Established Health Care Center in Philadelphia, PA
Quality Community Health Center ,a FQHC operated for 41 years, provides service at 3 locations in Philadelphia, PA managing the health and wellness of patients from infants through senior citizens . We practice medicine as a partnership between us and our patients. Currently, we are seeking a Medical Director. The Medical Director will oversee the daily clinical operations and coordination of the primary and behavioral health care services at the center. As Medical Director (he/she)will be responsible for implementing effective leadership and developing management strategies that maximize effectiveness, efficiency and productivity in the provision of primary care, including continuous quality improvement and protocol development.
Requirements:
- Supervises, mentors and supports the medical staff on matters related to the provision of medical care to ensure quality care is delivered to QCHC Health Network’s patients. Supervises and provides performance evaluation for the Clinical Directors, Dental Director, Behavioral Health and MA Supervisor to ensure quality outcomes for the team.
- Guides the patient care teams in achieving a team-based model of care and effective care coordination and care transitions, as prescribed by QCHC standards.
- Enters into collaborative practice/prescriptive authority agreements and serves as the named supervising physician for designated advanced practice clinicians.
- Advances the nursing profession and role of advanced practice nurses in medically underserved areas through advocacy and other professional activities
- Work within all state/federal laws and regulations and collaborating physician agreements
- Serve as liaison between the health centers and senior management staff ensuring open communication between QCHC and the practice at all times
- Maintain positive relationships with managed care agencies, commercial providers, public and private funders and community organizations
- Participate in regularly scheduled administrative/management meetings
- Assist in writing proposals and reports as necessary
- Conduct quality improvement conferences, record audits and data management activities
- Assist in data collection, program evaluation and clinical assessments of services
- Promotes a culture of safety and quality by ensuring continuity and consistency in the implementation of established standards, protocols, policies and procedures.
- Assist the Senior Team in the ongoing development and implementation of medical policies, practices, and quality improvement procedures.
- Directs the medical care and health services of the health network to ensure compliance with legal standards and established policies and protocols in the pursuit of target outcomes.
- Assist the Senior Team in designing, implementing, and evaluating educational health programs for the patients and clinical staff.
- Assist the Senior Team in the completion of reports such as the UDS report, QCHC and Meaningful Use.
- Recommend changes in all clinical and general areas to improve patient flow, medical records, billing practices, and appointment practices.
- Responsible for reviewing all credentialing files of providers that are requesting and granted privileges; with a strong understanding of the NPDB, OIG, and other reports to ensure health center staff are qualified and do not exhibit key factors that would exclude them from practicing within the state.
- Responsible for creating and overseeing the peer review process for all providers, creating a schedule, and ensuring that there are no issues related to a chart or medical performance.
- Maintain affiliation with professional groups, medical associations, and medical organizations, and represents the FQHC in meetings of these associations and organizations.
- Assess and communicate recommendations for utilization of space, equipment, personnel, and other resources. Prepares and submits reports as necessary to any requiring department.
- Involvement in all initiatives, concerns, and retention involving patient safety, quality, infection control, and risk management and patient service.
- Coordinates efforts for determining public and privately reported metrics that serve to provide benchmarks and establish the health center as a leading care provider.
- Provides service, guidance, and promotion of quality standards through audits, peer review, quality management, and education initiatives.
- Deals with clinical system problems, identifying the cause, and developing action plans for effective resolution.
- Perform other tasks as directed
Skills:
- Understanding of the principles of community health care and service to special populations
- Spanish language skills a plus; cultural competence required
- Basic Life Support certification
- Ability to travel between worksites as needed
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including friendliness, and empathy
- Strong leadership and communication skills required
- Extensive knowledge of current health care needs and issues of children, adolescents and adults.
- Ability to collect adequate client data, conduct a physical exam, interpret physical findings and manage or refer patients as conditions or protocols dictate
Experience:
- 5+ years’ clinical experience.
- Experience in, ambulatory primary care, community health and/or behavioral health required.
- Supervisory experience preferred.
Education:
- Graduation from a college or university accredited by the AMA with a Doctor of Medicine degree or accredited by the AOA with a Doctor of Osteopathy degree.
- Successful completion of an approved program of residency training in Family Practice or Internal Medicine.
- License to practice medicine in the State of Pennsylvania plus current DEA registration.
- At least five (5) years of healthcare related experience as a primary care physician, preferably in an outpatient clinical setting, community health center, or Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Demonstrate a special interest in the area of community medicine and population health.
- Familiarity with an electronic medical record and practice management system
Benefits Include:
- Competitive base with Bonus
- Loan repayment via National Health Service Corps
- 403(B) with match
- PTO - vacation, sick and holidays
- Medical , dental and vision insurance coverage
- Paid CME time
- Liability Insurance
- Life and long term disability insurance
- No nights
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $200,000.00 - $240,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Internal Medicine
- Primary Care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- On call
Experience:
- primary care physician and community health center: 5 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Board Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person