Clinic Medical Director, Primary Care - Maplewood Clinic

HealthPartners•United States,

15d•$218,130 - $450,008•Onsite

About The Position

HealthPartners is seeking a Primary Care Clinic Medical Director for its Maplewood Clinic. This outpatient role combines clinical practice with administrative leadership, including the ability to perform a range of in-clinic procedures. The director shares responsibility with the Clinic Manager for leadership, supervision, outcomes, and day-to-day clinic operations, as well as physician and advanced practice provider recruitment and retention. The role is accountable for outstanding clinical care, patient satisfaction, affordable access, and the organization’s People, Experience, Health, and Stewardship goals. The director is expected to maintain a substantive clinical practice while providing leadership and supporting the clinic’s mission and goals. The director reports directly to the Primary Care Regional Medical Director and is responsive to the Regional Clinic Director. The position works closely with patients and families, clinic leadership and staff, clinicians, and leaders across HealthPartners. HealthPartners describes itself as a nonprofit integrated health care organization with an inclusive workplace and a commitment to health equity and community partnership.

Requirements

M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent degree.
Board certification in a primary care specialty: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Med-Peds.
Current Minnesota medical practice license.
Demonstrated communication skills and ability to work effectively with all disciplines and professional levels in a large multispecialty organization.
Commitment to developing leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Lead by example and advocate for HealthPartners’ vision, mission, and values.
Provide patient care consistent with the Triple Aim while maintaining a substantive clinical practice; combined clinical and administrative work totals at least 0.8 FTE.
Work with the primary care clinic leadership team to achieve organizational goals across Health, Experience, Stewardship, and People.
Complete assigned projects, support the Group Practice Culture, and represent the clinic within HealthPartners and the community.
Represent the clinic at Primary Care Leadership Team meetings and attend HealthPartners Medical Group leadership meetings as directed.
Promote collaboration, communication, and morale among clinicians and staff; recruit professional staff; mentor new physicians; and coordinate clinician orientation and training.
Support clinician performance through coaching, structured meetings, regular group meetings, performance reviews, work-status assessments, and accountability for job expectations.
Monitor physician, advanced practice clinician, and clinic performance using engagement, access, health outcome, patient experience, and stewardship measures; develop improvement plans as needed.
Partner with the Clinic Manager to manage physician staffing, clinic access, and function; help ensure the clinic meets or exceeds quality goals.
Promote and monitor the clinic Care Model Process, arrange retraining as appropriate, and review health outcomes data to develop improvement plans.
Conduct regular clinic rounds with clinicians, support staff, and patients; review patient experience results with physicians and care teams; and work with clinic leadership to address formal complaints.
Collaborate with the Clinic Manager on the annual clinic budget and monitor stewardship measures, compensation reports, and progress toward production goals.
Work with coding and documentation specialists to support compliant coding and documentation and develop corrective action plans when indicated.
Support group practice building as an element of care quality, patient experience, and stewardship; support the Healthy Workplace team and respond to clinician requests for assistance.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
401(k) with company contribution and match
457(b) with company contribution
Life insurance
AD&D insurance
Disability insurance
Malpractice insurance for work performed on behalf of HealthPartners
CME reimbursement account
Clinician well-being program with information, tools, and resources
Eligibility as a qualified nonprofit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
Comprehensive benefits supporting health, time off, retirement planning, and continuous learning