Site Medical Director

Overview

• Be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to health equity and social justice.
• Work in a supportive, inclusive, and culturally competent environment.
• Access to continuous learning opportunities and professional development.
• Contribute to groundbreaking health initiatives and research.
• Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance with two PPO plans and an HMO plan. BCBS HMO, PPO, and PPO Select Plans
• BCBS Vision
• Paid Time Off: 3 weeks paid vacation and 1 week of personal time
• 12 accrued sick days per year
• PTO Exchange allows employees to turn unused PTO into liquid assets
• 401k program with up to 5% employer match after 90 days
• Employer-paid basic life insurance valued at one times the annual salary
• Voluntary Life and AD&D, and Short-term and Long-term disability
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefit account
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Forgiveness Programs; NHSC & PSLF
• Employee Assistance Program with 5 employer-paid counseling sessions
• 50% off at Brown Elephant Resale Shops and discounts at local businesses

SALARY: The position salary range is $223,944/annual - $/annual

A Site Medical Director provides clinical and administrative leadership to Howard Brown Health Center and is responsible for the quality of care provided to participants in Primary Care at the assigned site, and for the clinical productivity of the medical provider clinical site staff.

A Site Medical Director is a licensed professional prepared in a specialty residency program that manages actual and potential health problems based on the specialty area. The health conditions include common, complex, or advanced diseases needing intensive medical supervision of the prescribed treatment plan. A Site Medical Director practices independently and interdependently by collaborating with advanced practice clinicians, community health nurses, and other health care providers.

This role is ultimately responsible for delivering medical care within the legal parameters established by the Illinois Medical Practice Act and also provides direct patient care. As a Physician, the Site Medical Director delivers quality primary health care services to special populations, emphasizing the prevention and treatment of disease. The Physician's role in a community setting responds to society's demand for accessible quality health care to all populations regardless of socio-economic status.

Clinical and administrative leadership duties:

Measures and monitors the quality of patient care services in Primary Care Services at the assigned clinical location, primarily the care offered by HBHC providers, including Physicians, Advanced Practice Nurses, and Physician Assistants. Meets regularly with providers to review care standards and performance, approximately two one-on-one sessions per direct report per month.

Directly supervises Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Advanced Practice Nurses practicing at the site.

Measures and monitors clinical productivity of provider staff, including Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Advanced Practice Nurses.

Develops productivity standards along with the Chief Medical Officer and reports regularly on performance relative to standards set by HBHC. Meets regularly with providers to review standards and performance.

Collaborates with the Integrated Health Care team in program planning, monitoring, and evaluating primary health care services, including implementing Patient-Centered Medical Home and Meaningful Use at the clinical site and clinical quality initiatives.

Provides direct care for patients at the site for 28 clinical contact hours and 12 administrative hours per week for 40 hours per week.

Attends and participates in the Medical Leadership weekly meetings and other leadership meetings as required.

• Facilitates entry of the patient into the health care system, either at the HBHC main clinic site, homes or community shelters, or the hospitals where the Medical Director has admitting privileges by assessing the primary health care needs, including eliciting comprehensive health histories, performing physical examinations, ordering or performing pertinent diagnostic tests, analyzing collected data to determine client health status, and formulating a problem list (diagnosis).
• Provides coordinated, continuous, and culturally competent primary health care to clients that span the health continuum through mutual goal setting and planning care delivery.
• Prescribes a variety of treatment modalities to meet health and illness needs.
• Meets provider productivity standards, including but not limited to the number of visits per week.
• Collaborates with advanced practice nurses and community health nurses to ensure that health teaching and counseling is provided.
• Manages and evaluates the care plan, process, and outcome and then modifies the plan as needed.
• Provides clinical supervision over the medical care delivered by…