Medical Director

CommuniCare Health Services

26d • Onsite

About The Position

As Medical Director, you will be part of an exciting new model of care combining good old fashioned bedside manner with utilizing innovative technologies to dramatically reduce patients' return to hospital and achieve better outcomes. Since 1984, CommuniCare Family of Companies has been committed to delivering exceptional person-centered care as a national leader in post-acute care for those that are chronically ill or have complex conditions. Our more than 150 skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities deliver sophisticated and transformative care to nearly 16,000 residents and patients at any given time. CommuniCare employs more than 19,000 employees across six states (Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania). As a family owned and operated company, family and heart are woven into every aspect of our continuum of care. Our mission, to serve with pride, is evident and a quality residents, families and community partners have come to expect and trust. Dedicated to improving the lives of seniors, we put extraordinary service above all else. We continue to raise the bar and innovate wherever possible to deliver a higher quality of life for those far beyond our facilities. Because of this, our facilities are a better place for residents to live, patients to stay, employees to work and families to heal.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. required
• Gerontology certification preferred
• MD or DO license in State of Ohio
• ABMS Board Certified in: Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Geriatrics or Hospice/ Palliative
• 5+ years of experience working with geriatric or long-term care population
• Demonstrated experience working with and educating NP’s

Nice To Haves

• Health care management/leadership experience
• Familiarity with CMS, Medicare Advantage, SNP Rules and Regulations
• HCC and Risk Adjusted reimbursement methodology
• Inpatient/SNF utilization metrics and bed day management
• State specific collaborative practice agreements and midlevel practitioner licensing
• Knowledge of EMR

Responsibilities

• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of implementing our medical services, policies, and procedures according to federal, state and local regulations; and current practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine.
• Coordinate medical care, including emergency treatment procedures, maintain effective liaison with attending physicians, and implement methods to keep the quality of care under constant surveillance.
• Provide necessary physician services for those residents within the skilled nursing facilities and/or clinic environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree