Regional Medical Director

TeamHealth•Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Take advantage of a rare opportunity to join TeamHealth's leadership team as a regional medical director within our post-acute care division. If you are hired for this role, we ask that you live in, or be willing to relocate to, the Mid-Atlantic. In this role, you will lead a robust team within your region to maintain an outstanding culture that provides the highest level of patient care and experience. You will partner with clinical leaders, clinical educators, and medical directors to develop new business and improve current facility outcomes within the region. The regional medical director is charged with overseeing the provision of services to clients, including clinical service delivery, and fiscal affairs related to their assigned region.

Requirements

MD or DO degree with board certification
Live in the Mid-Atlantic region (DE, PA, NJ, WV, NY, MD, VA) or within reasonable travel
Five or more years of leadership experience managing clinicians
A regional and/or national reputation in quality outcomes
Experience and knowledge in evidence based medicine, quality improvement, CMS and pay-for-performance metrics and clinical information technology and implementation
Possesses a good grasp of clinical work flow in both inpatient and post-acute setting with an interest in clinical information systems and outcomes measurement
Understands major trends in healthcare and managed care, and is familiar with point of care products and medical informatics trends and tools
The ideal candidate will not only have created the vision within their current function, but also raised broader issues, influencing overall organizational strategy, thereby contributing to the larger planning process and helping shape the future of the entire organization
A track record of translating overarching organizational strategy into an effective, long-term action plan for the RMD function
Must be focused on the development of people including strong skills in mentoring, coaching, building effective teams, selecting physician management talent, and building and growing skill sets

Responsibilities

Provision of clinical leadership and coordination of clinical leaders, clinical educators, and medical directors along with leadership in new business development
Works in a paired leadership model with the vice president of operations (VPO)
Participation in clinical rounding/facility medical directorship duties should not exceed 20% of primary responsibilities
Working closely with the VPO, clinical leaders, clinical educator and facility leadership will drive expectations that support the goals of consistent clinical performance to ensure optimal clinical outcomes and patient experience
Works collaboratively with the clinical educator to drive value based care performance improvement outcome goals
Assures clinical leaders are rounding on a monthly basis and reporting outcomes to drive performance
Support recruiting efforts to hire and retain clinicians who are passionate about post-acute care, believe in customer service excellence, and are committed to improving the healthcare ecosystem
Ensures the onboarding experience of clinicians and clinical leaders is comprehensive and a positive experience
Schedule and attend regional practice group meetings
Contributes to the development of annual budgets with VPO and manages contracts to meet budget
Participates in regional monthly operating reviews (MOR) and quarterly practice review
Responsible for implementing recommendations from quarterly practice reviews
Mentorship to practice groups and medical directors