Medical Director- Contractor

Medical Director (Contractor) – Tysons Corner, Virginia

The Mather in Tysons Corner is seeking an experienced physician contractor to provide expert clinical consultation and uphold the highest standards of care in our luxury Life Plan Community. This in‑person Medical Director (Contractor) role serves in both medical and administrative capacities as a clinical consultant and quality‑of‑care advocate. The position supports the health center within our premier senior living community, which offers skilled nursing, assisted living, memory support, and comprehensive rehabilitation services, including physical, speech, and occupational therapy.

Responsibilities include advising on clinical policies, infection control, resident care review, and physician performance, while ensuring regulatory compliance and exceptional care outcomes. Candidates must be an MD licensed and certified in the state of Virginia
; CMD certification and Board Certification in Geriatrics are preferred. This contract position offers the opportunity to consult in an award‑winning, wellness‑focused environment that supports aging in place with dignity and purpose.
As a contractor, this role is not eligible for Mather team member benefits.

• Help the care venue ensure that residents have appropriate physician coverage and ensure the provision of physician and health care practitioner services.
• Provide specific guidance for physician performance expectations.
• Help the care venue ensure that a system is in place for monitoring the performance of health care practitioners; and facilitate feedback to physicians and other health care practitioners on performance and practices.

• Participate in administrative decision‑making and the development of policies and procedures related to resident care.
• Help develop, approve, and implement specific clinical practices for the care venue to incorporate into its care‑related policies and procedures, including areas required by laws and regulations.
• Develop procedures and guidance for care venue team members regarding contacting practitioners, including information gathering and presentation, change‑in‑condition assessment, and when to contact the medical director.
• Review, consider and/or act upon consultant recommendations, as appropriate, that affect the care venue’s resident care policies and procedures or the care of an individual resident.
• Promote person‑directed care across the continuum.
• Review, respond to and participate in federal, state, local and other external surveys, and inspections; and help review policies and procedures regarding the adequate protection of residents' rights, advance care planning, and other ethical issues.

• Help the care venue establish systems and methods for reviewing the quality and appropriateness of clinical care and other health‑related services and provide appropriate feedback; and participate in the care venue's quality improvement process.
• Advise on infection control issues and approve specific infection control policies to be incorporated into care venue policies and procedures.
• Help the care venue provide interventions to promote safety for residents.
• Help promote team member health and safety; and assist in the development and implementation of team member health policies and programs.

• Promote a learning culture within the care venue by educating, informing, and communicating.
• Provide information to help the care venue provide care consistent with current standards of practice (defined as  approaches to care, procedures, techniques and treatments that are based on research and /or expert consensus and that are contained in current manuals textbooks and or publications, or that are accepted, adopted or promulgated by recognized organizations or national bodies. ).
• Help the care venue develop medical information and communication systems with team members, residents, families, and others.
• Represent the care venue to the professional and lay community on medical and resident care issues.
• Maintain knowledge of the changing social, regulatory,…