Physician Lead

CenterWell • Kansas City, MO

9d • $292,000 - $341,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Lead serves as a clinician and is able to handle a variety of health-related problems. You will work on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial. You will report directly to the Market CMO and will be in person at our Kansas City outpatient clinics and be directly responsible for administrative oversight and outcomes determined by the Clinical / Operational Leadership of the Market. You will spend 60% of your time clinically focused on direct patient care, with the remaining time dedicated to administrative responsibilities related to oversight of clinical provision of care.

Requirements

• MD/DO
• 8 or more years of technical experience
• 2 or more years of project leadership experience
• Licensure in state of practice
• Graduate of accredited MD or DO program of accredited university
• Board Certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Geriatric Medicine
• If hired, will screen for TB.

Responsibilities

• Work with Market CMO and Operational Leadership to grow the Model of Care, create profit improvement projects, design operational implementations, and contribute to the strategic intent.
• Oversee other clinicians including Physicians, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNP), and Physicians Assistants (PA) in maintaining Collaborative / Supervisory Agreements per state protocols, panel management, providing direct education to clinicians around clinical protocols / disease prevalence / appropriate levels of clinical quality care, providing guidance to individual clinicians about patient terminations, and collaboration with Compliance.
• Support clinicians with schedule templates, coverage, daily issues, managing behavioral concerns of supervised staff, PTO management, CME time and reimbursement requests, completion of performance reviews, and resolution of inquiries, requests, and complaints from clinical staff.
• Help organize team building activities and assist in resolution of inquiries, requests, and complaints from patients.
• Conduct ongoing chart review / audit of clinical staff to ensure quality care and identify opportunities for education/coaching.
• Identify trends and areas of opportunity in pharmacy use (pharmacy management) to affect Part D per Member per Month (PMPM) costs while maintaining high-quality care.
• Optimize network by contributing to the identification of preferred network specialists to optimize delivery of care for ongoing maintenance / cost-saving opportunities.
• Make decisions related to the identification and mitigation of complex technical and operational problems within clinics/centers.
• Manage financial / operational performance of their assigned clinics to ensure success.
• Participate in provider committees (i.e. Technology Governance, EMR Optimization) and attend meetings.
• Participate in Shared Service Strategy Meetings.
• Participate in quality improvement programs, population health programs, continuing education, and other patient care programs established by clinical requirements.
• Help recruit and interview potential clinical staff.
• Participate in patient retention and marketing activities.
• Serve as a community representative in the media and press activities.
• Other responsibilities as directed by the Market CMO.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance

What This Job Offers

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