Outpatient Medical Director - Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Clinic/Private Practice
Outpatient
Location
Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
10/24/24
Valor Healthcare is looking for a passionate Clinical Medical Director to join our team leading the Bogalusa LA Veteran Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). In exchange for your dedication and experience, we are proud to offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a great work lifestyle balance!
Position Summary
As a Clinic Medical Director, you will be responsible for all clinical aspects of their individual CBOC(s). You will diagnose and treat diseases and injuries of human internal organ systems and deliver preventive treatment of primary care needs, including chronic disease management, of patients through routine physical examination and testing.
Benefits
- Great work lifestyle balance! No on call, weekends off, 11 federal holidays, and increasing PTO the longer you stay with Valor.
- PACT team (RN, LPN, and MA) to support you.
- Competitive pay! We offer based on experience and monitor market trends to ensure we are providing a great rate for our employees.
- Access to Medical, Dental, Vision and other supplemental insurance.
- Malpractice coverage.
- Annual performance reviews to discuss goals, raises, concerns, etc.
- All primary care physicians and mid levels have annual incentive plans tied to bonuses.
- Half a day for dedicated admin time a week.
- 10 extra personal days for anything you want a year!
- Great support system through clinic management peers, HR, Recruiting department, all the way up to the executive level.
Job Responsibilities
-Manage day to day medical operations, ensure high quality clinical expectations, and provide exceptional customer service.
- Achieve and maintain excellent clinical outcomes through periodic chart reviews, direct observation, and by abiding by VA guidelines.
-Ensure all colleagues provide excellent customer service to each veteran, both in person and over the phone, as well as to fellow colleagues and clinic visitors.
-Participate managing the clinic’s financial performance.
-Participate in the clinic’s outreach events to help support the clinic’s enrollment initiatives.
-Support patient enrollment and retention by providing guidance, when necessary, regarding scheduling, follow-up visits, or nurse visits.
-Maintain staffing levels consistent with veteran enrollment, contract terms, and to maintain clinical outcomes.
-Review and analyze reporting/responsiveness to alerts and notifications.
-Ensure that all clinic metrics are at or above the VA threshold.
-Emphasize recruiting, coaching, mentoring, and retaining talent through excellent communication, training, enforcing key competencies, and performance management, when required.
-Develop and maintain a positive, collaborative working relationship with our VA partners, ensuring that the Regional Medical Director is kept informed of any significant issues.
-Innovate, embrace, and support new initiatives, whether clinical or operational, and execute on key strategic initiatives that drive the success of the Valor Business.
Qualifications
-Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine Degree
-Board certified in family practice or internal medicine
-Must be credentialed and remain in good standing through the Veterans Health Administration (VA).
-Valid, unrestricted license in the state of desired employment, or in any U.S. state or territory, depending on VA contractual requirements.
-Current certification in Basic Life Support (must be renewed periodically as specified by the certifying agency – AHA valid for two years, e.g.) and in ACLS as specified by individual VAMC contract
-Current, unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration
-Proficiency in written and spoken English.
-Excellent computer skills
-Ability to resolve colleague, client and patient issues in an effective and timely manner.
Working Hours