Houston, Texas – Medical Director Pediatrics

• Candidates will need to have a minimum of 2 years’ experience managing physicians and an additional 5 years’ experience clinical for a preferred minimum of 7 years’ experience.
• They will be responsible for still seeing patients a couple of times a week and the rest administrative/budgetary time.

Some of the Essential Functions:

• Directly oversee the growth and sustainability of the Pediatric Service Line.
• Educate Clinical Medical Directors on expectations of providers in your discipline; monitor and support providers to improve in their clinical practice
• Set standards of care/protocols on the management of common conditions
• Provide evidence-based guidelines and decision support tools to aid providers in care
• Represent your discipline in the budget process
• Recruit providers and oversee onboarding into your discipline for the organization
• Oversee monthly service line meeting for your discipline
• Investigate and propose pilot testing of new initiatives and models of care
• Oversee quarterly Peer Chart Review process, Ongoing Monitoring and Performance Improvement Plans
• Ensure ongoing educational activities support providers up-to-date care practices
• Collaborations with academicians in your specialty
• Manages and designates On Call Schedule for emergency calls after hours
• Develop strategies that manage transitions of care for our patients
• Serve as link with discipline specific educational and training programs to establish and strengthen opportunities for teaching at our sites within our department
• Advise Clinical Medical Directors and operational site directors on implementing improvement strategies in discipline specific processes
• Work with Grants team to identify opportunities and assist with implementation of new projects
• Work with other service line directors to establish and support a collaborative interdisciplinary model of care
• Prepare department for clinical audits and ensure that clinical practice is aligned with audit requirements
• Work with legacy leadership to identify, train and update providers in value-based care.
• Work on research projects in collaboration with the research team/pharmaceuticals.

The Client:

• They are a full-service health care system comprised of over 50 locations in the Texas Gulf Coast region offering adult and senior primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, behavioral health, dental, HIV/AIDS care, vision, specialty care, and pharmacy services. For over 40 years, they have been innovating the ways we provide comprehensive, quality health care services to underserved communities. As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Texas and a United Way affiliated agency since 1990, they ensure their services and programs are open to all, regardless of the ability to pay—without judgment or exception.

The Area:

• Houston is one of the greatest cities in the world. The economy is strong, the culture is diverse, and the quality of life is spectacular. America's fourth-largest city is a cosmopolitan destination with world-class dining, arts, hotels, shopping and nightlife. Take a stroll through the historic Heights, spend the day exploring the Museum District, or head down to Space Center Houston. Later on, grab a bite in one of the dozens of award-winning restaurants, or hang out with the cool kids on Washington Avenue. There's always something to do in this Southern hospitality meets the urban chic city.