Associate Medical Director
Apply NowCompany: NYC Health + Hospitals
Location: Bronx, NY 10467
Description:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network that enables all New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives.
Job Description
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Associate Medical Director is the lead member of the Site Leadership Team overseeing all aspects of the site operations contributing to defining the overall business strategy and direction of the site. This position leads the overall clinical vision for the site in order to not only provide high quality medical care for patients, but also align staff to meet the changing environment in healthcare: the shift to population health management, value-based contracts for care, and risk pool management. The position provides medical oversight, expertise and leadership to ensure the delivery of affordable, quality healthcare services. In addition, the Associate Medical Director provides clinical expertise and leadership in the design and implementation of new projects and innovations for the site. The Associate Medical Director will continue to improve performance on the existing HRSA service contract, both in terms of cost benchmarks and quality measures benchmarks. This individual must become a member of the medical staff and maintain an active patient practice at the site. The Associate Medical Director performs related work as assigned by the Regional Medical Director.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Associate Medical Director's duties shall include, but not limited to:
Building out clinical strategy for ambulatory care transformation across the overseen sites
Leads and implements the clinical direction for the site.
Participate in site management business and clinical quality strategy development and implementation
Builds and leverages cross functional collaborative relationships with other service lines and programs (e.g. closing gaps in care in clinical care metrics, ACO) to achieve shared goals and standardization
Focus teams and organization units on visions and distinctive strategies that improve short and long-term performance
Monitor Care Gap metrics
On site presence required for performance of all work duties
Scheduled weekly visits to boroughs required
CLINICAL STANDARD SETTING
Integrate evidence-based clinical practices wherever possible, building this into new and existing patient care delivery systems
Provide direct patient care at a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week
Implement/maintain provider peer review process
DESIGN OF CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS AND DELIVER MODELS
Keeps abreast of emerging models in health care delivery
Identify and define new and innovative strategies to achieve the goals of population health and financial sustainability
QUALITY ANALYTICS, CLINICAL REPORTING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Lead clinical and population health analytics for the service line (e.g. patient-level risk stratification)
Develop and monitor quality measures for new payment models (value based/risk-based payment structures
Works closely with the Nursing, Quality, Medical, and Administrative Officers to achieve effective care management processes and develop new initiatives to improve clinical quality
Clinical lead for survey preparation and implementation
ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL PROVIDERS
Evaluate facility clinical providers
Create frameworks for performance evaluation of clinicians (e.g. peer review, professional practice evaluations, etc.)
Partners and collaborates with the provider staff and management team, facilitating teamwork shared goals. Help represent provider staff viewpoints to administration and relay administrative views to provider staff
FINANCE & BUDGET:
Assist in developing operating budget for salary and supply areas. Monitors variance activity on a monthly basis.
Monitors managed care, third party reimbursement and accounts receivable management, including cash collections. Keeps current and anticipates changes in Federal and State reimbursement regulations. Consistently reviews department budget and implement cost containment strategies as needed.
Responsible for the site's productivity.
PROVIDER RECRUITMENT STRATEGY
Develop and implement strategies for provider attraction and retention
Design career paths for clinician leaders
Performs other related duties as requested by the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Gotham Health System
Minimum Qualifications
1. Valid license issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to practice Medicine; and,
2. Current Board Certification in Medical specialty; and,
3. Five (5) years of clinical leadership experience.
Department Preferences
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB:
CERTIFICATION(S)/LICENSE(S):
o Excellent analytical, critical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills.
o Excellent communication skills are essential to interface effectively with diverse internal and external professional groups and committees
o Experience and knowledge in strategic planning, grant proposals, leadership and resource planning.
o Knowledge of financial, medical record system, scheduling programs and PCMH required
o High proficiency in MS Word, Advanced Excel, Power Point, One Note, Out Look
o Valid Driver's license
EQUIPMENT/MACHINES OPERATED:
Office work, ability to utilize computers, printers, fax machines
COMPUTER PROGRAMS/SOFTWARE OPERATED
Computer- MS, Word, Power point, Excel, Publisher Data Entry
If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
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Job Description
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Associate Medical Director is the lead member of the Site Leadership Team overseeing all aspects of the site operations contributing to defining the overall business strategy and direction of the site. This position leads the overall clinical vision for the site in order to not only provide high quality medical care for patients, but also align staff to meet the changing environment in healthcare: the shift to population health management, value-based contracts for care, and risk pool management. The position provides medical oversight, expertise and leadership to ensure the delivery of affordable, quality healthcare services. In addition, the Associate Medical Director provides clinical expertise and leadership in the design and implementation of new projects and innovations for the site. The Associate Medical Director will continue to improve performance on the existing HRSA service contract, both in terms of cost benchmarks and quality measures benchmarks. This individual must become a member of the medical staff and maintain an active patient practice at the site. The Associate Medical Director performs related work as assigned by the Regional Medical Director.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Associate Medical Director's duties shall include, but not limited to:
Building out clinical strategy for ambulatory care transformation across the overseen sites
Leads and implements the clinical direction for the site.
Participate in site management business and clinical quality strategy development and implementation
Builds and leverages cross functional collaborative relationships with other service lines and programs (e.g. closing gaps in care in clinical care metrics, ACO) to achieve shared goals and standardization
Focus teams and organization units on visions and distinctive strategies that improve short and long-term performance
Monitor Care Gap metrics
On site presence required for performance of all work duties
Scheduled weekly visits to boroughs required
CLINICAL STANDARD SETTING
Integrate evidence-based clinical practices wherever possible, building this into new and existing patient care delivery systems
Provide direct patient care at a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week
Implement/maintain provider peer review process
DESIGN OF CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS AND DELIVER MODELS
Keeps abreast of emerging models in health care delivery
Identify and define new and innovative strategies to achieve the goals of population health and financial sustainability
QUALITY ANALYTICS, CLINICAL REPORTING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Lead clinical and population health analytics for the service line (e.g. patient-level risk stratification)
Develop and monitor quality measures for new payment models (value based/risk-based payment structures
Works closely with the Nursing, Quality, Medical, and Administrative Officers to achieve effective care management processes and develop new initiatives to improve clinical quality
Clinical lead for survey preparation and implementation
ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL PROVIDERS
Evaluate facility clinical providers
Create frameworks for performance evaluation of clinicians (e.g. peer review, professional practice evaluations, etc.)
Partners and collaborates with the provider staff and management team, facilitating teamwork shared goals. Help represent provider staff viewpoints to administration and relay administrative views to provider staff
FINANCE & BUDGET:
Assist in developing operating budget for salary and supply areas. Monitors variance activity on a monthly basis.
Monitors managed care, third party reimbursement and accounts receivable management, including cash collections. Keeps current and anticipates changes in Federal and State reimbursement regulations. Consistently reviews department budget and implement cost containment strategies as needed.
Responsible for the site's productivity.
PROVIDER RECRUITMENT STRATEGY
Develop and implement strategies for provider attraction and retention
Design career paths for clinician leaders
Performs other related duties as requested by the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Gotham Health System
Minimum Qualifications
1. Valid license issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to practice Medicine; and,
2. Current Board Certification in Medical specialty; and,
3. Five (5) years of clinical leadership experience.
Department Preferences
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB:
CERTIFICATION(S)/LICENSE(S):
o Excellent analytical, critical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills.
o Excellent communication skills are essential to interface effectively with diverse internal and external professional groups and committees
o Experience and knowledge in strategic planning, grant proposals, leadership and resource planning.
o Knowledge of financial, medical record system, scheduling programs and PCMH required
o High proficiency in MS Word, Advanced Excel, Power Point, One Note, Out Look
o Valid Driver's license
EQUIPMENT/MACHINES OPERATED:
Office work, ability to utilize computers, printers, fax machines
COMPUTER PROGRAMS/SOFTWARE OPERATED
Computer- MS, Word, Power point, Excel, Publisher Data Entry
If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
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