Senior Medical Director - Care & Value - WellMed Medical Group - Texas
About The Position
The Senior Medical Director - Care and Value is a senior physician leader responsible for developing WellMed’s care, value, and affordability strategy and partnering with clinical and operational leadership to ensure the strategy is implemented, measured, and tracked across the organization. The role combines strategic physician leadership with supported execution across value-based care, utilization management, care management, disease management, and clinic operations. The Senior Medical Director works with senior clinical and operational leaders to translate strategy into programs and measurable outcomes, but is not directly responsible for day-to-day program execution or education. The role supports WellMed across Texas and possibly portions of Florida. WellMed, a partner of the Optum Care network, provides care to older adults and focuses on preventative health and quality- and value-based outcomes. The organization describes a collaborative environment with opportunities for clinical and leadership growth. Compensation includes base salary and an annual RRP bonus; the posting also describes a comprehensive benefits package and performance-based incentives.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree.
- Current board certification through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
- Active, unrestricted Texas medical license or the ability to obtain Texas licensure.
- 10+ years of clinical practice experience as a physician.
- Significant physician or clinical leadership experience.
- Experience within value-based care and/or Medicare Advantage.
- Experience with utilization management, care management, disease management, and clinic operations.
- Experience working with senior executive and operational leadership.
- Understanding of healthcare forecasting, trending, utilization, and performance data.
- Ability to develop clinical strategies and partner across multiple functions to support implementation.
Nice To Haves
- 10+ years of physician or clinical leadership experience.
- Experience in a large, multi-market healthcare or physician organization.
- Experience developing or overseeing programs focused on clinical quality, utilization, value, and affordability.
- Experience working within the Texas healthcare market.
- Experience leading initiatives across multiple markets or geographic areas.
Responsibilities
- Develop and help drive WellMed’s care, value, and affordability strategy.
- Partner with clinical, operational, and executive leadership to translate strategy into actionable programs.
- Provide physician leadership across utilization management, care management, disease management, and clinic operations.
- Evaluate clinical and operational performance using forecasting, trending, utilization, and other relevant data.
- Identify opportunities to improve care delivery, affordability, and performance within a value-based care model.
- Establish measures for tracking the effectiveness of care and value initiatives.
- Work across clinical and operational teams to support implementation and monitor outcomes.
- Provide senior physician perspective when evaluating programs, processes, and opportunities across the organization.
- Communicate strategy, performance, and recommendations effectively to senior executives and other key stakeholders.
Benefits
- Base salary plus annual RRP bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits package including PTO, 401(k) with match, Executive Savings Plan, paid holidays, and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Incentive and recognition programs.
- Equity stock purchase and 401(k) contribution, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
