Area Medical Director NP/PA

Carbon Health•Los Angeles, CA

65d•$178,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Strong healthcare operations leader and practicing clinician responsible for the oversight of 10-15 Carbon Health centers within a market. A successful Area Medical Director is intrinsically motivated, challenge-driven, rethinks traditions and genuinely cares about employees and patients. The Area Medical Director acts with an owner's mindset, cultivating new ideas for driving business performance by leading the clinic teams, managing financial outcomes, and supporting patient retention and growth through effective operations and direct patient care.

Requirements

Physician Assistant: Medical/Master's degree with a valid state license and national certification
Nurse Practitioner: RN license, NP certification, and a valid state license
Valid, unrestricted medical and DEA licenses
BLS and/or ACLS certification is required and must be obtained before your first day with Carbon Health
5+ years of experience in ER, urgent care or similar setting
Ability to consult and treat patients of all ages
3+ years experience leading others in a healthcare setting and experience overseeing multiple care sites
Understanding of financial statements, P&L management and HR business processes
Active listener with soft skills to build and maintain trusting relationships at all levels of the organization
Excellent communication and interpersonal, time management, planning, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills

Responsibilities

Deliver up-to-date, evidence-based, and compassionate care to patients in clinic
Perform procedures within scope of urgent care and/or primary care
Collaborate with clinical team to facilitate efficient patient flow through the clinic
Document care in timely and accurate manner
Promote professional development for Center Medical Directors and clinician team
Provide approximately 10 hours/week of direct patient care
Responsible for the daily oversight and clinical operations of the centers in your market
In partnership with Center Medical Directors, set, communicate and maintain the highest quality of care and safety standards
Routine reporting to the national leadership team on the state of center operations
Accountable to the financial performance and P&L oversight by ensuring the budgeted productivity, labor, and other expenses are achieved
Supervise center managers to review and routinely perform cost analysis and ensure supplies are adequately managed
Responsible for being up-to-date and knowledgeable with regard to diagnostic and procedure coding, and how it affects reimbursement (training staff as needed)
Promote staff contentment, ownership, loyalty, and happiness by modeling the behaviors yourself
Encourage agility, transparency and autonomous decision making within teams
Lead and take part in the coordination of community outreach and occupational health growth within your clinics
Define protocols and processes for providing continuity of care with external managers of surrounding primary care, specialty practices and other patient referral sources
Partner with national leadership, people business partner and Center Medical Directors to elevate the employee experience in support of recruitment and retention within your market