Associate Medical Director

Company: Welbehealth
Location: Fresno
Posted on: June 22, 2022

Job Description:

At WelbeHealth, we make the impossible, possible for underserved seniors. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge healthcare and well-being service products especially for seniors and their families. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative healthcare, insurance, social support and more to seniors. We create senior well-being through our courage to love, pioneering spirit and shared intention. These values permeate everything we do. At WelbeHealth, you ll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of healthcare and well-being experiences and create the never-before-seen!The Associate Medical Director is part of our management team and is a core leader within the interdisciplinary team providing highly coordinated care. The Associate Medical Director will work closely with the Medical Director in the below areas, and specific responsibilities will depend on center s current needs and initiatives. There will be ample opportunity for increasing professional growth and responsibility over time. This role allows the he Associate Medical Director to focus on engaging with and truly caring for participants, collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary team, lead quality improvement initiatives, and leave behind the hassles and misaligned incentives of fee-for-service medicine. What you ll do: Assuming responsibility for the medical care of WelbeHealth participants, managing to best practice clinical standards, treatment policies, and procedures. Recruiting, interviewing, training, collaborating, and supervising PACE Primary Care Providers, and other clinical staff. Managing provider staffing to provide appropriate clinic coverage. Providing clinical care in the capacity you determine best suited for the WelbeHealth program, whether direct care of a small panel or in a supervisory role overseeing other providers.Supporting development of innovative care pathways for complex conditions to enhance participant quality of life and improve value for WelbeHealth.Overseeing the Quality Improvement (QI) program, committees, and reports to the Board of Directors.Developing, implementing, and monitoring outcome measurements to assure high-quality medical care and efficient health care service utilization.Managing best practice utilization of both internal and consult services.Participating in the executive management team to provide planning, budgeting, and oversight leadership for WelbeHealth.Ensuring appropriate diagnosis documentation of providers to accurately reflect the clinical complexity of PACE program participants.Acting as community liaison with physician groups, specialists, and hospitals to represent WelbeHealth, assisting with recruitment and orientation of contracted providers, assuring strong provider relationships, and curating a high-quality provider network in collaboration with other WelbeHealth departments.Monitoring clinical and financial outcomes data to ensure performance is on track and identifying opportunities and working with market and central leadership teams on process improvements and in implementing clinical and operational strategies to reach goals.Identifying opportunities for clinical and health care delivery innovation that will enhance the geriatric leadership role of WelbeHealth.Being a culture carrier, communicating the mission and vision of the organization to other staff and participants and embodying its values in day-to-day work.Manage direct reports including hiring, training, supervising and mentoring.Be legally authorized to practice in position location and only act within the scope of his or her authority to practice.Other duties as assigned. Why you ll love working at WelbeHealth:With a small patient caseload, you ll have ample time to focus on building relationships.You ll be joining a growing organization with a bold mission that gives you the opportunity to help shape our programs and processes as we grow. Your qualifications:Creative and enthusiastic commitment to the triple aim dedication to improving experience, health, and value for participantsDemonstrated ability to build strong working relationships with other providers and care teamTwo years supervisory experience with demonstrated ability to mentor and develop team membersExcellent clinical, organizational, and communication skills in settings with frail, elderly participants, their families, and the IDTCurrent knowledge of chronic care/geriatric issues and best practicesCompletion of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineSpecialty in Geriatrics (preferred), Internal Medicine, or Family PracticeActive California physician license without restrictionsState CDS Certification and DEA Registration and NPI licenseDeep commitment to helping unlock the potential of our most vulnerable seniors COVID-19 Vaccination PolicyAt WelbeHealth, our mission is to unlock the full potential of our vulnerable seniors. In this spirit, please note that we have a vaccination policy for all of our employees and proof of vaccination prior to employment is required. Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and InclusionAt WelbeHealth, we embrace and cherish the diversity of our team members, and we're committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People seeking employment at WelbeHealth are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), pregnancy or other status protected by applicable law.

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