Are you a dedicated and visionary medical professional ready to lead a dynamic clinic team and deliver life-changing patient care? Do you have the passion and expertise to drive clinical excellence and innovation in a collaborative healthcare setting?

Position: Medical Director

Location: San Leandro, CA

Salary: $290k-$300k/yr (Full-Time/On-site)

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, the Medical Director will be responsible for overseeing clinic quality and medical patient care services to ensure quality patient outcomes. The Medical Director will work collaboratively with clinic leaders (Medical, Dental, and Behavioral Health) to ensure compliance with clinic policies, procedures, and protocols.

The Medical Director will dedicate 80% of their time to direct patient care and 20% to administrative leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide clinical leadership for medical programs and services and collaborate with the CMO and the clinic team to ensure that patients can assess required primary care services. 
• Hire, supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff, including the RN Manager, SW/Case Manager, and Quality Coordinator.  
• Provide direct and indirect patient care in-person, by phone and electronic communication devices.
• Ensure quality clinical care is provided and maintained, including adherence to generally accepted clinical practices.
• Provide direct leadership for Quality Assurance and Utilization Review. 
• Oversee the Primary Care Clinic’s QI programs, ensure and deploy CQI standards; participate in continuous quality improvement activities; supervise the quality assurance/risk management program, which includes a review of services, quality, patient satisfaction, utilization, medical peer review, tracking provider productivity, infection control, and other clinical issues.
• Oversee the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of documented medical records, tracking of referrals, recall of patients, and assessment of clinical outcomes.
• Ensure the deployment of continuity of care workflows. 
• Provide guidance with budget development, cost containment and productivity efforts, including participation in the planning and budgeting process.
• Leads chronic disease collaborative(s) and/or other re-engineering and clinical quality improvement efforts, including testing, implementation, and oversight of changes, as appropriate. 
• May lead or assist with programs to meet the needs of the community including chronic disease management programs. 
• Work with the clinic leadership and ensure timely updates to the clinic’s policies and procedures.
• Participate in Davis Street’s health fairs and other special events in support of the clinic.
• Attend meetings and make reports as requested.
• Fill in for the CMO as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate from an accredited school of Medicine
• Board Certified in Family or Internal Medicine
• Current Physician license
• Current DEA license
• Current CPR/BLS certification
• Leadership experience in the healthcare setting; FQHC experience is a plus
• Proficient in using MS Office and EMR software
• Experience leading a team and coaching employees toward successful outcomes
• Experience evaluating and managing quality initiatives
• Dedicated to ensuring the highest quality of care to patients
• Friendly and professional demeanor, with a management style that supports a collaborative environment and continuous improvement culture
• Sensitivity to and experience working with diverse racial/ethnic communities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented, with effective organizational skills and the ability to meet timelines
• Successful in working in a fast-paced environment and is self-directed with minimal supervision
• Willingness to participate in health fairs and other special events
• Commitment to the mission and values of the organization

This job description is not a contract of employment, and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of all duties or responsibilities that may be required for this position. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

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