Senior Medical Director (Physician) - Geriatric Primary Care
About The Position
The Senior Medical Director is a senior clinical executive and member of the organizational leadership team. The position is responsible for setting the overall clinical direction of the house call practice and Medicare GUIDE dementia care program, ensuring that care delivery aligns with the organization's mission, value-based strategy, and growth objectives. The Senior Medical Director ensures clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, evidence-based practice standards, and measurable performance outcomes. The role partners with the Chief Operating Officer in a dyad framework, sharing accountability for quality, growth, financial sustainability, and regulatory compliance. This position will be approximately 60% direct patient care and 40% administrative leadership, with duties that include: - maintain an active clinical practice within house calls and/or the GUIDE program - participate in the house calls practice on-call rotation - hold primary clinical authority of the house call practice and Medicare GUIDE programs - supervise nurse practitioners and physician assistants - interpret and modify clinical protocols / care pathways in alignment with standards - oversee prescribing standards - establish and revise documentation standards supporting billing integrity and compliance - make clinical decisions in partnership with other leaders The practice uses the AthenaCare EHR.
Requirements
- North Carolina medical license
- DEA
- Board Certification, relevant speciality (internal medicine, family medicine, geriatrics, etc.)
- 5+ years related clinical experience
- previous leadership experience strongly preferred
Nice To Haves
- previous leadership experience strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- clinical leadership and strategy
- provider oversight and workforce development
- Medicare GUIDE program oversight
- regulatory and compliance oversight
- quality improvement and outcomes accountability
- population health and risk oversight
- operational and financial collaboration
- maintain an active clinical practice within house calls and/or the GUIDE program
- participate in the house calls practice on-call rotation
- hold primary clinical authority of the house call practice and Medicare GUIDE programs
- supervise nurse practitioners and physician assistants
- interpret and modify clinical protocols / care pathways in alignment with standards
- oversee prescribing standards
- establish and revise documentation standards supporting billing integrity and compliance
- make clinical decisions in partnership with other leaders
Benefits
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Malpractice Insurance
- Health / Dental / Vision Insurance
- Disability / Life Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Professional Expenses Reimbursed
- Annual CME Allowance
- Company Cell Phone
- 403b w/ Employer Match
- Many More Benefits Available
- Full Package Negotiable
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
