Job Description:Scope: Medical Director, Peaks Region, Cardiovascular Care, Western Colorado is a leadership position reporting to and collaborating with the Medical Group Medical Director of Primary and Specialty Care, Peaks Region, Colorado Market, Western Colorado and the Peaks CVSL SMD. You will operate in a dyad partnership with market service line directors, medical group Practice Administrator for CV, and work collaboratively in partnership with operational, nursing, and clinical leadership. Job Profile: The market medical director is a model clinical leader as evidenced by integrity, passion, and energy; being a champion of Intermountain&s mission, vision, and values. This role will have oversight for the effective implementation of Best Practices; review of Clinical Guidelines; continuous monitoring of KPIs and Patient Outcomes; evaluation of new Technology and Innovation for implementation, professional development and business plans for this specialty. The Medical Director must be a patient centric leader who is an excellent trusted clinician with strong interpersonal and organizational skills. They must have a strong commitment to improving the processes at Intermountain Health working with other departments, clinical programs, service-lines, clinical shared services, markets, and clinics in the organization through development of standard work and process improvement. The Medical Director will collaborate with all team members within their limited scope of services and all providers to deliver services that are high in measurable quality, value and service, while also furthering the mission, the Framework for Excellence and strategic initiatives of Intermountain Health.
Leadership
1. Practice medicine with excellence, as an example to others, exhibiting qualities and behaviors consistent with Employer&s Framework for Excellence
- Provide leadership, management and coaching for providers toward the attainment of the clinical, quality, patient experience, productivity, and strategic growth goals of Intermountain Health; assist in becoming a highly functional, integrated Medical Group with a particular focus on their limited focus of practice as outlined.
- Assist in hiring of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in collaboration with market Medical Group Medical Director.
- Maintain and enhance open and effective communication among providers, management teams, Care Site, and Intermountain Health
- Participate in and complete check ins and reviews with Physicians and Advanced
- Lead and participate in education of providers as requested from supporting services.
2. Lead Cardiovascular Physicians, APPs, and others in collaborations and implements care models that best meet the patient needs and the fundamentals of extraordinary care. a. Ensure that evidence-based clinical care standards, in partnership with the Clinical Programs, are established and effectively implemented within the care site for appropriate caregivers.
b. Lead implementation of clinical best practices and programmatic improvements as supported by the Clinical Excellence team.
c. Set a culture of team-based care and develop standards and processes to optimize high- functioning clinical care teams.
d. Create an environment that maximizes the engagement and professional satisfaction of physicians and APPs.
e. Provide ongoing education and training opportunities for healthcare professionals to maintain the highest standards of care and for professional development.
f. Participate in physician and clinical caregiver retention, and professional development.
3. Intermountain Operating Model and KPIs
a. Assist in quality improvement focused programmatic development in collaboration for specialty.
b. Assist in development and implementation of quality dashboards and departmental KPIs
Direct oversight of relevant process improvement with responsibility for leading to achievements of goals. Partner with physician leaders to ensure seamless coordination of the services and clinical programs across the care continuum. Create a collaborative partnership with physician leads and subspecialty medical directors. Partner in regional and enterprise collaboratives and councils that support specific programs and initiatives. Drive engagement of physicians and advanced practice providers, assures clinical best practices are achieved within the framework of the clinical programs for specialty. Align practice(s) with operational efficiency and productivity across the department/service line. 10. Provide leadership, oversight, and support for the development of a culture of high reliability and Just Culture identifying opportunities, building relationships, and executing on strategies to drive the performance and measured improvement of the service line/unit/department.
11. Work collaboratively with the SMD and ACMO as well as Service Line Executive Lead in coordination of support services including Clinical Programs, Clinical Shared Services, Research, Medical Education, and Clinical Excellence.
Stewardship
1. Collaborate with departmental director(s) and other physician leaders to optimize management of cost controls and efficiencies.
2. Partner with strategy, marketing, physician liaisons to outline the regional strategy, growth, and capital needs.
3. Coordinate and participate in regular Practice meetings as a forum for dialogue around organizational strategic themes, clinical quality, patient experience, productivity and as a forum for gaining provider trust, input and feedback.
Physician Partnership and Support:
1. Meet regularly with leadership to develop strong relationships with providers and to discuss information that is essential to the successful performance of the unit(s).
2. Assist with physician and APP recruitment, retention, and interviewing activities.
3. Attend their clinic&s/groups MOR/practice meetings monthly and as needed
4. Participate in monthly Market level, and quarterly regional CVSL meetings.
5. Partner with clinicians to bring forward clinical cases to promote learning and a larger CV community.
6. Monthly review of quality metrics, clinical and programmatic improvements with SMD
Physical Requirements:Minimum Requirements
- MD or DO with ABMS or equivalent AOA Board Certification in a relevant specialty.
- Active Medical Licensure
- Minimum three years of clinical experience in relevant specialty and experience in leading successful quality improvement projects within the clinical setting.
- Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Leadership experience in oversight of clinic or hospital based operations
Physical Requirements
- Interact with others requiring caregivers to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.
- Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
- See and read computer monitors and documents.
- Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.
Location:St. Marys Regional Hospital
Work City:Grand Junction
Work State:Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:8
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$7.25 - $999.99
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