Clinic Medical Director- Cleburne Clincs (Loan Repayment!)
Houston, Texas, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Internal Medicine
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Outpatient
Location 77004, Houston, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 9/18/24
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.

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 $180k+
  • Subsidized Gym Membership, and more!

Job Responsibilities

(.5FTE and .5 Administration)
Position Summary:

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 3 clinics, Legacy Third Ward Clinic, Legacy Baker Ripley, and Legacy Missouri City- Texas Parkway. We are needing a physician who specializes in Family Practice or Internal Medicine treating adult patient's primary at our Third Ward Clinic.

Essential Duties & Functions

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, SMD 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.

Qualifications

Required Education, Certifications, Licenses, & Training

(minimum requirements)

Graduate from an accredited medical school as M.D., D.O.
Primary Care Specialty (Pediatrics, OB/Gyn, Adult Medicine, Family Practice)
Credentialed and privileged according to Legacy’s standards and practices
Ability to meet Legacy Community Health’s EPIC proficiency requirements
Required Years of Experience

(minimum requirements)

Physician with at least 3 years of clinical practice, post residency
Board certified in their specialty
Leadership/management experience
Desirable Education and/or Experience

Experience in supporting clinical programs across departments and initiating and developing programs
Experience in FQHC environment