Medical Director - Optum

UnitedHealth Group • Orlando, FL

236d • $269,500 - $425,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Optum FL is seeking a Medical Director to join our team in Orlando, FL. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone. At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
• Three or more years of clinical practice experience
• Current board certification from ABMS or ABOS in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Active, unrestricted Florida medical license or ability to obtain license rapidly
• Valid DEA required

Nice To Haves

• Five or more years proven experience leading/managing providers.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a collegial relationship with clinicians (employed and contracted) to support the business efforts of the organization.
• Implements market specific initiatives and ensures that processes and procedures are aligned with the business model.
• Drives improvement of quality indicators in assigned market by identifying, directing, and executing continuous quality improvement activities or processes.
• Performs annual evaluations of the Associate Medical Director, Lead Clinicians, and other providers as directed.
• Collaborates with Market Operations and Provider Relations staff in the market(s).
• Assists in the identification of potential physician practice acquisitions in assigned market. Supports the clinics under integrations.
• Partnering with the Clinical Affordability team, supports new innovative approaches to making healthcare more efficient and meaningful to PCPs and patients alike; ultimately bending the cost curve in region.
• Develops and cascades clinical outcome/improvement messaging to business units to foster tighter working culture.
• Helps set agendas/strategies and collaborates with teams of Physician Business Managers (contracted), Risk Adjustment RNs, and Quality RNs.
• Assists driving aligned performance in a largely independently contracted provider network through the development of meaningful relationships, financial and quality incentives, best practices, and forward thinking solutions to improve our value proposition to medical providers.
• Assists in the identification and development of current/new best practices in support of continuous financial and quality improvement.
• Serves as an integral dyad partner interfacing with corporate level support divisions, to include Quality, Risk Adjustment, Cost and Care, Employed Clinic Operations.
• Ensures clinician compliance with federal and state regulations as well as internal policies and procedures, including the code of conduct.
• Identifies and develops new leaders for succession planning.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: No Education Listed