Physician / Family Practice / Maryland / Permanent / Medical Director - Baltimore Job

Duties and Responsibilities

•   Direct the innovative program that partners with payers to deliver superb medical care utilizing a comprehensive "one stop shop" in a PCMH model.
•   Responsible for the primary care of 125 patients maximum, with the assistance of your primary care team consisting of 2 case managers (RN's) and a medical assistant.
•   Focus on the management and improvement of health for patients with multiple chronic medical conditions.
•   Able to work in a team environment (with social work, case management, behavioral health, pharmacy, nutrition, etc.), process feedback, and be open to discussing and implementing plans of care from other members of the team.
•   Develop strong transitional care plans and able to help keep track of paneled patients along the whole continuum of care including discharges from the hospital, ED, skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes, and home care.
•   Communicate and interact with alternate levels of care facilities (hospital, ED, skilled nursing facilities) in order to facilitate appropriate discharge to a lower level of care or back to the AbsoluteCARE Medical Center. Familiar with inpatient medicine and the discharge process in order to help facilitate discharges.
•   Treatment of some acute exacerbations of chronic conditions within the AbsoluteCARE center, i.e. Lasix for CHF, IVF for Dehydration/Renal Failure, IV antibiotics for various infections, Nebulizer/Solumedrol for COPD/Asthma etc. Possess a comfort level and the knowledge to differentiate when exacerbation can be treated within AbsoluteCARE and when a higher level of care needed.
•   Accept same day/next day or urgent appointments for patients from home or discharged from the hospital/ER/skilled nursing facility in need of intensified physician or case management/social work services to ensure acute episode has resolved and the patient is not admitted/readmitted.
•   Vigilant in keeping track of patients and their disease processes in order to prevent ER visits, admissions to the hospital, and readmissions.
•   Understand the PCMH model of care as pertains to specialist care, only utilizes this higher level of care as needed, and not a substitute for a well-trained primary care physician with evidence based clinical skills.
•   Assist with educating patients regarding their chronic diseases and healthy choices.
•   Assist with the education and discussion of chronic disease progression and the need for advanced directives.
•   Practice evidenced based medicine and in accordance with the PCMH model of care.
•   Able to keep track of and successfully obtain specified quality metric goals.
•   Use technology and the electronic medical record to the highest capability in order to increase quality initiatives and efficiency within the medical center.
•   Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and recommends treatment alternatives designed to keep patients healthy or resolve on-going clinical issues.
•   Perform other duties as required consistent with chronic care and disease management services provided to patients.
•   Manage the Medical Staff and other AbsoluteCARE team members.
•   Provide medical guidance to the Medical Staff.
•   Review current medical practices and guidelines and implements best evidence-based practices.
•   Implement strategic medical operations and protocols in order to achieve company's contracted goals.
•   Constantly evaluating the current medical operations and operations of the entire medical center to ensure compliance and contractual obligations.
•   Maintain the security and privacy of all information that is owned by AbsoluteCARE or maintained on behalf of the company’s patients, employees, and business partners.
•   Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
•   This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
•   This job description is subject to change at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

•   Licensed physician in the state of practice.
•   Board certified Internal Medicine or Family Practice.
•   BLS certification required.
•   Experience in population health management is preferred.
•   Experience in working with psychosocially and medically complex patients is strongly preferred.
•   Knowledge or experience with NCQA PCMH model is preferred.
•   Must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with constant collaboration within and across provider teams.
•   Innovative and creative and innovative self-starter to help solve patient's problems.
•   Experience and comfort around maximizing EMR systems.
•   Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
•   Effectively adapt and respond to a complex, fast-paced, and results-oriented environment.
•   Knowledge and experience using Electronic Medical Records and ability to analyze and leverage their reporting capabilities.
•   Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel).

For full consideration: A letter of interest and curriculum vitae should be directed to the executive search firm:
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