FQ Medical Director

## FQ Medical Director Apply locations:
Hannibal, MO:
Columbia, MO:
St Louis - Dunnica Ave:
Indianapolis, INtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R - 24899
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* Job Description:

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* Job Summary:

** Under general supervision of Leadership and in collaboration with the administration team, the Medical Director develops, implements, and evaluates the medical practice delivery model in accordance with the goals of the System’s comprehensive treatment programs. The Medical Director assures delivery of quality services to all patients and provides clinical consultation to Leadership in the design of new service delivery initiatives.
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* Essential Job Functions:

** Management Functions:
* Participates in the recruitment and selection process for medical providers.
* Performs clinical supervision of medical staff, including regular performance appraisals and feedback to staff.
* Provides supervision of clinical scheduling, call and leave for medical staff.
* Provides supervision of continuing professional education, in-service training and orientation of new medical staff.
* Ensures integration of medical services into the System’s overall comprehensive services.
* Provides counsel in personnel matters relating to the medical staff.
* Facilitates medical staff/provider meetings.
* Performs or delegates responsibility for quarterly medical record reviews for all medical staff focusing on quality of care and documentation.
* May supervise physician assistants and nurse practitioners in the programs.
* Assists staff with treatment modalities pertinent to the System’s patient populations.
* Reviews input from medical staff on their ideas and concerns with Leadership or programs.

Administrative Functions:
* Knowledgeable of standards and qualifications for medical personnel.
* Approval of medical practice procedures and policies.
* Keeps abreast of trends and regulations and advises management team on necessary changes.
* Participates in strategic planning, establishing goals and criteria for specified projects
* Reviews clinical and patient care contracts for services provided to or by the System.
* Performs periodic review of practice management functions.
* Serves as liaison between medical staff and administration.
* Represents the System at local medical societies, hospitals, professional organizations, groups and agencies.
* Advises on schedules of fees (and related discounts for services to patients, as appropriate) to be charged for professional services rendered by the System’s medical providers.
* Participates, in conjunction with Leadership, in the overall budget planning and monitoring process; reviews the formulation and evaluation of project goals and budgets.
* Attends designated meetings if necessary.

Performance Improvement Functions:
* Oversee and maintain performance improvement processes for medical services as established by the System, CARF, the state and federal guidelines, and any other entities.
* Reviews results of patient satisfaction surveys.
* Reviews patient complaints.
* Demonstrates an understanding of the System’s mission in performing all aspects of the position.

General:
* Demonstrates a caring and helpful attitude when interacting with patients, vendors and fellow employees.
* Strives to build cooperative partnerships with internal and external customers.
* Assists in promoting a medical staff environment in which the medical providers retain independent judgment and responsibility in the practice of medicine, subject to peer review by, and recommendations from the Medical Director.
* Promotes an environment in which the medical providers follow and abide by the ethics of the medical profession, all applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances, and any and all other…