Medical Director, Physician - Primary Care

Medical Director, Physician - Primary Care page is loaded## Medical Director, Physician - Primary Carelocations: Portland Oregon: Remote Washingtontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 12 Days Agojob requisition id: JR100292*Housecall Providers is a Portland area nonprofit organization and one of the largest providers of medical care exclusively in the home in the Western United States. We are proving every day that in home medical services for homebound and chronically ill patients can improve health outcomes, increase patient comfort, reduce health care costs and increase provider satisfaction. We are a proud part of the CareOregon family of health organizations.***Our Mission** Improving lives by bringing health care home.Medical Director, Physician - Primary CareJob SummaryThe Primary Care Medical Director is responsible for providing clinical leadership and expertise to the primary care team to improve care delivery and implement the mission of the organization, ensuring overall quality and continuity of patient care. This position works closely with the Primary Care Director to lead the execution of primary care clinical strategies for Housecall Providers. Together the Primary Care Director and Medical Director are responsible for administrative and clinical operations and continuous improvement to ensure the highest level of compliance and quality care is provided to primary care patients. This position provides supervision to all primary care providers in collaboration with the primary care clinical supervisor. The Primary Care Medical Director is responsible for facilitating a culture of collaboration within the primary care team and implementing effective care management and other clinical practice improvement initiatives as assigned. In addition, this position provides direct patient care sufficient to maintain clinical skills.Essential ResponsibilitiesClinical Leadership/* Plans, organizes, manages, and administers assigned areas of medical practice; develops and implements programs supporting the strategic plan; implements and assists in the development of policies, procedures, and best clinical practices; evaluates goals, objectives, priorities, and activities to improve performance and outcomes; recommends and establishes administrative controls and improvements; develops procedures to implement new and/or changing regulatory requirements./* Directs the development and implementation of clinical best practices in assigned areas of practice, including setting standards for clinical care, researching, reviewing and revising clinical guidelines. Provides monitoring and input regarding performance of other health care professionals, and develops, directs provider in-service training./* Actively participates in quality improvement projects and tasks in assigned areas of practice, including setting strategic priorities for quality improvement in consultation with the director of population health, quality and compliance./* Researches and analyzes adverse events and cultivates open discussion within the practice to assess systemic barriers and make recommendations to support patient safety and effective clinical practice./* Provides guidance to the Primary Care team and Ethics Committee in the resolution of complex care needs, conflict and ethical issues./* Provides clinical chart review, supervision and supporting documentation of nurse practitioner and physician associate work as required by state licensing, legal and federal requirements for patient care./* Develops, administers, and monitors budgets for their assigned department; develops justifications for budgetary recommendations and/or adjustments./* Assists with the broader budgeting process to ensure clinical perspective is represented. Adheres to organization budget as approved by Board./* Participates in and may lead activities related to strategic and annual planning./* Reviews and implements, in collaboration with the Primary Care Director, federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to medical practice in order to ensure compliance./* Plans and implements in-service education; may delegate some or all of these to other staff members or experts in the field./* In collaboration with the Primary Care Manager, advises and recommends best practices related to all clinical support services and clinical operations./* Assists in maintaining credentialing and privileging of all providers./* Participates on internal committees and taskforces; leads or sponsors as appropriate./* Determines the staffing schedule which ensures after hours medical coverage and physician/leader back up is available at all times./* Works with Senior Medical Director to ensure physician availability and oversight at all times for state and federally mandated work and clinical munity Relations and Advocacy/* Assists with public relations and/or other external activities, to represent clinical perspective./* Attends meetings of Board of Directors and committees as requested./* Develops relationships in larger community, especially the medical community./* Cultivates connections with local and national organizations whose interests align with Housecall Providers’ mission./* Advocates for the needs of the organization’s patient population at a policy level.Clinical Service/* Examines, treats, and advises patients on clinical problems; delivers preventative health services and palliative services; coordinates specialty care, and case management./* Educates patients and families on goal-based, appropriate preventative care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medications and treatment.Employee Supervision/* Directs team(s) and establishes team direction and goals in alignment with the organizational mission, vision, and values./* Identifies work and staffing models; recruits, hires, and oversees a team to meet work needs, using an equity, diversity, and inclusion lens./* Identifies department priorities; ensures employees have information and resources to meet job expectations./* Leads the development, communication, and oversight of team and individual goals; ensures goals, expectations, and standards are clearly understood by staff./* Manages, coaches, motivates, and guides employees; promotes employee development./* Incorporates guidance from CareOregon equity tools into people leadership, planning, operations, evaluation, budgeting, resource allocation, and decision making./* Ensures team adheres to department and organizational standards, policies, and procedures./* Evaluates employee performance and provides regular feedback to support success; recognizes strong performance and addresses performance gaps and accountability (corrective action)./* Performs supervisory tasks in collaboration with Human Resources as needed.Experience and/or EducationRequired/* Completion of medical degree, internship and residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine/* Licensed physician (MD or DO) in the State of Oregon/* Certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties/* Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license/* CPR certification at hire or within 6 months in position/* Minimum 5 years’ clinical experience in geriatrics, chronic disease management and/or hospice and palliative medicine/* Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record and automobile liability coverage or access to an insured vehiclePreferred/* Minimum 4 years’ experience in a supervisory position/* Geriatric, behavioral health and/or palliative care certified/* Experience in medical home visitsKnowledge, Skills and Abilities RequiredKnowledge/* Knowledge of the principles and practice of medicine/* Proficient in the practice of geriatrics and palliative care/* Knowledge of the state and federal laws and regulations governing the practices of physicians, #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-10-08