Clinical Director- Project CARA

Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC • Asheville, NC

71d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Director provides clinical guidance and recommendations for Project CARA. This role supports evidence-based, patient-centered care within clinical programs by aligning clinical expertise and direct patient care delivery in partnership with operational leadership to integrate program goals with MAHEC strategic goals of excellence in clinical care to improve the health of patients in our region. The Director will participate in multidisciplinary teams, contribute to performance improvement of the program, and may represent the clinical program team in regional and statewide collaborations.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in obstetrics, primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, or integrated behavioral health.
• Demonstrated leadership in program development, quality improvement, and team-based care.
• Strong understanding of population health, chronic disease management, and social drivers of health.
• MD/DO, CNM, NP/PA or PharmD with active North Carolina license (or eligibility).
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in academic medicine.
• Familiarity with Medicaid transformation, value-based care, and care management standards.
• Advanced training in public health, health administration, or quality improvement (MPH, MHA, or equivalent).
• Spanish speaking skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the clinical expert for MAHEC’s Project CARA, in partnership with practice leaders in operations and care delivery.
• Provides clinical guidance and recommendations related to care delivery, workflows, transitions of care, and high‑risk patient interventions within the designated clinical program.
• Develops, maintains, and updates clinical process guidelines relevant to the clinical program.
• Acts as a clinical resource for care managers and program teams across population health, OSP, community health, and clinical departments, supporting physicians, APPs, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, and community health workers.
• Collaborates with operational teams to sustain and scale innovative care models developed within the program, ensuring integration into ongoing care delivery structures and departmental operations. Innovations may include system‑level approaches to chronic disease management, behavioral health, value‑based care, and community health improvement.
• Provides didactic and clinical education and preceptorship to learners of all levels, including medical students, residents, and fellows, to ensure training in evidence-based best practices in PSUDS care.
• Collaborates with research teams at UNC Health Sciences and MAHEC to integrate education and research activities into clinical programs.
• Partners with the MAHEC Quality Improvement team to provide clinical expertise in monitoring outcomes, improving service utilization, advancing equity in care delivery, and supporting continuous program improvement.
• Collaborates with population health leadership to provide clinical recommendations in support of NCDHHS standards, Medicaid tailored care management, and value‑based care contracts.
• Contributes clinical summaries and insights for program performance reporting to executive leadership and external stakeholders.
• Identify, develop, and maintain community collaboration with key partners and external stakeholders through referrals and ongoing relationships.
• Contributes to MAHEC’s participation in statewide initiatives aligned with program goals and objectives.
• Responsible for the overall oversight of the clinical access, scheduling, and performance.
• This position leads the integrated care team in providing direct care for perinatal substance use services.
• Expand and sustain a regional network of community-based Spoke sites throughout western NC that provide integrated perinatal SUD care.
• Lead and participate in the creation, evaluation, and execution of organizational, community, and regional PSUDS educational content. This includes committee participation for the annual perinatal substance exposure summit, monthly meetings for the NC Statewide PSUDS network learning collaborative, quarterly newsletters, the annual Perinatal Substance Exposure Summit, and additional PSUDS training as well as other collaborative projects.

Benefits

• Total Rewards (pay + benefits) to honor their service, support their health, manage their financial security, build their career, and thrive.
• MAHEC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior