Site Medical Director - Advanced Practice Clinician

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center•Sheridan, OR

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About The Position

The Site Medical Director provides clinical leadership at their site and directly supervises provider staff, including coaching and performance management. The director serves on the site leadership team, helps recruit providers and other medical staff, and participates in quality improvement activities. The role also provides primary and obstetrical care within the clinician’s training, experience, and licensure, and serves as an informational resource to patients, colleagues, the Center, students, and the community. The position combines clinical care with site operations and leadership. Responsibilities include mentoring clinicians in evidence-based care, supporting patient and personnel issue resolution, monitoring progress toward operational, financial, and quality goals, coordinating provider schedules and meetings, orienting new providers, and working with site and senior leadership. The director may temporarily assume responsibilities of the Medical Director of Provider Affairs or Chief Medical Officer in their absence. The role may include care at other Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center locations, participation in special clinics and outreach, and supervision and education of students and residents. The position involves access to protected health information for treatment and quality assurance. Work takes place in a well-lighted, ventilated environment, with exposure to bloodborne pathogens and potentially hazardous chemicals. Physical activities include standing, walking, sitting, occasional stooping, bending, and reaching, and lifting or carrying items; the employee may also assist patients onto or off exam tables. Staff must meet the organization’s immunization requirements.

Requirements

Current active board certification in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine.
Licensed to practice medicine in Oregon with current DEA registration.
At least 3 years of prior clinical experience.
Current staff privileges at Hillsboro Medical Center, which may be courtesy privileges, as needed for clinical work depending on scope of practice; applicable to Reproductive Medicine only.
Detail-oriented.
Knowledgeable about continuous quality improvement or willing to learn.
Strong commitment to working with patients and staff from a wide range of ethnic, economic, cultural, and social backgrounds.
Meet VGMHC immunization requirements and applicable state and federal guidelines.

Nice To Haves

One year of supervision experience in community medicine as a provider.
Bilingual English/Spanish, with ability to pass the State proficiency exam to provide medical care in Spanish; refresher courses may be provided.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise providers at the assigned site.
Provide clinical leadership and mentoring in evidence-based, timely, effective, efficient, and equitable medical care.
Provide clinical input on individual patient care and management; review cases for the Controlled Substances Oversight Committee and review unexpected outcomes, including deaths, as part of peer review and quality improvement.
Participate in the site leadership team to address clinic schedules, coverage, personnel issues, improvement projects, and delegated responsibilities.
Implement plans to meet operational, financial, and patient-care quality goals, including monitoring quality metrics.
Attend local, administrative, and quality improvement meetings as needed.
Organize site provider meetings, prepare minutes, assist with staff and team meetings, and manage follow-up.
Assist with provider scheduling, time-off approvals, timecard approval, and monitoring providers’ time management.
Act as a liaison between the Center and community groups regarding clinical issues and access, in cooperation with designated medical directors.
Serve as a clinical liaison to other departments and programs, including Dental, School-Based Health Centers, and the Migrant camp program.
Address day-to-day concerns of providers, support staff, and the management team.
Ensure clinic procedures support information flow, patient safety, and provider continuity.
Assist in implementing organizational plans guided by local, state, and federal stakeholders, including health plans and funders.
Ensure identified training needs are met for providers and support staff.
Provide annual performance reviews and feedback to provider staff and hold regular one-to-one meetings with direct reports.
Work with site leadership to recruit providers and other medical staff, including arranging interviews.
Orient new providers to the site and conduct regular check-ins.
Represent the site’s medical staff with the leadership team and facilitate communication with other site leadership teams and senior leadership.
Temporarily assume responsibilities of the Medical Director of Provider Affairs or Chief Medical Officer when required in their absence.
Provide direct primary and obstetrical patient care within training, experience, and licensure; scope may include hospital and obstetrical care depending on specialty, training, and site needs.
Provide high-quality, comprehensive, culturally competent health care.
Provide case management as needed, including for patients with diabetes, pregnant patients, and people with serious health problems, working collaboratively with support staff.
Meet patient-care productivity standards to support adequate access to clinical services.
Document care in the medical record in a timely manner, including education, medications, referrals, diagnostic testing, and follow-up.
Supervise and educate students and residents in health care professions.
Assist with organizing and participating in special clinics, such as the farmworker outreach program.
Provide services at Virginia Garcia locations other than the primary site when required.
Provide services to non-health-center patients in community-wide special clinics, school-linked clinics, health fairs, immunization campaigns, migrant camp outreach, homeless outreach, hospital-related cross-coverage when holding hospital privileges, and certain individual emergencies.
Handle protected health information in accordance with HIPAA.
Perform other duties as assigned.