Associate Medical Director, Pediatrics

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At Elica Health Centers, we share a common goal: provide the best possible patient care to our growing community. This passion extends from the exceptional care we provide to our underserved patients in Sacramento/Yolo County down to providing community outreach on our state‑of‑the‑art mobile medicine program, Health on Wheels. Elica Health Centers is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) thanks to our hardworking Elica family.

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The Associate Medical Director (AMD) works under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to ensure the highest level of clinical quality and patient care within Pediatrics  AMD has responsibility for overseeing and managing the clinical performance of clinical providers in Pediatrics at designated practice sites. The AMD will present the concerns of the clinicians practicing within Pediatrics to the CMO and other administrators, and relay directives, recommendations and concerns from the CMO and other administrators to the clinicians within Pediatrics.

The AMD will promote integration with and transition between other clinical services at Elica, including (but not limited to) Behavioral Health, Dentistry, Family Practice, Women’s Health, Specialty Care, and Care Management. The AMD is to be a role model to other clinicians for clinical quality, positive interactions, problem‑solving, ethical conduct, and professionalism.

An AMD working 40 hours per week will be expected to have 8‑10 hours administrative and management time and 30‑32 hours of clinical practice time per week. An AMD will be expected to work a minimum of 30 hours per week (0.75 FTE). As a Clinical Leadership position, the AMD will be expected to demonstrate initiative and self‑directed behavior, and will be responsible for demonstrating results and/or progress in management and performance indicators.

• Be highly knowledgeable in Pediatrics by maintaining high level of clinical expertise, utilizing the most current sources and guidelines, and being familiar with changing standards of practice.
• Regularly monitor and oversee the performance of Elica’s clinicians practicing Pediatrics with respect to established performance indicators, including peer review. Assist Chief Medical Officer in annual performance appraisals of clinicians within Pediatrics.
• Develop strategies to improve the performance of clinicians or sites lagging in any performance indicators.
• Help in reviewing, modifying, and developing Elica’s Policies and Procedures and clinic workflows as relevant to Pediatrics.
• Develop optimal templates, accelerators, and other workflows in Pediatrics for the Electronic Health Record.
• Monitor resource and referral utilization within Pediatrics and assist in identifying additional resources to improve provider and patient access to specialty care. Help to create standards and standard procedures for the most common referrals.
• Meet regularly with the Chief Medical Officer to review clinical issues, clinician performance, and strategic initiatives and priorities.
• Attend and participate in meetings as required or requested.
• Comply with all laws and regulations regarding corporate integrity and security obligations; report unethical, fraudulent or unlawful behavior or activity.
• Foster an environment that promotes trust, cooperation, and accountability among all Center staff.

• Provide comprehensive medical services to patients at a high level of care and quality consistent with Pediatric scope of practice in a community clinic environment, including taking appropriate health history, performing physical examination, completing medical work‑up, performing or ordering appropriate lab, imaging, and other tests, prescribing, ordering referrals, and implementing appropriate therapy according to standard medical practice. Address urgent, chronic, and preventive medical needs on an ongoing basis.
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