Ambassador Medical Director - Emergency Medicine

MedAmerica•Emeryville, CA

6h•Remote

About The Position

Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership seeking an Emergency Medicine Medical Director Ambassador for a remote, nationwide role. This position offers autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, allowing physicians to focus on patient care. As an equal and valued partner from day one, the ownership model provides financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities. Vituity's leadership understands practice needs and empowers physicians with autonomy and local control. The role is supported by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and the expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians. Vituity has opportunities at 890 practices across the country, serving 14.5 million patients annually, with the ability to transfer employment if relocation is needed.

Requirements

Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school and completion of residency through an accredited residency program with specialty appropriate to PL serving required.
Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital’s medical staff and comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided required.
Superior clinical skills to serve as a role model by setting high standards required.
Operations administrative experience and aptitude is helpful to create a bridge between hospital administration and physicians, with strong interpersonal and leadership skills required.
Able to adapt quickly to new environments, motivate physicians, clinical, and non-clinical employees. Ability to work successfully with a diversity of people and locations. Supportive team member and effective relationship builder required.
Interest in interpreting complex financial data and understanding finance and accounting as they relate to practice management.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Ability to establish effective relationships quickly with both clients and nonclients.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effective negotiation skills, and able to resolve disputes required.
Willing to travel required.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Superior clinical skills.
Interpersonal and leadership skills.
Ability to motivate a team.
Project Management.
Effectively collaborate with diverse individuals and multiple locations.
Relationship building.
Technical skills.
Strong accounting and finance understanding.

Responsibilities

Communicate and champion Vituity’s purpose, mission, vision, values, culture of brilliance, and strategy, ensuring widespread understanding and alignment.
Assure compliance with all Vituity requirements and policies and communicate those requirements to all Vituity providers.
Monitor current and future healthcare and economic trends. Assess their potential impact on the practice and local geographic region.
Develop, implement, and monitor an annual practice management plan that includes goals and objectives to continually meet the expectations and provide value to patients, clients, providers, and the local community.
Lead local site administrative management team by identifying team members and aligning their responsibilities to achieve practice goals.
Possess a full understanding of hospital expectations and ensure compliance with contract terms.
Strategize and execute a comprehensive practice management plan that sets clear goals and objectives, continuously surpassing expectations and delivering value to patients, clients, providers, and the local community.
Spearhead the local site's administrative management team, meticulously working with team members and aligning their responsibilities to drive the achievement of practice goals.
Demonstrate unwavering mastery of Vituity policies and fiduciary obligations, ensuring strict adherence from all providers.
Exemplify Vituity’s Partnership Principles by fostering open communication and transparent decision-making.
Fully grasp the strategy and initiatives to convey them effectively to Partners.
Act as a Vituity advocate, conveying the message as an owner, not just a translator.
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of hospital expectations and uphold compliance with all contract terms.
Monitor operational and quality metrics, implementing Vituity initiatives and operations to continually improve performance.
Continuously assess and improve operational processes, leveraging technology, best practices to streamline workflows and increase efficiency.
Introduce new partners to key Vituity departments.
Interact with RD on a weekly basis, responding to e-mails and calls in a timely manner, and attending meetings directed by RD.
Provide a warm handoff to the incoming MD after start-up.
Develop, foster, and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with hospital leadership, nursing staff, and other healthcare team members, assuring a strong and positive relationship with partners and medical staff.
Ensure practice is appropriately represented and demonstrates their value through leadership roles (as applicable), representing Vituity and developing relationships in their region.
Monitor site financial performance and develop and understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures and monitoring systems, billing and reimbursement issues / systems.
Improve billing practice statistics to optimize reimbursement for the practice.
Maintain awareness and interactions with payers such as significant IPA’s, Medical Groups, Foundations, ACO’s associated with the hospital / health system.
Execute efficient recruitment, onboarding, and training processes for new providers, ensuring the practice is staffed with highly qualified professionals.
Provide learning and development opportunities and mentoring to providers and staff to enhance their clinical acumen, leadership skills, and overall professional growth.
Evaluate the performance of physicians and Advanced Providers in compliance with Vituity policies and guidelines.
Monitor physician competencies with progressive improvement using appropriate metrics. Counsel, suspend, or remove staff from the schedule as necessary in compliance with Vituity polices / guidelines.
Help identify and mentor the permanent Medical Director for the site.
Utilize schedule templates to create start-up schedules. Assist future MD in liaising with Shift Admin team.
Ensure initial pay rates are entered in Shift Admin prior to the first payroll run.
Collaborate with Vituity and Site support teams to ensure timely email access, password issues, and EMR education setup.
Be available to be on site as needed and as requested.
Support co-designing, building, and executing strategies, policies, and practices that cultivate equity, inclusion, and fair opportunity for all as directed.
Facilitate integration of practice lines in startups and existing contract sites, as directed.
Model Vituity’s Partnership Principles through fostering open communication and transparency of decisions (ex. Annual review of administrative stipends and scheduling preferences).

Benefits

Superior Health Plan Options
Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
EAP and travel assistance included
Student loan refinancing discounts
Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees
Monthly wellness events and programs such as yoga, HIIT classes, and more
Trainings to help support and advance your professional growth
Team building activities such as virtual scavenger hunts and holiday celebrations
Flexible work hours
Opportunities to attend Vituity community events including LGBTQ+ History, Día de los Muertos Celebration, Money Management/Money Relationship, and more