Quality Assistant Medical Director - Emergency Medicine - Kaweah Health Medical Center

Visalia, CA – Seeking Quality Assistant Medical Director

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Have A Voice

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

The Opportunity

• Act as the Quality Medical Director locally, as well as interface between Vituity and Kaweah.
• Become heavily involved with Vituity’s Quality team, participating in quarterly virtual workshops, annual in-person workshops, and semi-annual and annual Quality Data audits.
• Stay up to date with CMS' evolving quality metrics and requirements, reinforcing compliance within Vituity and your site's local operations.
• Act as the ED Sepsis Champion within Kaweah's Sepsis team.
• Work closely with Kaweah Sepsis Team, Quality Officer, Department Chairs, IT, and lab directors.
• Act as the liaison between Kaweah and the ED providers for all matters sepsis related.
• Develop policies and processes to optimize sepsis care within the ED and maximize compliance with CMS requirements.
• Attend meetings quarterly and monthly, generally virtually.
• Act as the ED Trauma Liaison on the Kaweah Trauma Committee.
• Interface between ED and Surgical providers on acute issues or policy optimization.
• Work closely with Trauma Manager and Trauma Director to optimize trauma performance and ensure ongoing site certification as a trauma center.
• Conduct chart and case reviews, including Trauma PIPS and PEER review.
• Attend monthly meetings for Trauma Operations and Trauma PIPS/PEER review, both of which are done in a hybrid model.

The Practice

Kaweah Health Medical Center – Visalia, California

• A rich clinical practice seeing a diverse patient mix including pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics.
• Utilize your full skillset with a physician always on site for support.
• Optimize services such as EMR, x-ray, and lab.
• An academic facility with an Emergency Medicine residency program.
• Take advantage of a robust training program paired with a mentor for one year.
• A growing practice with an annual patient volume of approximately 85,000.

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive benefits package, we support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

• Superior Health Plan Options
• Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
• Partnership model allows a K-1 status pay structure for high tax deductions
• Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
• Eligible for Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
• EAP, travel assistance, and identity theft protection included
• Student loan refinancing options
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving lives

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

Applicants Only. No agencies please.