Assistant Medical Director

Family HealthCare Network•Visalia, CA

18h•$292,337 - $467,739•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Medical Director is responsible for providing and overseeing the provision and supervision of professional care services of doctoral-level medical providers in a Patient-Centered Health Home context, with a focus on access to care. This role involves management of departmental staff, direct provision and supervision of professional care services, input into program design and execution, direct provision of primary care medical services, ensuring teams meet primary care needs, providing excellent customer service, and contributing to performance improvement efforts.

Requirements

Completion of a Doctoral-level degree program with a recognized major with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; OR Successful attainment and maintenance of a valid, active professional license required for the role, issued by the appropriate governing or regulatory body.
Four years of leadership experience or five years of progressively greater responsibility or significant contributions to projects and initiatives that demonstrate leadership skills.
Extensive formal training in Medical Studies, including an understanding of the application of the theory and practices of Medicine learned during completion of an accredited medical school program.
A minimum credit score of 650.
Ability to prepare more complex documents in Microsoft Word, including creating tables, charts, graphs and other elements.
Ability to use Microsoft Excel to analyze data, including the use of formulas, functions, lookup tables and other standard spreadsheet elements.
Ability to develop sophisticated presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint, including the use of embedded objects, transitions and other elements.
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of California.
Ability to effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, opinions and extrapolations of information collected and synthesized/analyzed.
Responsible for the resolution of conflicts.
Compiles, analyzes and prepares information in an effective written form, including correspondence, reports, articles or other documentation.
Effectively conveys technical information to non-technical audiences.
Regularly required to sit and use repetitive hand movement to type and grasp.
Frequently required to stand and walk.
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Works within and helps to promote the Patient Centered Health Home model of care.
Where relevant participate in rotation of medical, physician assistant students and dental residents.
Participates in health fairs & other community events.
Participates in site & provider meetings in a meaningful way.

Responsibilities

Provides management to departmental staff, including performance management, hiring/firing recommendations, fostering a culture of accountability, developing action plans, empowering staff, delegating duties, assisting with budget development and monitoring, ensuring regulatory compliance, and overseeing staff training and development.
Provides direct provision and supervision of professional care services of doctoral-level medical providers, including implementing clinical protocols, establishing goals, assessing provider needs, assisting with recruitment, preparing orientation schedules, and ensuring room assignments and scheduling.
Provides input to Medical Directors on the design, implementation, and execution of programs at the Network.
Provides direct provision of primary care medical services meeting all established productivity expectations, including examinations, reviewing results, documenting visits accurately, attaining budgeted visits, meeting clinical care measures, and locking records within the 72-hour window.
Ensures teams meet the primary care needs of the communities served and the organization meets clinical goals by providing comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated medical care, managing chronic diseases, advocating for access to healthcare, consulting with supervising physicians, and promoting the Patient-Centered Health Home model.
Provides excellent customer service and care, behaving courteously, being aware of wait times, and providing appropriate patient education materials.
Accountable for patient status as measured by relevant clinical quality measures, promoting daily huddles, incorporating ancillary health team members, setting and monitoring self-management plans, assuring clinical procedures, and completing chart and peer reviews.
Assists the patient care team with performance improvement efforts, staff education, and FHCN promotion, including participating in student rotations, health fairs, and site/provider meetings.
Meets Network and credentialing expectations for licensure and employment.
Adheres to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy.
Ability to present to and work at any FHCN location based on business need.
Performs other duties as assigned.