Medical Director - PACE

Family HealthCare Network•Visalia, CA

5h•$309,323 - $494,917

About The Position

The Medical Director oversees the provision of primary care services in a Patient Centered Health Home context, with a focus on access to care. The role provides departmental leadership and management, directs and supervises professional care services, supports staff development and performance, monitors budgets and regulatory compliance, and promotes excellent patient care and clinical outcomes. For a Medical Director assigned to PACE, the role is responsible for care delivery and clinical outcomes; medical guidance and supervision of medical services; development of PACE clinical standards, policies, procedures, and practice guidelines; oversight of primary care staff and the Medicare Part D Drug Management Program; and oversight of the Quality Improvement Plan. The Medical Director functions as a primary care physician within the interdisciplinary team, conducting participant assessments, coordinating care, documenting and communicating participant changes, and participating in care planning. The role also supports team education and performance appraisal, coordinates provider-network communications with the PACE Program Director, and represents FHCN PACE to external and regulatory organizations. The position requires a California medical license, DEA registration, and the ability to obtain and maintain staff privileges at FHCN PACE contracted agencies. PACE-assigned physicians must have completed study in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine; advanced certification in geriatrics is preferred. Effective June 1, 2026, hires must meet the stated advanced knowledge and education or licensure criteria and have six years of leadership experience, or seven years of progressively greater responsibility or significant project and initiative contributions demonstrating leadership. PACE assignees must have managed-care experience, experience working with a frail or elderly population or receive appropriate FHCN PACE training upon hiring, be able to work in an interdisciplinary team, and have a minimum credit score of 650. The listed salary range is $309,322.82 to $494,916.51. The role regularly involves sitting and repetitive hand movements for typing and grasping, frequently involves standing or walking, and occasionally requires lifting or moving up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with disabilities.

Requirements

California license to practice medicine.
DEA registration and ability to obtain and maintain staff privileges at FHCN PACE contracted agencies.
Extensive formal training in medical studies and understanding of the theory and practice of medicine.
Effective written and verbal communication, computational, computer, technical, and mathematical skills.
Effective June 1, 2026, either completion of a doctoral-level degree program with a recognized major and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, or successful attainment and maintenance of a valid, active professional license required for the role.
Effective June 1, 2026, six years of leadership experience or seven years of progressively greater responsibility or significant contributions to projects and initiatives demonstrating leadership skills.
Ability to prepare complex Microsoft Word documents, including tables, charts, and graphs; analyze data in Excel using formulas, functions, and lookup tables; and develop sophisticated PowerPoint presentations.
Ability to communicate opinions and analyzed information effectively, resolve conflicts, prepare written materials, and convey technical information to non-technical audiences.
If assigned to PACE, experience in a managed-care environment and working with peers and other health providers on utilization, quality management, performance improvement, pharmacy and therapeutics, peer review, credentialing, and physician leadership issues.
If assigned to PACE, either one year of experience working with a frail or elderly population or willingness to receive appropriate FHCN PACE training upon hiring.
If assigned to PACE, ability to work within an interdisciplinary team setting.
If assigned to PACE, a minimum credit score of 650.
If assigned to PACE, completed study in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.

Nice To Haves

Advanced certification in geriatrics.

Responsibilities

Oversee departmental and division staff, including performance management, staffing recommendations, leadership development, accountability, and execution of organizational plans.
Support departmental or division budgets and monitor expenses; ensure regulatory, workflow, policy, and procedure compliance.
Ensure compliance with employee-related reporting and prepare and implement staff orientation schedules.
Directly provide and supervise professional care services and deliver courteous, timely, patient-centered care and appropriate health education.
Monitor patient status against clinical quality measures; promote daily huddles, interdisciplinary care, current clinical protocols, and timely chart and peer review.
Support performance improvement, staff education, preceptorship where relevant, student and resident rotations where relevant, community events, and Network meetings.
Meet licensure, credentialing, attendance, and employment expectations, and work at any FHCN location as business needs require.
For PACE assignment, oversee care delivery, clinical outcomes, medical services, primary care staff, and medical care personnel, including midlevel providers.
Develop PACE clinical standards, medical practice guidelines, protocols, policies, and procedures.
Function as a primary care physician on the interdisciplinary team: perform comprehensive and interval histories and physicals, participate in primary care as needed, coordinate 24-hour care delivery, document and communicate participant changes, and participate in care planning.
Oversee compliance with the Medicare Part D Drug Management Program and the Quality Improvement Plan; review quality-of-care issues and oversee corrective action plans.
Participate in interdisciplinary team oversight, training, education, and performance appraisal; develop programs to build provider skills.
Coordinate provider-network communications with the PACE Program Director and represent FHCN PACE to external, professional, and regulatory organizations.
Perform other duties as assigned.