Regional Director - Radiology

MedAmerica • Emeryville, CA

6d • $275,000 - $900,000 • Remote

About The Position

Vituity, a 100% physician-owned partnership, is seeking a Radiology Regional Director to join their team. This role offers autonomy, local control, and national support, allowing physicians to focus on patient care. As an equitable owner from day one, you will benefit from financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and career development opportunities. Vituity's leadership, comprised of frontline physicians, understands practice needs and provides the autonomy necessary to deliver care effectively. You will be supported by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and a network of over 6,000 Vituity clinicians. The company fosters a 'culture of brilliance' where team accomplishments are prioritized, leveraging collective strengths to impact local communities positively. Vituity has opportunities at 900 practices nationwide, serving over 14.5 million patients annually, with the flexibility to transfer jobs if relocation is needed.

Requirements

• Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of residency through an accredited residency program.
• Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital’s medical staff and comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided.
• Physician Partnership status required.
• Operations management role experience (e.g., Medical Director, Medical Group Manager, multi-site experience).
• Medical group clinical work experience.
• Must work a minimum average of 3 clinical shifts per month.
• Proactive and solution-minded.
• Superior clinical skills to serve as role model by setting high standards.
• Ability to interpret and understand complex financial data as related to practice management.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate physicians, clinical, and non-clinical employees.
• Dedicated team member and effective relationship builder.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Able to resolve disputes.
• Ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Work with Medical Directors to review site performance, address problems, and adjust practices to achieve profitability.
• Ensure all sites are solvent and review monthly site performance reports, correcting any identified problems.
• Assist Medical Directors in resolving issues with problem payers, AR, etc.
• Monitor site contributions and organization subsidies.
• Work with Vituity Practice Management staff and VP in negotiations of managed care contracts affecting sites in their region.
• Manage debt forgiveness when applicable.
• Coordinate and lead the negotiation of contracts in the region and resolve issues with payers, managed care organizations, and the hospital.
• Operate new sites to budget.
• Understand incentives and operationalize optimization, ensuring contract terms are met.
• Own start-ups, Year One, and Hot Spot calls.
• Ensure increase in subsidy needs to be approved by COO.
• Accountable for site operational and quality performance.
• Aid Medical Directors in identifying and correcting potential and/or existing operational or financial problems, including patient flow, coding, documentation, compliance, and productivity issues.
• Advise Medical Directors and site management teams to ensure all practice lines in the region provide the highest quality medical care.
• Ensure quality metrics for the site and system are exceeded.
• Identify opportunities for practice line integration to ensure the quality and efficiency of patient care delivery across the acute care continuum.
• Assist with new service line startups and engage regularly with integrated site RDs.
• Engage in collaboratives, set the tone, and hold Medical Directors and Site Management Teams accountable.
• Allocate Vituity Practice Management, Operations Consultants, and Regional Leads resources for the region.
• Work collaboratively with Operations Consultants and Regional Leads on initiatives such as start-up calls and performance improvement initiatives, assuming responsibility for their success.
• Act as the leader for the site in any Vituity collaboratives.
• Maintain oversight of all site metrics, incentives, and operational processes.
• Provide leadership for all partners and employees in the region.
• Onboard and mentor Medical Directors and address performance issues in a timely manner, holding them accountable.
• Aid Medical Directors in recruiting, onboarding, and acculturating new providers.
• Represent Vituity and impart information on new policies and procedures.
• Work clinically at struggling sites when appropriate and necessary.
• Commit to creating and demonstrating inclusivity within Vituity, including codesigning, building, and executing strategies, policies, and practices that cultivate equity, inclusion, and fair opportunity for all.
• Lead with integrity by recognizing the voices and ideas of individuals in their respective site or division.
• Ensure practices are following up on compliance requirements.
• Ensure Medical Directors are signing off on timecards within the due date.
• Support current and future Leadership development by supporting and participating in the Leadership Development Program.
• Represent Vituity and maintain relationships in their region.
• Maintain a strong C-suite relationship, ensuring added value.
• Respond quickly to emails and calls.
• Represent Vituity to hospital administration and nursing, meeting at least annually, preferably quarterly, with ongoing check-ins preferred.
• Assure strong and positive relationships with medical staff, encouraging site partners to become Chief of Medical Staff.
• Serve as a member of the Vituity Regional Director Operations Committee and on appropriate Vituity workgroups.
• Assume responsibility for any Medical Director in an emergency.
• Regularly engage, mentor, and assist fellow regional directors, medical directors, and site management teams.
• Meet with Medical Directors on a frequent basis and monitor high-risk and new sites monthly.
• Investigate and address Partner and provider complaints and issues in the Region.
• Participate in Divisional meetings with all practice lines.
• Provide regular organizational updates at the site level.
• Ensure appropriate onboarding, education, and training of Medical Directors.
• Create and update training materials.
• Supply potential candidates to the leadership pipeline.
• Identify opportunities for new business, reporting them to leadership and/or business development for follow-up.
• Participate in New Business opportunities outside their own region as needed.
• Present new innovations and service line offerings to current clients to enhance existing relationships.
• Manage the contract negotiation process with existing sites via the Renewal Process.
• Ensure the contracting process is being followed.
• Participate in establishing new contract terms.
• Facilitate integration of practice lines in startups and existing contract sites.
• Meet regularly with RDs from different service lines to share challenges and find solutions to increase contract stability.
• Joint accountability with the System Client Champion to ensure good relationships and that expectations are being met/exceeded.
• Monitor and intervene when appropriate on matters of client, medical staff, and hospital staff conflict/problems.
• Ensure that all Vituity physician providers understand their fiduciary obligations as Vituity partners.
• Model and communicate the cultural values, partnership principles, and patient-centered cause in interactions with patients, clients, providers, and employees.
• Work with peers to help and improve overall performance.
• Accountable for meeting organizational goals in their Region.
• Plan and contribute to content for Division-wide meetings as assigned.
• Promote Vituity’s culture, mission, values, and democratic principles.
• Work with Partnership affairs and CPAC on provider-related issues and concerns in their Region and ensure progressive counseling with exceptional documentation is followed.
• Ensure bi-directional communication to and from providers regarding organizational updates, policies and procedures, strategy, etc.
• Have regular interactions with key hospital administrators to maintain an open line of communication and to understand and address pain points throughout the year.
• Ensure site providers are actively participating on key hospital committees.
• Assist the site leadership in cultivating and maintaining key relationships with hospital board members, foundation members, etc., when able and applicable.
• Respond in a timely manner.
• Align with partnership strategy, initiatives, and expectations and communicate to the site level.
• Have an in-depth understanding of the strategy and initiatives to own the message and be prepared to thoroughly discuss with Partners.
• Act as a Vituity advocate and communicate as an owner of the message.
• Provide VPs feedback received related to communications.

Benefits

• Superior Health Plan Options
• Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage
• Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
• Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
• Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
• EAP and travel assistance included
• Student loan refinancing discounts
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

What This Job Offers

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