Job Title: Primary Care Medical Director
Specialty: Primary Care Family Practice
Location: Sault Ste Marie, MI
Job Summary: The Medical Director, under the direction of the Health Division Director is responsible for providing medical leadership for four health centers across seven counties in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The position is responsible for supervising clinical staff. The position is responsible for managing medical quality improvement program and reviews over 200 medical records per month. The position is the primary recruiter for medical providers. The position provides medical consultation to medical staff, health administrators, and other key stakeholders. The position is responsible for chairing the medical staff and purchased referred care meetings and taking an active leadership role in many other health program committees, clinical teams or task groups. The position is responsible for taking the lead role in addressing and ensuring compliance with AAAHC medical program & patient care standards. The position is responsible for collaborating with local hospitals, health departments, grantor agencies and medical schools in matters pertaining to health service planning and coordination between entities.
Responsibilities:
• Plans the type and extent of medical services to be provided at our Health Centers.
• Acts to allocate resources and as medical budgetary liaison in conjunction with clinic managers.
• Recruits and facilitates hiring of new medical staff – initial contact, interviews, reference checks, selection, contract negotiation, and orientation to health program.
• Develops and implements all medical goals, policies and procedures and reviews/approves all nursing policies and procedures. Establishes or adopts clinical practice guidelines for all medical and nursing services.
• Takes lead role in AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) accreditation process remains up-to-date with clinical aspects of accreditation and related policy and process requirements, completes mock surveys, visits Tribal facilities with surveyor, and assists the Health Division in achieving and maintaining program accreditation.
• Represents Health Division at Sault Tribe Health Board, Board of Director meetings, and other Tribal programs needing medical input or direction and meetings with external agencies, e.g., health departments, local hospitals, among others.
• Leads physician on multiple grants through community health as an active part of the leadership team.
• Plans, implements, and monitors the medical quality improvement programs and activities and ensures medical/nurse participation in QI activities.
• Evaluates the quality of medical services and adequacy of equipment, personnel, and working accommodations through inspection and/or review of reports.
• Supervises clinic Physician Supervisors, Clinical Nurse Supervisor, and Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants not under a Physician Supervisor.
• Responsible for hiring, orientation, credentialing, performance appraisals, and monitoring of time and attendance.
• Investigates adverse incidents and sentinel events as needed.
• Responsible for responding to and resolving patient or customer concerns/complaints involving the Health Division medical services.
• Performs the role of PRC medical advisor.
• Chairs the PRC review committee, reviews PRC coverage, keeps minutes, and reviews all ER visits to determine PRC payment.
• Completes monthly peer review, establishes schedule, prepare reports, and complete review with help of physician clinic supervisors.
• Chairs quarterly medical staff meetings, develops agenda, chairs meeting and acts on decisions at meeting.
• Participates with other key committees impacting medical services, i.e., credentials, PSO, recruitment and retention and controlled substance committees.
• Functions as key clinical super-user for our electronic medical record team.
• Provides supervision of anesthesia and surgical procedures.
• Ability to grant individual privileges to providers within the scope of their duties and licensing.
• Reviews all requests for changes and amendments to the medical record.
• Determines the content, layout and utilization of our electronic medical record.
• Provides direct patient care medical services as defined and approved thru the Professional Staff Organization privileging and credentialing process including age-specific health promotion and disease prevention services.
Compensation: $250,000 – $300,000
Benefits: Health insurance, Dental, Vision retirement plans, and other benefits.
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8a – 5p
Setting: Primary care outpatient clinic
Patient Demographics: All ages
Qualifications & Requirements: Board Certified / Board Eligible in Family Practice. 3 years of experience required. Licensure: Any state accepted. Michigan required within 6 months of hire.
Certifications: : CPR, DEA, Driver’s License
Support Staff: Oversight of 24 providers total
