Medical Director, South Metro Denver Specialties

Organization

Organization: UCHealth Medical Group

Region:
Metro Denver

Reports To:

Medical Director, Metro Specialties

Leadership Model:
Delegated physician leadership within a physician-administrator dyad structure

The Medical Director, Metro Denver Specialties provides delegated physician leadership for assigned specialty practices within the Metro Denver region of the UCHealth Medical Group. Reporting to the Medical Director of Metro Specialties, the Medical Director partners with operational leaders, Medical Practice Leaders (MPLs), APP leaders, and clinical teams to advance quality, patient safety, access, patient experience, clinician engagement, and operational performance across assigned departments.

The role serves as an extension of the Medical Director to support regional priorities, strengthen local leadership capability, facilitate communication, and promote consistency across specialty practices.

Reports to:

Medical Director, Metro Specialties

Works closely with:
Specialty operations director and administrative leaders; MPLs; APP leaders; clinical directors; regional quality, safety, access, and patient experience leaders

Escalates to:
Medical Director, Metro Specialties, when issues exceed local or delegated authority

Leadership model:
Physician-administrator dyad structure

The Medical Director will provide leadership oversight and support for assigned specialty departments. Initial proposed scope includes:

• Inverness Cardiology
• Inverness Neurology
• Inverness Sports Neurology
• Highlands Ranch Hospital Neuro-Hospitalists
• Littleton Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
• Highlands Ranch General and Trauma Surgery
• County Line Gastroenterology
• Cherry Creek Multispecialty

The assigned scope may be modified based on organizational needs and growth within the region.

• Mentor, coach, and support Medical Practice Leaders within assigned specialties.
• Assist MPLs in developing leadership capabilities, communication skills, change management competencies, and succession planning.
• Support development of local action plans to address departmental opportunities and performance gaps.
• Review and discuss data with local MPLs related to items including but not limited to in-basket performance, patient experience/ ”provider listened” scores, QVIP performance, supply/demand, access, productivity, and network integrity.
• Promote consistency in leadership practices across assigned departments.

• Support achievement of regional and system quality goals.
• Promote a culture of patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with operational and clinical leaders to identify and address quality, safety, and compliance concerns.
• Support implementation of system-wide clinical initiatives and evidence-based practices.

• Support clinician recruitment, onboarding, engagement, retention, and professional development efforts.
• Facilitate communication between clinicians, MPLs, operations leaders, and medical group leadership.
• Identify emerging clinician concerns and assist in developing solutions.
• Foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, collaboration, and respect.

• Partner with operational leaders to improve access, patient flow, productivity, and patient experience.
• Support implementation of organizational strategic initiatives.
• Assist with physician alignment, practice integration, and change management efforts.
• Facilitate resolution of operational and clinical issues requiring regional leadership involvement.
• Participate in strategic planning for specialty services growth and development as…