do License Board-Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with additional Board Certification in Geriatrics. Current DEA, MCSR and BLS (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers) Certification Minimum of 3 years of experience in a lead administrative role Minimum of 1 year of experience working with a frail, elderly or long-term care population Health plan and/or health care operations experience preferred PACE and/or Medicare managed care experience preferred Utilization management, quality management, performance improvement, and peer review experience preferred Passion for working with the frail elderly population required All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.