Medical Director

Position Summary

The medical director provides medical leadership, supervision and direction for all primary care, specialty, and diagnostic services offered by Partnership Community Health Center (PCHC).  The Medical Director is responsible for all quality assurance activities, including documentation, standards development, process improvement, peer review and professional orientation/education for PCHC.   

 Key Accountabilities

1. Provide direct ambulatory care physician services, including patient history, examinations, evaluation, treatment and teaching in accordance with the Provider Expectations Policy.
2. Responsible for the overall supervision of the licensed medical staff.
3. Self-organization skills to manage staff and balance clinical work with administrative responsibilities.
4. Oversee the clinical component of the quality improvement program and new provider training and orientation.
5. Commitment to provide MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) services.
6. Responsible for maintaining an effective system for ongoing clinical supervision, and annual evaluation of staff physicians, NPs, and care management RNs.
7. Serve as active member of the Leadership Team and attend administrative meetings as required. Provide leadership for medical staff meetings and participate in Board of Director meetings.
8. Coordinate and supervise selected subspecialty areas including internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics and behavioral health.
9. Recruit and interview physicians and mid-level providers in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer.
10. Responsible for assuring that PCHC’s clinical programs meet the needs of the community, and that interdepartmental programs are coherent and coordinated.
11. Oversee development and implementation of clinical practice standards, procedures and protocols. Participate in clinical audits and evaluations.
12. Provide clinical leadership in the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to improve patient safety, quality of care and efficiency in delivery of care. Coordinate and prioritize needed modifications of the EHR to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the clinical staff.
13. Implement policies, procedures and strategies related to the department.
14. Practice quality, safety, risk management, environmental and/or infection control methods. In collaboration with the Quality RN, provide medical leadership for PCHC’s ongoing quality improvement activities.  Develop and implement quality improvement standards to ensure the delivery of quality patient care, and develop and implement systems to measure, assess and improve performance on an ongoing basis.  Assure compliance with all government and grant requirements for medical  Provides leadership in developing a compliance program with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and State & Federal regulatory bodies.
15. Maintain all required CMEs and all documentation and references required for credentialing process in a timely manner.
16. Supervise anesthesia services.
17. Perform other duties as assigned.