CENTER CLINICAL DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE
Company: ChenMed
Location: Irwin
Posted on: September 20, 2024
Job Description:
We're unique. You should be, too. We're changing lives every
day. For both our patients and our team members. Are you innovative
and entrepreneurial minded? Is your work ethic and ambition off the
charts? Do you inspire others with your kindness and joy? We're
different than most primary care providers. We're rapidly expanding
and we need great people to join our team. The Clinical Director
will directly supervise and train primary care providers (PCPs) in
his/her assigned center. The incumbent in this role is accountable
for maximizing overall core model execution, including improving
clinical quality, efficiency, outcomes, and clinician/patient
satisfaction. In addition to being accountable for the overall
clinical outcomes of his/her assigned center, they will have a
portion of their time allocated to direct patient care as a PCP
and/or other clinical duties (amount dependent on number of direct
reports). The remainder of their time is allocated to leadership
responsibilities, including PCP performance, engagement, and
building a strong clinical-operations synergy and culture. The
allocation of time is dependent on several factors, including PCP
capacity, market needs, size of centers, patient membership, and
Market Clinical Director direction. ESSENTIAL JOB
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Independently provides care for patients with acute and chronic
illnesses encountered in older adult patients.
- Takes full accountability for patient care and outcomes and
appropriately seeks consultation from specialists when needed,
though will still stay involved in, and be responsible for, the
detailed care of the patient.
- Engages with the hospitalist whenever one of their patients is
in the hospital (regardless of whether the hospitalist works for
ChenMed or not).
- Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management,
education, health promotion and care coordination and documentation
for patients with acute and complex chronic health needs.
- Leads their care team consisting of care promoter (medical
assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator for patients
able to come to the office.
- For patients that are unable to come to the office-in hospital,
SNF, LTC or homebound, engages with the transitional care team and
others including case managers, acute and transitional-care
physicians, and other resources that may be available depending on
the market.
- Leads Super Huddle (SH) and Transforming Care Meeting (TCM)
weekly, as well as supports Center Manager/Center General Manager
center clinical leader and/or market clinical leader is not
available, based on guidance from Market Chief Medical Officer.
Fills in as needed for center clinical leadership needs, including
monitoring daily center census as part of joint center
accountability for outcomes.
- Plays an active role in the management of their center and
helps cover for other providers who may be out for various reasons.
It is also expected that each Clinical Director will take an active
role as needed in recruiting patients for the center and recruiting
and interviewing additional providers for the company.
- Managing, mentoring and coaching PCPs in his/her assigned
center to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes, including sampling
other PCP's daily huddles within their center
- Leadership rounding with the PCPs (reduced involvement of
market clinical leader)
- Partnering with Center Operations Director/Market General
Manager to drive continued improvement of center financial
performance, and helping increase center membership
- Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager's
discretion. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word,
Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, plus a variety of other applications
used in the company
- Ability and willingness to travel locally as needed in their
market, if applicable, nationally for initial training (2 weeks)
and then occasionally regionally and nationally for recruiting or
training purposes
- Fluency in English, verbal and written. There may be jobs in
some centers that require fluency in other languages, and this will
be made known at the time of application.
- This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA:
- MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or
similar specialty required
- Current, active MD licensure in State of employment is
required
- A minimum of 1-year clinical experience in geriatric, adult or
family practice setting preferred, with Lead PCP ideally being a
ChenMed PCP Partner
- Completion of Chen Medical training, including Masterful
Conversations and meeting facilitation, as part of the individual
development plan
- Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine,
Geriatrics or similar specialty is preferred, Board Eligibility is
required
- Once Board certified, PCP will maintain board certification in
their terminal specialty by doing necessary MOC, CME and/or
retaking board exams as required
- Must have a current DEA number for schedule II-V controlled
substances
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart
Association (AMA) or American Red Cross required w/in first 90 days
of employment We're ChenMed and we're transforming healthcare for
seniors and changing America's healthcare for the better.
Family-owned and physician-led, our unique approach allows us to
improve the health and well-being of the populations we serve.
We're growing rapidly as we seek to rescue more and more seniors
from inadequate health care. ChenMed is changing lives for the
people we serve and the people we hire. With great compensation,
comprehensive benefits, career development and advancement
opportunities and so much more, our employees enjoy great work-life
balance and opportunities to grow. Join our team who make a
difference in people's lives every single day. Current Employee
apply HERE Current Contingent Worker please see job aid HERE to
apply
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