PACE Medical Director (Stockton PACE Center)

PACE Medical Director / Primary Care Provider

Supports the mission vision and values of Golden Valley Health Centers by providing direction to Central Valley PACE program. This program supports medical delivery of care by providers and ensures the delivery of quality health care services for participants in the PACE program. Supports and directs Central Valley PACE medically-related committee work. Oversight of providers care delivery modeling professionalism enhancing communication and assisting with provider development to achieve the overall goal of providing excellent patient-centered treatment care and services in a team environment.

Summary

The PACE Medical Director is responsible for oversight of the PACE program oversight of providers and clinical care team as well as care delivery for the population served. Responsibilities include: oversight of patient care services policy development patient satisfaction employee satisfaction improve health status of patients optimal provider productivity and a safe culturally sensitive appropriate environment of care. The Medical Director will assist in special projects as requested by the Executive Director as well as participate directly or indirectly with clinical committees as necessitated by their position.

Location and Schedule: This position will work at our Central Valley Stockton PACE Center in Stockton CA within San Joaquin County. Schedule is Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. Flexibility to work scheduled evening clinic hours and when appropriate act independently as a solo provider of services under telephone communication with a physician supervisor.

Compensation: $284000 - $344000 Annual Salary; Sign On Bonus and Relocation Assistance Eligible

About Golden Valley Health Centers PACE Program:

Central Valley PACE is dedicated to empowering older adults. We work closely with eligible seniors their families and the communityto enhance health dignity quality of life and independence. Together we strive to ensure our participants thrive within their communities.

Operational/Leadership Duties

• Responsible for delivery of care and clinical outcomes
• Provides medical guidance and supervision of medical services and activities.
• Provides leadership and medical expertise in the development of medical policies procedures and guidelines
• Responsible for the development of Central Valley PACE clinical standards and medical practice guidelines and protocols
• Provides oversight of the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Plan
• Reviews all quality of care issues and oversees the development and implementation of quality of care corrective action plans.
• Participates in the oversight training and education of the interdisciplinary team
• Coordinates performance appraisal of the Primary Care Physician
• Develops educational and other programs to build the skills of participating providers
• In conjunction with Contract Manager manages all communication with the provider network
• Represents Central Valley PACE to external agencies professional groups and regulatory agencies and organizations as required
• Ability to interact professionally and respectfully with geriatric individuals including those with cognitive decline and/or physical frailties
• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge as outlined in position-specific competency requirements
• Assures proper supervision and mentoring of nurse practitioners and physician assistants and new MDs/DOs consistent with GVHC standards and state regulations.

Clinical Duties

• Direct outpatient care minimum of 30 hours per week based on program and patient needs
• Provides comprehensive ongoing and patient oriented primary care.
• Meets compliance standards in conjunction with GVHCs personnel policies clinical protocols principles of practice and supervision of clinician staff (to include signing of charts for NP/PAs as needed).
• Attends and participates in general medical staff meetings and other assigned committee activities.
• Maintains active membership in County Medical Society and California Medical Association.
• Supervision of NP/PA staff and will also act as a preceptor to clinicians in training as required.
• Other duties and/or special projects/assignments as required.

Classification(s) Supervised

• Staff Physician Nurse Practitioner Chiropractor Behavioral Health Consultant

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds and push up to 100 pounds (on wheels).
• Must be able to hear staff on the phone and those who are served in person and speak clearly in order to communicate information to clients and staff.
• Must have vision with or without lenses adequate to read memos a computer screen personnel forms and clinical and administrative documents.
• Must have high manual dexterity.
• Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work must be able to bend squat and sit stand stoop crouching reaching kneeling twisting/turning fingering and feeling.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually average.
• Exposure to biohazards including infectious material and waste and any other conditions common in a health care environment.
• Subject to unpleasant odors.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Licensed M.D. or D.O. and Board certified or eligible Physician in a Primary Care specialty.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a lead administrative role
• Minimum of one (1) year primary care experience with a frail elderly or long-term care population
• Minimum two (2) years of experience working in a managed care environment working with peers and other health providers to resolve utilization quality management performance improvement pharmacy and therapeutics peer review credentialing and physician leadership issues.
• Current BLS CPR Card certified by the American Heart Association
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high degree of tact and composure in dealing with patients and/or staff.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Strong time management abilities.
• Ability to travel to other sites and/or locations as needed.

Required Experience:

Director