Regional Medical Director (Physician)
Houston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Family Practice-Without OB
Salary
$250,000
– $285,000
• yearly
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Corporate/Non-Clinical
Location
75039, Dallas, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
11/14/24
JOB SUMMARY
The Regional Medical Director is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of medical care and service quality at the regional level. This role includes 50% administrative oversight and 50% direct patient care. Working closely with the Market Medical Director and Executive Leadership, this position ensures consistent, high-quality patient care across all healthcare centers, aligning strategic goals with on-the-ground medical services. The Regional Medical Director plays a critical role in creating an efficient, cohesive, and patient-centered healthcare system within the region.
Job Responsibilities
· Collaborates in developing and reviewing written clinical policies, protocols, and guidelines for clinicians.
· Partners with insurance plans to meet established clinical and quality benchmarks.
· Develops and implements disease management programs and supervises risk coding.
· Leads recruitment, selection, and performance appraisal of medical provider staff.
· Works with management to oversee provider productivity, budget planning, and clinic performance metrics.
· Reports clinic performance outcomes to Market Medical Director and Executive Leadership.
· Monitors the quality and appropriateness of care, analyzing patient satisfaction and clinical feedback.
· Supervises continuing education, in-service training, and new staff orientation.
· Reviews and enhances care documentation standards and oversees care planning.
· Ensures compliance with OSHA, emergency preparedness, infection control, and regulatory guidelines.
· Supervises Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), including ARNPs and PAs.
· Manages physician behavior and impairment issues.
· Analyzes and implements improvements for adverse events and patient complaints related to medical care.
· Provides direct patient care within clinic scope of practice.
Qualifications
· Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the selected state.
· Any combination of education, training, and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties and responsibilities as described including related work experience.
· Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
· At least 3 years of experience as a primary care clinic Medical Director preferred.
· Board certified in one of the primary care specialties preferred.
· At least 5 years of experience working with multi-cultural patient population delivering patient-centered programs that are high quality and cost effective preferred.
· Experience working in a Value Based Care practice setting preferred.
Working Hours