Associate Medical Director, Clinical Efficiency and Value

Cedars-Sinai•Beverly Hills, CA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Medical Director, Clinical Efficiency and Value, the Associate Medical Director will serve as a physician leader responsible for advancing clinical efficiency, appropriateness of care, throughput, and value performance across Cedars-Sinai. This leader will independently manage priority workstreams, partner with operational and physician leaders, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and translate data, evidence, and payer priorities into measurable implementation plans and outcomes. The successful candidate will produce measurable improvement in organizational performance and/or achievement of payer-relevant performance metrics, while maintaining high standards of quality and physician engagement.

Requirements

Medical Degree from an accredited medical school
Board Certification or Board Eligible in clinical specialty (Internal Medicine preferred but not required)
Unrestricted California license as a Physician
Minimum of five years work experience following completion of training
Demonstrated expertise/experience in review and synthesis of evidence-based literature and data, including practice guidelines.
Ability to interpret utilization, operational, quality, and financial data and convert findings into action
Prior participation in development and implementation of programs to enhance clinical efficiency and appropriateness of care
Ability to synthesize information to develop and implement specific plans
Strong skills in physician engagement, influence without direct authority, consensus building, and change management
Strong written and verbal executive communication skills, including presentation of recommendations to senior leaders
Eligible for appointment to the appropriate academic rank in the CSMC Professorial Series.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge of value-based care, payer strategy, utilization management, reimbursement fundamentals, and drivers of clinical and operational performance in an academic health system is strongly preferred
Experience in clinical informatics, workflow redesign, and application of EHR tools, including clinical decision support, order set optimization, documentation improvement, and other interventions that improve efficiency and appropriateness of care, is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Independently manage priority workstreams
Partner with operational and physician leaders
Lead multi-disciplinary teams
Translate data, evidence, and payer priorities into measurable implementation plans and outcomes
Produce measurable improvement in organizational performance and/or achievement of payer-relevant performance metrics
Maintain high standards of quality and physician engagement