Associate medical director for adolescent services job description

Make a difference, inspire others, love your job! Hospice of the Chesapeake is a leader in advanced illness care. We are Your Hometown Hospice! For more than 36 years, Hospice of the Chesapeake has cared for those in our community who are experiencing serious illness and loss. Together, we have ensured more than 300,000 patients and nearly 100,000 family members have been cared for by our interdisciplinary hospice team, which includes Physicians, Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Social Workers, Chaplains, Counselors and Volunteers when they needed us most. Our work impacts the quality of life of people who are seriously ill and those who love them.

Want to join our Team? We are currently looking for a Nurse Practitioner to oversee the day-to-day activities of Hospice of the Chesapeake's physician practice and monitor all services provided by our Chesapeake Supportive Care medical staff. The Director of Medical Services assures the efficiency and stability of the medical office operation and oversees the business-end of a medical practice. The Director of Medical Services oversees palliative medicine consulting services and is responsible for the ongoing collaborative relationships with our healthcare partners in designing and implementing ongoing community palliative medicine programs.

Status: Full-time
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience, education and credentialing

Main Responsibilities:

Provide support to the Chief Medical Officer by providing day to day supervision of the CSC medical Staff. This includes answering clinical calls and providing guidance and oversight to staff involved in direct patient care. Assists with hiring, training, supervising and evaluating the medical office staff.
Provides clinical expertise to Chief Medical Officer in effectively overseeing preparations for surveys, administrative review and/or peer reviews, and in maintaining standards and procedures which comply with licensure and accreditation requirements. Assists in implementing corrective action required as a result of survey/review findings.
Responsible for the clinical orientation of the medical staff in tandem with the Education department and provides ongoing clinical mentorship.
Assures all patient visits are scheduled and in compliance with Medicare and insurance regulations.
Continue to provide direct patient care to a minimum of 5 patients per week and /or cover the inpatient care center.
Assists the Chief Medical Officer with establishing best standards of care and monitors on an ongoing basis.

Other specific goals and duties as communicated in your job description and performance goals.

Qualifications

Current Maryland Certified Nurse Practitioner license, and Board certification in hospice and palliative medicine required.
Minimum five years of experience as a nurse practitioner, with a minimum of two years of experience in a hospice or palliative care setting.
Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the mission, vision and philosophy of hospice care.
Current knowledge of management/administration; applicable federal, state, local regulations and statutes governing hospice operations, patient care and adequate professional development to maintain licensure.
Current knowledge of best practices, licensing requirements, regulatory requirements and Medicare/Medicaid participation, coding and billing regulations.

What We Offer:

A rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that values your contributions
Competitive salary and generous paid time off, including 18 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 8 paid holidays in your first year of employment with HOC. Access to our Emergency Sick Bank to provide a safety net gift of up to 80 hours of sick time for medical emergencies if you run out of paid time off.
Educational assistance to pursue professional development, additional certifications and degree programs
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance, and available accident and critical illness coverage.

In accordance with Hospice of the Chesapeake's commitment to leadership and industry-leading care, we require that all employees be vaccinated against COVID and influenza, as well as being screened for TB upon hire and annually thereafter. Documented and supported requests for religious and medical accommodations may be considered but may not be approved in all circumstances.

#IND100

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Whole Life Permanent Insurance
• Voluntary Group Accident
• Voluntary Group Critical Illness
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

CareSTL Health is seeking a full-time Board Certified Director of Medical Services who oversees the activities of staff physicians, nurse practitioners, Podiatrist, Optometrist, and Chiropractor, including assisting in the recruiting processes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following information is considered the definition of essential functions but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. The Board Certified Director of Medical Services may be reassigned duties and responsibilities at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other staffing reasons.

• Provides oversight of delivery of medical care by clinical staff through direct supervision and serves as a mentor and manages the resolution of practice related problems
• Works with the Chief Medical Officer to promote provider compliance for attainment of productivity targets
• Monitors quality and appropriateness of medical care
• Provides guidance and leadership for the medical staff providers
• Manages provider staff relations, PTO request, and staffing / scheduling issues
• Handles physician behavior and impairment issues
• Establishes clinic policies and procedures in conjunction with leadership
• Interprets and administers personnel policies and provides training as needed
• Ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines
• Oversees day to day operation at three (3) service delivery sites

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Doctorate in Medicine, Board certified in primary care specialty (Pediatrics, Family Practice, General Practice, Internal Medicine or Internal Medicine/Pediatrics)

Experience:

• Four (4) to ten (10) years of experience in a community health center, and/or hospital setting

The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
("The HARRIS CENTER") is looking for a Director of Medical Services/Medical Affaris to join our team. The Director will help plan

prioritize

and organize a diversified workload with cross-functional implications across the agency as related to the CMO team. This includes working on tracking KPIs and measures and collaborate across various groups and stakeholders. The Director will lead administrative functions including medical staff credentialing

medical staff policies and procedures

medical education

medical affairs

physician compensation/administration

and other projects as needed. The Director will help supervise

train

and mentor designated administrative and managerial staff as related to medical services and medical affairs.

.


What you will do:


Administrative and Business Functions:

• Serves as the administrative and business partner to medical leadership (CMO
  
  VPs of Medical Services
  
  Medical Directors) to support medical staff functions
  
  including physician/mid-level compensation plan
  
  medical peer review
  
  physician/medical staff productivity
  
  3 rd party billing and revenue cycle
  
  and educational development
• Work with senior level leadership on risk management
  
  practice standards
  
  and ensuring collaboration across diverse clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.
• Oversee and manage the implementation of the physician and APRN/PA compensation plan in collaboration with HR
  
  finance
  
  IT
  
  and medical leaders
• Provides oversight of medical staff contracts (locums
  
  1099 staff contracts
  
  telehealth contracts
  
  medical education contracts) and evaluates any new contracts and due diligence activities as requested
• Provides strategic leadership and planning for new initiatives
  
  programmatic developments
• Collaborates with key stakeholders across organization to implement strategic plan goals related to medical staff
• Represents The Harris Center in external meetings in collaboration with medical leaders on mental health services management
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders enhancing access to mental health services
  
  supporting high quality care delivery
  
  and building community relationships with appropriate state regulators
  
  partners
  
  and other stakeholders
• Manage communications functions for CMO team
• Conduct business plan analyses as appropriate

Medical Affairs/Educational Functions:

• Partnership with medical leaders to use a data-centric approach to reduce unnecessary clinical variation
  
  resource and outcome management
  
  and ensure the highest quality care are delivered across a continuum of care.
• Responsible for credentialing for medical staff
  
  medical education
  
  and medical affairs
• Oversee mandatory and voluntary educational trainings (CME program) for medical staff and trainees as part on onboarding and ongoing requirements
• Accountable for ensuring compliance with contractual
  
  accreditation and regulatory requirements for providing medical services
  
  and working with medical leaders to update policies and procedures
• Partner with CMO
  
  VP of Quality and Clinical Transformation
  
  and medical leaders to review clinical quality metrics for medical staff
• Participates in internal and external committees as requested and appropriate
• Attends local
  
  state
  
  or national conferences as indicated to maintain current knowledge of mental health services best practices
  
  service delivery models
  
  state and county initiatives
  
  and other conferences as appropriate
• Develop strategy and oversee coordination of medical education programs (residency rotations
  
  medical student rotations
  
  PA fellowship) and advise on development of future programs

Clinical Operations Functions:

• Provides leadership and guidance for enhancing access to medical services and partners with operational and medical leaders on utilization management of clinical programs
• Responsible for strategic planning
  
  service development
  
  program implementation and general oversight of medical services in collaboration with Chief Medical Officer and medical leaders
• Ensure that resources are appropriately allocated to medical staff and that operational controls exist
  
  and efficiencies are maximized
• Work with medical leaders to develop effective staffing models and optimize scheduling at different clinical sites
  
  and collaborate with operational leaders to guide effective medical staff operations
• Facilitates and reviews medical staff productivity and no-show data for trend analysis and improvement opportunities
• Identifies and reviews trends and new approaches for service delivery
  
  safety net planning
  
  continuum of care (with anticipated improved outcomes with cost offsets)
  
  predictive modeling
  
  integration with medical care management; or other medical services approaches that support the patient centered
  
  high quality care delivery

Other job functions and duties as assigned


What qualifications you will need:

• Education: 4 Year / bachelor's degree required. Graduate Degree highly preferred (MPH
  
  MBA
  
  MHA
  
  MA
  
  MSN).
• Experience : 5 years Healthcare experience
  
  required. 5 years Quality Improvement and analytics required.
• Additional skills required: Expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel
  
  Outlook
  
  PowerPoint
  
  Visio)
  
  as well as incident reporting software.
• Data visualization and data manipulation highly valued.

What we have to offer:


The HARRIS CENTER offers competitive salary

excellent benefits package

retirement plans with company matching

prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual

outstanding wellness programs and professional development.

Employees can also take advantage of business casual dress code

corporate discounts

and gym memberships. New hire referral bonus

discounts are also available on an optional basis. These include mobile phone service

fitness centers and other wellness amenities.


What else you should know:


This posting is associated with position #97824


About us:


The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County

Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas

The HARRIS CENTER provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million.

As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States

The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition

services are provided in more than 42 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.

By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,300 employees

The HARRIS CENTER is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.