Regional Medical Director MD

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school required.

Successful completion of an accredited residency in Internal Medicine Family Medicine Geriatrics or another specialty appropriate to the population served required; board certification in a relevant adult primary care specialty strongly preferred.

Five or more years of post-residency clinical experience preferred with meaningful experience caring for older adults and medically complex populations.

Three or more years of progressive physician leadership experience strongly preferred including direct management of physicians and/or advanced practice providers; experience managing managers or clinical leaders is highly desirable.

Experience in value-based care Medicare Advantage accountable care population health risk-bearing arrangements or utilization-focused clinical models preferred.

Direct experience in post-acute care skilled nursing facilities long-term care assisted living home-based primary care geriatrics hospital medicine palliative care or closely related settings strongly preferred.

Experience developing and implementing clinical policies procedures care pathways quality initiatives or standardized models of care preferred.

Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and using clinical and operational data to improve quality utilization provider performance and patient outcomes preferred.

Experience serving as a SNF Medical Director or familiarity with facility medical directorship responsibilities preferred.

Experience serving as a collaborating or supervising physician for nurse practitioners or physician assistants preferred.

Active unrestricted physician license in at least one state within the assigned region required; ability and willingness to obtain additional state licenses as needed.

Current unrestricted DEA registration and ability to meet payer facility credentialing and medical staff requirements required.

Ability to maintain all required professional credentials malpractice coverage training and compliance requirements.

Valid driver license and ability to travel locally between facilities patient homes and regional markets as required.

Ability to work effectively in a distributed multi-site and potentially multi-state environment and to respond to time-sensitive clinical or operational escalations when needed.

Strong physician leadership and people-management skills including coaching accountability performance management difficult conversations and leadership development.

Strong clinical judgment in the management of medically complex older adults including recognition of acute change in condition and decisions regarding treatment in place escalation transfer and goals of care.

Working knowledge of post-acute and facility-based care delivery including SNF and ALF clinical workflows transitions of care interdisciplinary collaboration and physician/APP practice models.

Understanding of value-based care principles quality improvement utilization management population health HEDIS/Star performance risk adjustment documentation integrity and total-cost-of-care drivers.

Ability to interpret clinical and operational data identify meaningful variation prioritize opportunities and translate data into actionable plans for providers and regional leaders.

Strong educational and presentation skills with the ability to teach evidence-based medicine medical decision-making common post-acute clinical conditions and new workflows to physicians APPs nurses and operational partners.

Ability to effectively engage coach and influence physicians APPs and Regional Clinical Directors while fostering a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.

Strong dyad leadership skills and ability to collaborate effectively with operations quality finance revenue cycle compliance human resources credentialing and other functions.

Strategic thinking executive presence sound judgment adaptability and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Comfort operating in a fast-paced geographically dispersed organization with competing priorities significant autonomy and a high degree of accountability.