Value-based Physician Leader (MD /DO) Primary Care

HarmonyCares • Troy, MI

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About The Position

HarmonyCares is a national value-based provider of in-home primary care for people with complex healthcare needs. This full-time salaried W-2 physician leadership role combines hands-on patient care with administrative time for clinical oversight, high-risk huddles, and office growth initiatives. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, with no weekends or evenings; the workday typically begins around 8:00 a.m. and ends around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m.

The Medical Pod Leader is accountable for the clinical performance of the pod, including diagnosis and documentation, quality, patient experience, affordability, patient safety, team dynamics, and provider productivity. The leader maintains close working relationships with pod clinicians, serves as collaborating physician for associated advanced practice providers (APPs), and partners with the Market Manager and market office staff. The role includes direct supervision and development of clinicians, patient care, quality oversight, performance management, and collaboration with regional and site medical leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO).
• Valid, unencumbered driver’s license and good driving record.
• Active CPR certification.
• Unrestricted DEA registration.
• Completion of an accredited residency program.
• Unrestricted medical license.
• Board certification is required for those newly hired or promoted on or after January 1, 2026, and must be obtained and maintained in accordance with organizational and applicable regulatory standards.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience as a physician collaborating with advanced practice providers.
• Experience in geriatrics or caring for complex patients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site supervising and collaborating physician for assigned APPs and physicians, within state limits on collaborative practice agreements.
• Provide collaborative time in proportion to assigned APPs and physicians.
• Complete at least one ride-along with each collaborative APP per quarter.
• Provide complex patient visits as needed for each supervised APP.
• Collaborate with pod clinical team members, including Community Health Workers, Medical Social Workers, Nurse Navigators, Care Managers, and Patient Care Coordinators.
• Develop and participate in APP clinical development, including evidence-based care and professionalism.
• Lead and participate in high-risk huddles, ensuring discussed patients have a documented plan of care that includes relevant care management team members.
• Build a team-based culture and work collaboratively with clinical team members.
• Conduct at least 10 chart audits per month, or more if required by state regulations.
• Serve as a resource for patient-care questions and concerns, and participate in difficult conversations with patients or family members when requested.
• Conduct routine panel reviews with APPs.
• Sign DME orders, death certificates, and other orders on behalf of APPs as needed and as permitted by state regulations.
• Review quality metrics and pod-level performance, and identify improvement opportunities to support strong HEDIS performance.
• Review clinician capacity and productivity, and partner with Site Medical Directors on countermeasures when providers are off track.
• Work with the Regional Medical Director to identify care-improvement opportunities.
• Assist with service inquiries and resolution of pod patient complaints and requests.
• Help pod providers improve EMR efficiency.
• Provide care to an assigned patient panel and other patients as needed, including high-risk or complex patients, physician face-to-face requirements, and cognitive assessments.
• Participate in and lead clinical education on accurate diagnosis, documentation, and management of chronic conditions.
• Assist with compliance and HR resolutions.
• Manage discipline actions and performance reviews for direct reports.
• Perform additional duties related to clinical pod performance and outcomes as assigned by the Regional Medical Director.

Benefits

• Significant bonus potential based on team performance and outcomes.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• CME and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid volunteer time.
• Paid orientation and training.
• Malpractice coverage with tail coverage.
• Mobile diagnostic service and state-of-the-art technology.
• No holidays or weekends.
• No hospital rounds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior