Associate Medical Director, Gastroenterology

Maine Health Gastroenterology  in beautiful coastal Maine is currently seeking aGastroenterologist to join its regional team asan Associate Medical Director. The Associate Medical  Director will work at both Waldo and Pen Bay Hospitals partnering with the practice administrator(s) to lead the administrative and clinical operations of the Gastroenterology practice to ensure quality of care, patient safety, patient, provider and employee satisfaction and efficient use of resources.

The Associate Medical  Director is responsible for addressing the needs of the clinicians and care team members in the primary and secondary practice locations while aligning individual efforts with the mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and organizational aims of Maine Health. The position will be split between clinical and administrative time. Clinical services of this position include outpatient clinic, endoscopy and inpatient consultative services.

At Maine Health, we recognize the value each team member brings to our organization. Total compensation packages may include, based on eligibility, recruitment payments, relocation assistance, productivity incentives, and quality incentives.

The annual base salary for this position is $600,000.

In addition to base pay, Maine Health offers comprehensive benefits, recognition programs and career growth opportunities.

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
• Active and unrestricted State of ME medical license, or ability to obtain prior to employment.
• Board Certification/Eligibility
• Active and unrestricted DEA license, or ability to obtain prior to employment.
• Experience performing general endoscopic procedures, EUS/ERCP skills are a plus but not required
• Minimumof 3-5years of clinical practice preferred(changed from 5-7 years)

• Operations:
  
  Provides oversight of clinical operations of the Gastroenterology practice(s) and associated outreach locations by working collaboratively with administrative leadership and care team leaders. Areas of focus include: budget planning, patient visits and call schedules, clinical protocols, interface with EPIC workflows
• Supervision:
  
  Direct oversight and management of physicians and advanced practice professionals. Areas of focus include: patient experience; professionalism; compliance with documentation and coding/billing; productivity; mentoring/onboarding; peer review; annual performance reviews; access
• Quality/Safety:
  
  Responsible for the promotion of quality projects and implementation of safety programs to mitigate risk
• Planning/Outreach:
  
  Works with MHMG to grow and expand clinical services where strategically important and/or clinically necessary. Responsible for active recruiting or developing recruiting plans in all sites
• Education:
  
  Promotes and supports education of care team members, learners, and new physicians and APPs in the practice
• Leadership Development:
  
  Actively develops Associate Medical Directors to their potential for effective leadership

• Clinical Gastroenterology services, including outpatient clinic, endoscopy and inpatient consultative services
• Works closely with the administrative leader and physicians to ensure the day-to-day function and performance of the practice
• Works with the administrative leader and team leaders on provider scheduling, and coordinates office based schedules of the entire center with call schedules, hospital coverage and after hours coverage.
• Accountable for the quality and safety, productivity and operational efficiency in the Gastroenterology practice
• Facilitates and supports innovation to find faster, more cost effective, less complicated ways of solving problems.
• With input from the team leaders, develops and reviews…