Vista PACE- Medical Clinic Director
Vista PACE- Medical Clinic Director
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Job Description
Position Summary:
TheSite Medical Director provides medical care for San Diego PACE enrolled participants across a variety of settings including but not limited to the centers clinic participants homes the nursing home assisted living facilities and personal care boarding homes. Direct emergency department and hospital inpatient care is not required but close coordination of care with hospitalbased providers is essential. The Site Medical Director is also responsible for oversight of daytoday medical operations at the center and provides supervision of physicians physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The Site Medical Director is responsible for oversight of the department budget quality initiatives and utilization and resource management. Physical attendance at a San Diego PACE facility and/or a San Diego PACE participant home is essential to performing the job duties.
Essential Functions of the Job:
Primary Care 50
- Provide evidencebased and costeffective medical care to enrolled participants.
- Evaluate diagnose and manage their medical conditions including but not limited to taking of a medical history performance of physical examination ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests formulation of an assessment of condition and a treatment plan and plan of care writing prescriptions ongoing follow up of same and oversight of care and medical information from specialists and hospital teams and other providers such as nursing homes and hospice agencies.
- Document medical care in the participants medical record in compliance with documentation policies.
- In collaboration with the PACE InterDisciplinary Team provide direct oversight of all the care and services ordered or approved for your participants.
- On a rotational basis with other Medical Directors provide afterhours backup phone oncall every few weeks. All calls that require Primary Care Providers (PCPs) attention are directed by the call service to the afterhours oncall PCP for advice or orders. As the Medical Director oncall you will provide backup for the PCP (phone support).
- Participate within the interdisciplinary team in the formulation of Plans of Care for participants as well as in other interdisciplinary team settings that further the care of participants.
- Presents input into initiates and/or facilitates new medical programs and processes in support of strategic goals.
Administrative & Supervision 50
- Assists with the preparation of the primary care budget and explains monthly budget variances
- Provides reports on utilization areas: Inpatient EROutpatientNursing homePharmacy and areaswhere there is a significant budget variance
- Participates in the quality initiatives in conjunction with the Quality Department.
- Responds to center grievances with respect to primary care complaints.
- Champions at least one primary care strategic initiative.
- Coordinates the regular primary care team meetings held at the center and may lead local primary care meetings.
- Responsible for the recruitment hiring and termination of primary care staff under the direction of the Associate Chief Medical Officer.
- Oversee the provision of care and oversight provided by all Center physicians physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
- Ensure that providers are practicing in an evidencebased and costeffective manner and as part of the InterDisciplinary Team.
- Ongoing evaluation and training of site physicians physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
- Supports Best Practices and appropriate utilization initiatives including HCC Coding and Risk Adjustment Medication Management and oversight of testing treatment and referrals.
- Oversight of clinical operational and regulatory quality standards.
- Involvement with the electronic medical record (EPIC) as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the sites clinic and providing the Associate Chief Medical Officer with input around needed ongoing EMR enhancements.
- Effectively supervises and manages direct reports and provides by example and leadership motivation and direction to employees of the organization.
- Helps set the tone of the department to ensure morale teamwork and that the positive employment culture of the organization is maintained.
- Regularly schedules leadership/management department and staff 1:1 meetings to provide leadership development and a forum for communication to ensure coordination and collaboration in meeting organization and individual goals.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Backup to other Site Medical Directors as needed.
- As assigned by the Associate Chief Medical Officer.
Job Requirements
Education Required:
- Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree from an accredited school of Medicine.
Certifications Required:
- Current CA MD/DO.
- DEA License with full prescriptive authority.
- BLS certification.
- Board certified or eligible in primary care specialty.
Experience Required:
- A minimum of one year working with the frail or elderly.
- Fluent in English.
Technical Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Proficient with Electronic Medical Records ideally EPIC.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
- Centerbased office practice Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm.
- Requires repeated sitting standing walking bending.
Universal Requirements:
Preemployment requirements include I9 physical positive background and reference check results complete application new hire orientation preemployment PPDs. Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment.
About Us San Ysidro Health is a Federally Qualified Health Care organization committed to providing high quality compassionate accessible and affordable healthcare services for the entire family. The organization was founded by seven women in search of medical services for their families and community. Almost 50 years later San Ysidro Health now provides innovative care to over 108000 patients through a vast and integrated network of 47 program sites across the county. San Ysidro Health could not serve our patients without the dedication of our passionate and hardworking employees. Apply today and become a part of our missiondriven team! San Ysidro Health has a longstanding commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants for employment. Employment decisions including but not limited to those such as employee selection performance evaluation administration of benefits working conditions employee programs transfers position changes training disciplinary action compensation and separations are made without regard to race color religion (including religious dress and grooming) creed national origin nationality citizenship status domestic partnership status ancestry gender affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status civil union status family status age mental or physical disability (including AIDS or HIVrelated status) atypical heredity cellular or blood trait of an individual genetic information or refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test military status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws.
Other details
- Job FunctionProvider
- Pay TypeHourly
- Min Hiring Rate$136.33
- Max Hiring Rate$186.48
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Hourly
