Clinical Medical Director -Houston, Texas (Outpatient)
Houston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Infectious Disease
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Outpatient
Location
77006, Houston, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
Yes
Job Description
Last Update:
11/20/24
As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has been providing comprehensive, quality and affordable health care services and programs to our communities for almost 40 years. We have continued to invest in our communities, innovating how health care is delivered, to meet the growing demand for care. We continue to grow strategically with close to 60 clinics serving communities across Houston, Baytown, Beaumont and Deer Park. We’ve also added services and programs; to help ensure we remain at the forefront of connecting our communities to health every day, in every way.
Be part of a true Legacy and enjoy a rewarding career by making a difference in the lives of so many patients at Legacy Community Health.
Working at Legacy as a qualified FQHC, may qualify you for multiple loan repayment programs too!
Benefits:
Be part of a true Legacy and enjoy a rewarding career by making a difference in the lives of so many patients at Legacy Community Health.
Working at Legacy as a qualified FQHC, may qualify you for multiple loan repayment programs too!
Benefits:
- Paid Malpractice (Occurrence Based),
- CME Reimbursement
- CME Time
- Generous Paid Time Off, Paid Company Holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account
- 403b Retirement Plan
- Disability,
- $0 Copay when you see a Legacy Provider
- $0 Copay for all prescriptions filled at a Legacy Pharmacy
- Travel Insurance, Pet Insurance
- Qualified FQHC Loan Repayment and other programs paying up to $75+
- Subsidized Gym Membership, and more!
The Clinical Medical Director (CMD) is a physician at a clinical site who supports and manages the administration of clinical practice for providers across all primary care service lines at his/her/their given site, in close collaboration with operational and nursing leadership at the site. The Clinical Medical Director will be overseeing Montrose Clinic and Wellness Bar. We are needing a physician who specializes in Internal Medicine or Infectious Disease for this role.
Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited medical school as M.D., D.O.
- Credentialed and privileged according to Legacy’s standards and practices
- Ability to meet Legacy Community Health’s EPIC proficiency requirements
- Physician with at least 3 years of clinical practice, post residency
- Board certified in their specialty
- Leadership/management experience
- Experience in supporting clinical programs across departments and initiating and developing programs
- Experience in FQHC environment
- Experience in interacting and collaborating with other physicians
- Able to establish relationships with different groups of internal/external stakeholders to obtain input and buy in
- Strong problem-solver and business acumen
- Highly organized and proficient in short-term and long-term strategy
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills and communication skills
- Evidence of continued growth and learning
- Clinical lead at the site and direct supervisor of providers at the site in primary care (Pediatrics, Adult Family Practice & Specialty, and OBGYN)
- Managing in collaboration with the Site Director
- Schedule optimization, Schedule coverage
- Provider behavior and professionalism
- Clinical workflow implementation and optimization
- Addressing urgent issues in the clinic
- Directly communicates with service line medical director regarding provider behavior concerns
- Educate providers in the clinic on new initiatives and projects and monitor and support providers on implementation
- Promote and monitor specific productivity metrics standards for each provider
- Monitor empanelment metrics (such as panel size, provider loyalty, etc, as assigned, for providers at the site
- In collaboration with the medical directors, will assist with recruitment and interviews of providers for the site
- Review data on waiting times for new patients, no show rates, etc. to make decisions on how your service line can grow/expand and where (we will help with getting this data)
- Serve as link between EHRS/IT team at the local level to ensure that discipline related content is up to date and relevant and that providers use of the system is optimized
- Partner and strategize with site director on implementing improvement strategies in discipline specific processes such as scheduling, and clinic workflows
- Management of CME time and reimbursement requests
- Manage PTO Holiday schedule in conjunction with Site Director
- Management of complaints and incident reports as it relates to clinical operations
- Stands as the Lab director for the site and assigned training
- MD for Standing Delegated Orders
- As a provider, CMD will still participate in the Provider Incentive Program, with a modification to include metrics of success of the clinic site
- Administrative time is based on the size of the clinic and will change accordingly
- Performs other duties as assigned