VP, Executive Medical Director-Oak Street Health - Central

CVS Health•Kimmell, IN

6d•$275,000 - $375,000

About The Position

Oak Street Health is seeking an accomplished physician executive to serve as Chief Medical Officer for its Central region, which includes Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. This senior clinical leadership role is responsible for clinical performance, patient safety, provider leadership, operational excellence, and execution of Oak Street Health’s value-based care model across the region. The role leads and develops Medical Directors and provider teams and drives performance in clinical outcomes, quality, hospital utilization, patient and clinician experience, documentation, medical cost, and population health. Working closely with the Division President, the Chief Medical Officer contributes a clinical perspective to regional operational priorities and helps advance the care model. The role is highly visible and hands-on, with an ongoing primary care practice in Oak Street Health clinics approximately one to two days per week, regular travel among clinics, and a consistent weekly clinic presence. The successful candidate must live within driving distance of a clinic in the region. The role provides regional clinical leadership; coaches and develops Medical Directors and other clinical leaders; strengthens provider leadership capability; champions value-based care and population health; and partners with operational, quality, population health, care management, talent, and enterprise teams. It also supports clinical governance, patient safety, regulatory compliance, recruitment and retention, and regional business planning. The physician executive represents Oak Street Health with external stakeholders as appropriate and provides feedback to enterprise clinical teams. Candidates must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and be board certified. Significant progressive clinical leadership experience, experience developing providers across multiple sites or markets, and strong value-based care, managed care, or population health experience are required. Internal Medicine or Family Medicine is preferred. The listed annual base pay range is $275,000–$375,000. The position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program and an equity award target. It is full-time and eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility.

Requirements

M.D. or D.O. degree.
Board certification.
Active clinical experience and willingness to maintain an ongoing primary care practice within Oak Street Health.
Must reside within driving distance of an Oak Street Health clinic in the region and maintain a consistent weekly presence in clinics.
Significant progressive clinical leadership experience, ideally at Medical Director, Regional Medical Director, Chief Medical Officer, or comparable level.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical leaders across multiple sites or markets.
Experience managing a sizable provider organization, ideally with responsibility for 20 or more providers.
Strong experience with value-based care, managed care, and/or population health.
Understanding of the relationship between clinical outcomes, utilization, medical cost, quality, and reimbursement in value-based care.
Experience using data and performance metrics to improve quality, clinical outcomes, utilization, patient experience, and cost.
Commitment to patient safety, including experience leading safety event reviews, root cause analysis, or quality improvement efforts.
Strong understanding of outpatient primary care operations and clinic-based teams.
Ability to partner effectively with business and operational leaders and balance clinical priorities with organizational objectives.
Strong communication, influencing, coaching, and change-management capabilities.
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with substantial accountability and ambiguity.
Commitment to improving care for older adults and underserved patient populations.
Alignment with CVS Health’s values.
Willingness to travel regularly among clinics throughout the region.

Nice To Haves

Internal Medicine or Family Medicine specialty.
Approximately 10 or more years of progressive clinical and physician leadership experience.
Recent outpatient primary care experience.
Experience leading clinical operations across multiple clinics, markets, or geographies.
Deep experience caring for Medicare populations and managing clinical performance in a value-based environment.
Experience with risk adjustment, documentation, utilization management, quality improvement, and medical-cost management.

Responsibilities

Provide senior clinical leadership across the region and establish expectations for clinical excellence and consistent execution of the care model.
Lead regional performance on quality, patient outcomes, hospital utilization, medical cost, documentation, patient safety, patient experience, and clinician experience.
Use clinical, operational, and financial data to identify opportunities and improve care delivery.
Partner with Population Health, Quality, Care Management, and operational leaders to improve outcomes and manage utilization and medical cost.
Support Medicare quality objectives and other clinical and organizational performance measures.
Ensure clinical governance, sound documentation practices, regulatory compliance, and adherence to clinical policies and standards.
Lead, coach, and develop Medical Directors and serve as an advisor and escalation point on complex clinical, provider, and operational matters.
Set performance expectations; provide timely feedback; conduct performance discussions; and support clinical leaders’ professional development.
Coach Medical Directors in using quality dashboards, clinical data, and performance tools to improve patient outcomes.
Partner with operational and talent teams to ensure clinics are appropriately staffed and supported.
Participate in recruiting, selecting, onboarding, developing, and retaining physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical leaders.
Identify and develop high-potential clinical leaders and strengthen leadership skills in problem solving, communication, coaching, conflict resolution, and change leadership.
Build Medical Directors’ understanding of value-based care, population health, clinical operations, and performance management.
Foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and partner with clinical education and provider-support teams on leadership development.
Champion Oak Street Health’s value-based care model and partner with Population Health and Quality teams to strengthen it.
Drive quality, utilization, medical cost, documentation, and appropriate reimbursement performance; help providers translate value-based care drivers into practice.
Advance strategies to keep patients healthy, manage utilization appropriately, and reduce avoidable hospitalizations.
Support payer-provider collaboration and other partnerships that advance clinical outcomes and sustainable performance.
Serve as the senior clinical partner to the Division President and participate in regional business planning, resource allocation, and operational priority-setting.
Provide clinical leadership and strategic input on Medical Management, Care Management, Quality Improvement, Utilization Management, Network Management, Risk Adjustment, and clinical compliance.
Represent Oak Street Health with health plans, providers, and other strategic partners as appropriate.
Provide feedback and thought leadership to enterprise clinical teams to strengthen the care model.
Provide primary care to Oak Street Health patients approximately one to two days per week and remain visible and engaged with regional providers and clinic teams.
Use firsthand clinical experience to inform leadership decisions and improve provider and patient experience.
Travel regularly among Oak Street Health clinics throughout the region.