South Texas – Regional Medical Director

NorthStar Anesthesia•Houston, TX

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Medical Director develops and sustains relationships and advances clinical strategies and workflows to promote practice and patient satisfaction while improving value-based healthcare delivery. The role provides direct clinical services to patients and clinical supervision for assigned medical staff, and ensures that medical services are high quality, efficient, and clinically appropriate across the assigned South Texas region. The position leads clinical model execution, performance outcomes, talent, and improvement initiatives across regional markets in collaboration with medical directors, hospital administrators, the Regional Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Quality Officer, and other clinical and business leaders. It contributes to clinical protocols, performance objectives, productivity benchmarks, compliance measures, provider workflows and schedules, medical management and case management operations, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning. The role also mentors clinical leaders and providers and participates in hiring, evaluation, counseling, and termination of clinical staff as requested. The Regional Medical Director collaborates with anesthesiologists, CRNAs, AAs, surgeons, and other professionals to provide anesthesia care for medical and surgical procedures. Clinical work may include patient assessment and preparation, administration and management of anesthesia and sedation, intraoperative care, post-anesthesia recovery, and response to critical situations. The role may work in operating rooms, labor suites, and other procedural locations and may perform general, local, regional, or neuraxial anesthesia and related procedures within the clinician’s credentials and privileges. The position also participates in quality management, multidisciplinary improvement, and company and facility initiatives and complies with applicable professional, legal, regulatory, and company requirements.

Requirements

Current medical doctor license in the state of employment and compliance with applicable state Medical Board requirements.
Board certified or eligible for board certification in anesthesiology through the American Board of Anesthesiology or American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology.
Graduate of an accredited medical program.
Maintain the clinical privileges necessary to provide anesthesiology services at Company locations.
Insurable by an appropriate medical malpractice insurer for required limits.
Demonstrated current competency in the clinical responsibilities for which the candidate applies.
Maintain educational requirements for licensure and certification; additional licenses, certifications, or education may be required by assigned facilities or states.
At least 4 years of clinical experience.
At least 2 years of leadership experience.
Proficiency using MS Office.
Current, relevant, and substantial knowledge of health center licensing and operations, including legal and regulatory requirements, administration, policies, protocols, and clinical issues.
High business acumen and insight.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to lead staff, build trust and respect, motivate employees, and promote team building.
Ability to foster a professional, respectful, and non-threatening workplace.
Strong problem-solving skills, including creativity, resourcefulness, timeliness, and technical knowledge for analyzing and resolving medical or administrative problems.
Sensitivity to culturally and linguistically diverse patient and employee populations; compassion and professionalism in dealing with others.
Ability to work collaboratively and maintain confidentiality.
Ability to relocate to another city, market, state, or region if necessary to support business strategy.
Ability and willingness to travel locally and regionally up to 60% of the time.
Ability to work some evenings and weekends as needed.
Emotional coping skills sufficient to manage difficult emotional situations and responses from others.
Familiarity with healthcare network strategy, including network development, value-based and integrated healthcare, and care for families and communities with complex health and social needs.
Knowledge of anesthesia principles, techniques, and procedures and ability to apply them to patient care.
Advanced knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology and ability to apply that knowledge to individual cases.
Physical ability to provide safe anesthetic care and perform the described patient-care procedures and transfers.
Ability to stand for extended periods, tolerate unpredictable work hours, walk, handle and operate tools or controls, reach, and frequently lift or move up to 30 pounds.
Ability to perform fine manipulation, simple and firm grasping, and steady-hand procedures such as intubation, IV insertion, vascular access, anesthetic blocks, and airway management.
Ability to meet the role’s mental demands, including routine deadline pressure and frequent contact with people in stressful, delicate, or unpredictable situations.

Responsibilities

Administer clinical model execution, clinical performance outcomes, and clinical talent within the assigned region in collaboration with Medical Directors and Hospital Administrators.
Aid in oversight of medical services in assigned markets and potentially individual facilities.
Partner with clinical leaders to define care model components, regional customization, success metrics, and opportunities for clinical value.
Design, develop, review, and execute clinical protocols, performance objectives, productivity benchmarks, compliance measures, provider workflow plans, and provider schedules.
Identify quality improvement opportunities and implement workflows and processes to improve clinical and operational outcomes.
Lead regional clinical improvement initiatives to improve quality and patient health outcomes.
Oversee clinical operations of medical management and case management departments.
Attend executive, regional, and market leadership, financial, strategic planning, and Talent Acquisition meetings.
Focus on medical, compliance, regulatory, and quality assurance measures and best practices; participate in NorthStar national quality initiatives.
Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement, Infection Prevention, and other committees.
Participate in hiring, evaluation, counseling, and termination of clinical team members as requested by NorthStar or hospital administration.
Coach, mentor, and train market clinical leaders and staff providers in clinical and operational practices.
Promote multidisciplinary continuous quality improvement and compliance with The Joint Commission guidelines, and promote NorthStar Anesthesia’s core values.
Collaborate across business functions to ensure clinical alignment and scope of practice reflect current medical evidence and best-practice guidelines.
Support and lead the vision, mission, and values of NorthStar.
Collaborate with anesthesiologists, CRNAs, AAs, surgeons, and other professionals to provide anesthesia for medical and surgical procedures.
Assess and prepare patients for procedures, explain procedures, administer and maintain anesthesia, manage patients during procedures, oversee recovery, and address immediate postoperative needs.
Perform anesthesiology services and non-surgical procedures within clinical credentials and privileges, including IV insertion, intubation, anesthesia induction and emergence, vascular access placement, anesthetic blocks, fluid and electrolyte management, epidurals or spinal anesthesia, and airway management.
Work in operating rooms, labor suites, and other procedural locations, providing local, regional, neuraxial, sedation, or general anesthesia as appropriate.
Take medical histories, maintain records of anesthesia care, respond to critical situations, and work with healthcare teams to ensure patient safety.
Prepare drugs, account for controlled substances, maintain and evaluate anesthesia equipment, and prescribe drugs where permitted by hospital guidelines.
Help ensure patient care requirements are met, maintain and improve professional skills, and participate in department Quality Management functions.
Adhere to company policies, the Code of Conduct and Ethics, professional standards, and applicable laws and regulations.