Senior Medical Director, Behavioral Health - Desert Region

Intermountain Health • St. George, UT

25d • $70 - $450 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Medical Director for Behavioral Health serves as the physician leader for region physicians in the Intermountain Medical Group Behavioral Health Service Line and works collaboratively in a dyad leadership structure with a service line director. The Senior Medical Director drives engagement of physicians and advanced practice providers, assures clinical best practice is achieved in accordance with the Fundamentals of Extraordinary Care across the service line’s specialties and assures strong workforce planning in all disciplines. The Senior Medical Director provides leadership, oversight, and support for the development of a culture of high reliability and the measurement of care, identifying opportunities, building relationships, and executing on strategies to drive the performance and measured improvement of the service line. The Senior Medical Director selects, guides, and develops subordinate medical leaders to manage domains and achieve service line goals. The Senior Medical Director works collaboratively with all assigned region disciplines including Medical Group, peer service lines and markets, as well as Enterprise disciplines, including Clinical Programs, Clinical Shared Services, Clinical Excellence, Research, Medical Education, and the clinically integrated network.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. Education must be obtained through an ACGME or AOA accredited institution and will be verified.
• Fellow trained in a Behavioral Health specialty through an ACGME or AOA accredited institution and will be verified.
• ABMS or equivalent AOA Board Certification
• Active Medical Licensure, or in the process of obtaining licensure.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Three years of clinical experience in an applicable specialty practice setting.
• Three years of experience leading successful improvement in clinical settings.
• Experience with change management with the ability to provide leadership in the adaptation and implementation of new processes or technology that enhance safety.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Three years of progressive healthcare leadership experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a complex health system (hospitals, ambulatory clinics, post-acute care, etc.).
• Demonstrated leadership of clinicians.
• Certified in healthcare communication, coaching, or an equivalent experience with external entities that drive and support Experience of Care approaches and standards, including government agencies, academic institutions, universities and related organizations of higher education, and other public institutions.

Responsibilities

• Leads Physician and Advanced Practice Provider and others in collaborations and defines and establishes care models that best meet patient needs and the fundamentals of extraordinary care (quality, safety, patient experience, equity, access, stewardship, engaged caregivers, and smart growth).
• Ensures that evidence-based clinical care standards are established and effectively implemented across the region for appropriate caregivers.
• Leads implementation of innovative care delivery models, consulting with Enterprise Clinical Programs on model development.
• Sets a culture of team-based care and develops standards and processes to optimize high-functioning clinical care teams.
• Establishes referral standards and compacts between primary and specialty care to ensure consistent, high-quality, coordinated, and efficient care.
• Leads development of care processes to support value and risk-based payment models, including the use of virtual consults, eConsults, and traditional patient visits.
• Creates an environment that maximizes the engagement and professional satisfaction of physicians therapists and APPs.
• Supervises and promotes the development of subordinate physician leaders in the service line’s specialties.
• Assures seamless coordination and delivery of specialty care across the continuum (acute, ambulatory, home, virtual).
• Participates in the mapping of the patient care journey from ambulatory care settings through episodic acute care settings, collaborating effectively at intersections of care.
• Leads workforce planning for the service line, including the process to identify where and how care should be provided across the region. Leads the physician recruitment process for the region for Behavioral Health specialists, including, leading the development of the annual physician recruitment plan, involving all key stakeholders in the process.
• Leads physician, therapists, and APP retention efforts.
• Establishes professional standards for physicians within the service line’s specialties in collaboration with the Associate Chief Medical Officers.
• Builds and fosters physicians, therapists, and APP alignment across the region.
• Collaborates with medical group clinics and hospitals to ensure effective performance of and satisfaction with services provided.
• Supports and drives results for key quality, experience, cost, and utilization metrics.
• Effectively communicates to boards, colleagues, community, and other health systems the work and successes of the service line. Effectively addresses performance concerns for providers, including peer review for cases within the service line’s specialties, in collaboration with the Associate Chief Medical Officers.
• Supports appropriate research endeavors and research strategy within the service line’s specialties by working collaboratively with the Office of Research.
• Supports appropriate academic endeavors and strategy within the service line’s specialties by working collaboratively with the Offices of Research and Medical Education.
• Participates in the strategic planning and goal setting processes for the service line’s specialties, ensuring that annual goals and key performance metrics are established. Promotes goal achievement and maintains goals set by the organization.
• Evaluates annual performance for physician leaders within the service line’s specialties.
• Provides specialty specific review and/or consultation as requested by Select Health or others.
• Provides specialty specific consultation as requested by Digital Transformation Information Systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

What This Job Offers

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