Clinical Medical Director

La Clinica Del Valle•Medford, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

La Clinica is seeking a Clinical Medical Director for its Phoenix Health Center. This role is for a recognized leader who models excellent patient care, accountable communication, and La Clinica's mission. The Medical Director is responsible for clinical leadership within their care team and is ultimately responsible for the care delivered by all members of their team, with patient safety and well-being as their primary concern. They will exemplify quality, evidence-based care and work daily with the site Practice Manager to ensure smooth clinic operations. The Medical Director is a strategic thinker, initiating, managing, and supporting strategic and financial efforts in alignment with La Clinica's mission and vision. La Clinica is committed to compassionate care for all patients and employees, offering competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a focus on work-life harmony.

Requirements

Licensed independent practitioner with training as a physician, or advanced practice provider
Minimum of two years clinical experience with progressively developed leadership skills
Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
Must be able to interact with a variety of individuals at various levels under stressful circumstances while exercising sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy
Must be able to work productively both independently and in a team setting
Must be able to communicate with clarity, both verbally and in writing to groups and individuals
Proof of legal right to work in this country

Responsibilities

Perform Essential Job Duties
Maintain regular, consistent, and predictable punctuality and attendance, including being available, accessible, and able to complete all required essential functions and assigned job tasks onsite as directed during your regularly assigned schedule or your assigned site(s) normal business hours.
Attend monthly meetings: leadership dyad, Medical Staff, Medical Advisory Committee, and Medical Quality Action Team.
Schedule, set the agenda, and run monthly clinic provider meetings covering workflows, coverage questions and staffing issues, metric data, patient volume data and panel sizes, organizational initiatives and updates, and peer review.
Check in at least weekly with the clinic manager to discuss relevant issues.
Meet at least quarterly with each clinic provider to address goals, metric and volume data, future plans, clinical care concerns, and practice issues.
Perform annual review and goal setting with each provider.
Provide coaching, feedback, and disciplinary action to providers when needed.
Be available during each workday to providers to address questions and thoughts about clinical care and system issues.
Serve as laboratory medical director for the site.
Participate and aid in provider recruitment and interviewing.
In collaboration with the CMO, take responsibility for leadership growth and learning, including at least annual leadership training, seminar, or CME.
Ensure provider coverage during all of the site’s hours of operation.
Act as both a leader and provider, prioritizing organizational issues.
Provide feedback to the CMO and other organizational leaders regarding operational effectiveness and areas for improvement.
Consider and voice concerns about the operational impacts of committee decisions on the team.
Communicate committee decisions to their teams.
Provide/assign ongoing clinical supervision for patient care performed by medical clinicians.
Engage in peer review and behavioral standards as determined by the Medical Officer for Clinician Engagement.
Identify challenges and solicit solutions from team members.
Champion team agreements about day-to-day operations (coverage of out-of-clinic provider desktops, walk-ins, late patients, etc.).
Fulfill all duties listed in the provider job description.
Ensure quality of care for the entire team's patient population (panel).
Ensure all clinicians are supporting concepts of team-based care.
Meet with practice manager regularly about operational and personnel issues.
Complete assigned trainings via La Clinica’s learning module system (Relias) by the required due date.
Perform other duties as assigned.