Position Summary:

The Medical Director provides physician leadership for the clinical operations quality patient safety and strategic direction of First Flight Health Centers. As a member of the senior leadership team the Medical Director oversees clinical policies quality improvement initiatives provider performance regulatory compliance and value-based care strategies to support the delivery of high-quality patient-centered addition to administrative leadership responsibilities the Medical Director maintains an active clinical practice providing comprehensive primary care services. This position is structured as approximately 50% administrative leadership and 50% direct patient care subject to organizational needs.

Administrative Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the senior physician leader responsible for the organizations clinical strategy quality patient safety and medical oversight.
• Reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serves as a member of the senior leadership team.
• Provides oversight of the quality appropriateness and consistency of medical care delivered by licensed clinicians.
• Provides leadership mentorship coaching and professional development to physicians advanced practice providers and other licensed clinicians fostering a culture of accountability collaboration and clinical excellence.
• Responsible for performance management annual evaluations corrective action and other personnel matters involving direct reports in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer and Human Resources.
• Collaborates with senior leadership to establish and implement strategic clinical goals service delivery models and organizational priorities.
• Partners with operational leadership to oversee provider productivity panel management utilization review access metrics and performance-based incentive programs.
• Ensures providers have the clinical resources training support systems and interdisciplinary care infrastructure necessary to practice at the top of their license.
• Participates in provider recruitment onboarding retention and succession planning in partnership with the Chief Executive Officer and Human Resources.
• Oversees provider credentialing privileging reappointment and scope-of-practice determinations in accordance with organizational policy and regulatory requirements.
• Assists in clinical staffing models workforce planning and resolution of professional practice concerns.
• Participates in Board of Directors and committee meetings as requested.
• Supports grant development program expansion and strategic partnership initiatives.
• Represents the organization in community outreach public speaking engagements advocacy efforts and external partnerships.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer.

Clinical Functions

• Maintains an active panel of patients and provides direct patient care consistent with organizational productivity and access expectations.
• Provides clinical consultation mentorship and supervision to physicians advanced practice providers nurses and other clinical team members to support high-quality evidence-based care.
• Oversees the delivery of medical care across clinical sites through case review clinical consultation chart review and provider performance feedback.
• Develops implements and periodically reviews clinical policies protocols standing orders and evidence-based standards of care.
• Serves as supervising or collaborating physician for advanced practice providers in accordance with state law licensure requirements and organizational policy.
• Participates in after-hours clinical coverage including evening weekend and on-call responsibilities as applicable.
• Leads clinical transformation initiatives including team-based care integrated care delivery and National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home standards to improve access quality and patient outcomes.
• Partners with operational leadership to optimize provider scheduling patient access panel management continuity of care and efficient clinical workflows.
• Provides clinical input on medical equipment clinical technology and other resources necessary to support safe and effective patient care.

Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement

• Serves as Chair of the Quality Assurance and Risk Management Committees.
• Provides physician leadership for clinical quality patient safety regulatory compliance risk management and population health initiatives while maintaining an active clinical practice.
• Chairs or designates physician leadership for Quality Improvement Peer Review Risk Management and other clinical governance committees.
• Oversees provider peer review chart audits and performance evaluations to ensure compliance with clinical standards documentation requirements and organizational policies.
• Monitors clinical quality metrics patient outcomes utilization trends and provider performance; collaborates with leadership to implement improvement plans as needed.
• Leads physician engagement in value-based care programs payer quality initiatives utilization management risk adjustment documentation integrity and care gap closure.
• Partners with executive leadership finance operations and care management teams to improve performance under payer contracts and alternative payment models.
• Ensures compliance with Health Resources and Services Administration requirements Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments standards and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Promotes evidence-based practice preventive care chronic disease management health equity and reduction of health disparities.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school with completion of an accredited residency in Internal Medicine Family Medicine or Pediatrics.
• Board certified in primary care specialty.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience with at least 2 years in a physician leadership or supervisory role preferred.
• Current unrestricted medical license in the state of Ohio.
• Current DEA registration BLS certification and required hospital admitting and payer credentials
• Prior experience in a Federally Qualified Health Center preferred.
• Experience working with or within residency training programs preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency with electronic medical record systems; experience with NextGen preferred.
• Strong clinical judgment with the ability to analyze patient and population health data develop recommendations and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams work independently and manage multiple priorities in a complex clinical environment.