Medical Director at Erie, PA FQHC

The Medical Director serves as the senior clinical advisor to Community Health Net management.  This position represents the interests of the practicing clinicians to Administration and the Board of Directors.  Simultaneously, the Medical Director serves to define and explain corporate goals and directives to the medical staff.  The Medical Director must also be involved in efforts to ensure that all clinicians comply with all regulatory and legal requirements.  Must also direct efforts at maintaining and improving the quality of care provided to Community Health Net patient populations.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead responsibility in all clinical medical services.
• Functions as medical advocate for the Chief Executive Officer to ensure smooth operation of the primary care facility.
• Supervises review and auditing of medical records and peer review.
• Plans and holds meetings with Provider and clinical staff, to assume lead responsibility in the generation and institution of operational medical policies and protocols.
• Expands the Community Health Net utilization review capabilities, by working with the quality initiatives of the organization, chart audit committee, fiscal department, and other Community Health Net groups.
• Provides medical oversight of clinical programs.
• Works cooperatively with the Finance Department on relevant fiscal issues to ensure and track medical clinic productivity measures.
• Assumes lead role in Provider training on chart documentation and patient visit auditing, to maximize the accuracy of the notes, increase generation of revenue, and meet Quality Improvement and Corporate Compliance standards.
• Generates the on-call and rounding schedule for the primary care practice.
• Coordinate Provider template to include vacation, sick and continuing medical education hours.  Ensuring proper Provider coverage to meet organizational patient satisfaction and productivity requirements.
• Works to improve productivity of medical providers by developing and implementing policies and protocols that promote a professional and efficient clinical practice.
• Coordinates training and continuing medical education, for medical staff, on a variety of medical specialties.
• Develops, reviews, and updates medical clinical protocols and policies for Community Health Net.
• Works on relevant workflow issues to ensure acceptable clinical office outcomes.
• Completes the required performance appraisals for medical providers.
•  Communicates all pertinent organizational information to Provider staff.
• Develops staff education and training programs for medical provider staff.
• Leads in the development of structured patient education programs.
• Completes other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Medical degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in Family Medicine.
• Board certification or eligibility in Sports Medicine.
• Completion of a Sports Medicine fellowship program.
• Completion of a Family or Internal Medicine residency program.
• Current state medical license.
• DEA registration.
• Excellent clinical skills and diagnostic acumen.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care.
• Proficiency in musculoskeletal ultrasound and other point-of-care diagnostic techniques.
• Dedication to promoting health and wellness in the community.
• Experience in electronic health records.