Medical Director of Primary Care

FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:21 Days of Paid Time Off10 Observed HolidaysMedical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)Dental InsuranceVision InsuranceGym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!401K Matching after 1 year of employmentFlexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSALife Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.Summary: The Medical Director of Primary Care ensures the delivery of high quality, accessible, and patient centered primary care services across Petaluma Health Center sites. The Medical Director leads the department's providers to ensure timely access to clinical services, fiscal soundness, and high quality clinical outcomes. The Medical Director collaborates with senior leadership, directors, and managers to implement strategic initiatives in Primary Care.Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesClinical Duties: Provides for the diagnosis and treatment of health center patients within the scope of his/her license to practice medicine for a specified panel of patients within the scope of his/her license to practice medicine for a specified panel of patients. Provides back-up for nurse practitioners and physician assistants on site, or by phone during the day or after hours.Administrative Duties:Strategic Planning: Assists the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Management Team in strategic planning of Primary Care services for growth and sustainability.Provider Competency and Supervision: Assists Associate Medical Directors and CMO in the process of privileging and credentialing reviews for all new and existing providers. Oversees departmental peer review process and reports results to Quality Improvement, Risk Management, and credentialing committees. Utilizes peer review and chart audit processes in the initial and reappointment of providers.Budget and Financial Health: Collaborates with CMO, COO, and CFO to plan budgetary goals for department that includes staffing and productivity expectations. Monitors monthly productivity and financial reports; creates actions plans for necessary improvements, and reports progress regularly to appropriate Senior Leadership team members.Risk Management: Collaborates with Director of Risk and Compliance on strategies to mitigate risk and prevent medical errors within primary care.Quality Improvement: Collaborates with Quality Improvement Director to obtain and monitor clinical data and utilizes data and collaborates to lead initiatives of clinical systems improvements, health information technology innovations, and new methods of care delivery.Recruitment and Retention: Works with CMO to create a yearly recruitment plan. With assistance of CMO and Associate Directors, interviews applicants and works with HR and Medical Staff on other aspects of recruitment process. Collaborate to improve onboarding process for new providers, and implement retention strategies, processes for provider well-being and career growth.Operations: Collaborates with COO, back office, front office, nursing and other operational leadership in weekly operations meetings. Collaborates on strategic and tactical decision making for the delivery of care, access to care, capacity utilization, structure of multi-disciplinary care team, scheduling of providers, infection control, safety and other key areas.Meetings and Collaboration: Oversee the template for departmental meetings, provide content for at least one departmental meeting per month, collaborate with Innovations and Quality Improvement Directors on team meeting content and priorities, ensure adequate supervision of NPs and PAs through monthly case supervision meetings, support provider resilience through content and structure of monthly provider support meetings.Policies and Procedures: Collaborate to create, update and maintain policies and procedures related to departmental clinical guidelines and ensures proper training and adherence to PHC policies, procedures, and standards. Education/ExperienceOver five years of clinical experience and current active clinician status as a board-certified physician (MD/DO) with demonstrated high level excellence in clinical care for a complex underserved populationAt least three years of applicable management or supervisory experience in a healthcare settingUnderstanding of and experience working with Patient Centered Medical Home models, and/or team models preferred. Understanding of quality and process improvement methodology.Effective problem-solving skills and ability to analyze and use data for decision making.Ability to embrace and manage diversity to build and maintain successful teams.Effective interaction with cross departmental stakeholders and ability to develop positive relationships while being tactful, respectful, and direct in communication.Ability to work flexible and extended hours and travel between sites as needed.Demonstrated experience in collaboration to achieve large project and initiative goals.Capacity to train and mentor others with superior interpersonal skills achieving results through a collaborative effort.Graduation from an accredited medical schoolCompletion of an accredited residency programBoard Certified MD/DO with current California License and DEAKnowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesBilingual in English and Spanish, both written and verbal preferred.College level mathematical ability and skill. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.Utilization of data driven decision making in a community health center setting.Principles of the patient centered medical home (Evidence based medicine, outcomes oriented quality care, patient safety, customer service, health information technology, and relational care).Assigning workload; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.Coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees.Proficiency in MS Office programs, including MS Word, Excel and Outlook, use of a web browser and Electronic Medical Records. Ability to accurately and efficiently use Health Information Technology/Electronic Health Records (ERH) (HIT) Systems, including running reports.Licenses and CertificationsMD, DOState of California Medical License or Osteopathic LicenseFederal DEA RegistrationMedical Specialty Board CertifiedMust maintain CME as required for certification renewalsMust be BLS CertifiedCandidate must be able to successfully meet PHC's credentialing and privileging requirementsLanguage SkillsBilingual preferred (Spanish/English)Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Created: 2025-10-05