Site Medical Director - Physician

Site Medical Director

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we honor all members of our community and acknowledge the dignity of each person we serve. Our purpose is to provide high quality, comprehensive primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farm workers and a view to removing barriers to health care. We strive to provide an environment that welcomes and values the people we employ and serve.

If you are unsure whether you meet all the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply.

Job Summary:

The Site Medical Director (SMD) provides clinical leadership at their site. The SMD will be responsible for the direct supervision of the provider staff including coaching and performance management of clinicians assigned to their site. The SMD will participate as a member of the site leadership team, assist with recruitment of providers and other medical staff for the site, and assist in leading quality improvement activities.

The SMD provides primary and obstetrical patient care in accordance with their level of training, experience and licensure. The SMD will function as an informational resource to VGMHC patients, professional colleagues, the Center, students and the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide direct supervision of providers at the respective site. Provide clinical leadership and mentoring of clinicians at the site in the practice of evidence-based, timely, effective, efficient, and equitable medical care and:
Provide clinical input on care and management of individual patients as may be needed by colleagues and co-workers. Review cases for CSOC (Controlled Substances Oversight Committee). Review unexpected outcomes, including deaths, as part of peer review and QI. Participate as a member of the site Leadership Team to:
Solve clinic problems (schedules, coverage, etc.). Resolve personnel issues. Implement improvement and other projects at the clinic level. Perform responsibilities delegated by senior leadership. Implement plans to meet operational, financial, and patient care quality goals, including monitoring of progress toward quality metrics. Attend the local and administrative meetings as needed and determined by the Medical Director and site leadership. Provide clinical input to assist in solving patient issues related to quality of care, behavioral issues, etc.

Attend Administrative/Quality Improvement Meetings. Organize the site's provider meetings, including minutes, and assist with organizing Staff and Team meetings, and manage the follow-up from the meetings. Assist in coordination of provider scheduling, including working with other site leaders to approve vacation and other time off requests, and ensure timecards are approved and time management of providers is monitored. Act as liaison, in cooperation with Medical Director of Provider Affairs and the Medical Director, between the Center and other groups in the community, regarding clinical issues and access.

Acts as clinical liaison to other departments or programs within VG, such as Dental, School-Based Health Centers and the Migrant camp program. Address day-to-day concerns of providers, support staff and management team that may arise. Ensure that procedures are in place to maximize the flow of information through the clinic to increase patient safety and provider continuity. Assist in implementation of plans to meet the objectives of the organization as guided by local, state, and federal stakeholders including health plans and funders.

Ensure that training needs identified are met for provider and support staff. Provide performance reviews and feedback to provider staff annually. Have regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports, usually quarterly, but more often when needed. Work with other site leadership to recruit provider and other medical staff for site as appropriate, scheduling time for interviews with providers, lunches, etc. Orient new providers to the site and hold check-ins with them regularly.

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