Regional Medical Officer

Vytalize Health

About The Position

The Regional Medical Officer (RMO) is a strategic clinical leader responsible for overseeing Market Medical Directors and driving value-based care (VBC) transformation across their designated geographic area (“pod”). This role involves leading and mentoring Market Medical Directors, fostering provider collaboration, and working cross-functionally with Vytalize Health’s leadership teams to implement high-impact clinical programs. The RMO ensures alignment with organizational objectives while optimizing practice performance (identifying and addressing practice-specific cost and utilization opportunities, accurate and complete documentation, quality of care, clinical recommendations as provided by Vytal Insights, and participation and engagement in Vytal Care and Vytal Network programs) and outcomes (decreased costs, improved health, increased shared savings).

Requirements

Medical degree (MD or DO) with board certification preferred in a primary care specialty (primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics, pediatrics)
Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role within an ACO or similar healthcare organization
Active medical license and board certification
Strong analytical skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams
Proficiency in data analysis and reporting
In-depth understanding of value-based care
Knowledge of healthcare cost management and utilization review processes

Responsibilities

Train, coach, and mentor Market Medical Directors to expand their influence and engagement with primary care practices.
Exercise supervisory responsibility and ultimate accountability for pod performance, ensuring clinical and financial success.
Meet regularly with Market Medical Directors to troubleshoot practice challenges, provide strategic guidance, and offer ongoing support.
Provide guidance and keep Market Medical Directors abreast of Regulatory and Compliance issues as they pertain to CMS regulations and ACO contractual obligations.
Regularly review key performance indicators and clinical utilization metrics delivered by Market Medical Directors, highlighting areas that require focus or additional motivation.
Ensure productivity targets are met related to practice meetings, pod meetings, and internal assignments.
Identify opportunities to improve practice workflows, healthcare utilization, and clinical documentation accuracy.
Drive continuous performance improvements by analyzing data trends and implementing strategic interventions at a regional level.
Work with Market Medical Directors to ensure ACO practice compliance with Vytal Signs gates including but not limited to EMR access, EMR integration, use of Vytalize VBC tools, and participation in clinical programs.
Work collaboratively across departments, including Regional Vice Presidents, Practice Transformation Managers, Risk & Quality Teams, and Product & Tech Teams, to align on value-based care strategies and clinical initiatives.
Assess areas of greatest opportunity within ACO practices, identifying potential changes, enhancements, or new programs to optimize healthcare delivery.
Promote value-based clinical strategy by supporting Vytalize Health's initiatives and lending clinical perspective to strategic discussions, including selection and prioritization of organization-wide initiatives.
Provide clinical oversight for ongoing initiatives, shaping new strategies that align with evolving healthcare models and provider needs.
Spread best practices across pods, sponsoring provider collaboration and knowledge-sharing sessions, particularly through pod meetings.
Develop, refine, and propagate key initiatives, enabling Market Medical Directors to focus on direct physician engagement.
Periodically present clinically (virtually or in person) to practices, reinforcing VBC principles and supporting PCP engagement.
Collaborate across Vytalize’s Central and Market Medical Directors to share achievements, refine strategies, and seek advice and feedback.
Engage in ACO leadership meetings, contributing insights to refine national and regional healthcare initiatives.
Attend and participate in Vytalize Physician Advisory Council meetings.

Benefits

Competitive base compensation
Annual bonus potential
Health benefits effective on start date
Health & Wellness Program; up to $300 per quarter for your overall well-being available on start date
401K plan effective on the first of the month after your start date; 100% of up to 4% of your annual salary
Unlimited (or generous) paid "Vytal Time"
5 paid sick days after your first 90 days
Company paid STD/LTD
Technology setup
Ability to help build a market leader in value-based healthcare at a rapidly growing organization