Sr Medical Director Urgent Care (Pena)

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Department

• Clinical Practice Provide direct patient care in the urgent care setting. Lead by example in achieving own clinical practice productivity quality goals patient satisfaction and positive workforce engagement. (60%)
• Clinic Leadership Provide oversight of operations of the clinical team including productivity quality of care patient experience and provider/staff engagement. Monitor and align clinic performance with Denver Healths strategic pillars. Recruit onboard and supervise providers. Supervise clinic practice nurse manager and support all staff working within the clinic. (15%)
• Clinic Operations - Promote evidence-based clinical practice quality improvement patient experience fiscal responsibility and patient safety initiatives. Establish clinical protocols and standards consistent with best practices and regulatory requirements. Implement improvement strategies as needed. (10%)
• Academic Leadership - Support and encourage scholarly activities related to urgent care clinical care quality improvement or medical education. (5%)
• Scholarly Activity - Work with Division Chief to support relevant academic work at clinical site including Clinical Research and Educational activities. (10%)

• Doctorate Degree MD or DORequired Required

• 1-3 years A minimum of 2 years of urgent care or emergency medicine experience with demonstrated leadership qualities Required and
• 1-3 years Evidence of leading initiatives at the clinic or division level and/or oversight of advanced practice providers preferred and
• American Board of Medical Specialties Board Certification (Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Pediatrics or other) Required

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association or American Red Cross Required and
• MD- Physician - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required

• Knowledge and interest in urgent care ability to work in teams and motivate physicians and advanced practice providers to improve quality patient experience and operational efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with a wide variety staff and as well as administration.
• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds skill levels and value systems.
• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications listening and social skills.
• Possess critical thinking analytical and teaching/coaching skills.
• Able to analyze interpret and act upon relevant clinical and financial data that pertain to the practice.
• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff while providing quality medical care.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to accept and implement change.
• Demonstrated history of positive collegial relations with colleagues support staff providers administrators and patients.
• Computer and electronic health record skills required.

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Benefits

• Ambient AI digital scribe with Epic integration for all ambulatory providers!

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5% and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555-bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 school-based health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary and essential safety-net institution Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.