Physician / Medical Director / Georgia / Permanent / Medical Director opening in Atlanta PCMH Clinic, HIV Experience Required Job

This is not your typical healthcare company. This is not your typical medical center. This is not your typical physician leadership role.Medical Center in Atlanta is seeking a dynamic physician leader to put the principles of population health into action for our medically complex & socially vulnerable members. Through unique provider-payor relationships, this Medical Center is designed to care for societys sickest patients. Their patients are typically ill-served by the uncoordinated traditional health care system, bouncing between emergency rooms, hospitals, and specialists several times a year. Oftentimes, due to the effects of trauma and poverty, a significant portion of their population suffer from infectious diseases including HIV, Hepatitis C, and complex wound infections. However, through their integrated care teams, including physicians, advanced practice practitioners, nurse care managers, social workers, behavioral health therapists, peer counselors dietitians, pharmacists and community outreach workers, they are able to transform the lives of their members. They offer complex, coordinated medical care through their medical teams with their onsite infusion center, full-service pharmacy, and laboratory& imaging suites. They also treat the social determinants of health, addressing housing instability, food insecurity, or simply loneliness through our integrated care team.The Medical Director will have direct responsibility for the other physicians, and advanced practice practitioners in the medical center. Established in 2000, this Medical Center has grown to be the largest provider of insured HIV care in Georgia caring for 3000 members living with HIV. In addition, there is a large primary care division. In order to succeed the Medical Director must have a strong clinical understanding and experience with both primary care and infectious diseases . Experience working with the LGBTQ population and developing programs targeting this demographic is critical. The Center has been recognized by the Health Equity Index of Human Rights as a Top Performer in 2020.Working within our matrix organization, the Medical Director will collaborate closely with the National Directors of their respective disciplines to implement process improvements, enhance our standards of care and surpass discipline specific professional practice guidelines in our ambulatory intensive caring unit care model. As a dyad partner with the Practice Administrator, the Medical Director will be responsible for all the medical center outcomes including utilization, quality outcomes and the overall operation of the medical center and providers. This role is instrumental to our fast-growing organizations success, and requires a person who exhibits dynamism, humility, clinical acumen, the ability to work collaboratively, and strong leadership skills.Highlights of the opportunity: Lead the medical center to deliver superb medical care utilizing a comprehensive "one stop shop" in a NCQA certified Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, along with Complex Care Management. Build relationships with and collaborate with health plan medical directors, local hospitals, specialists and other organizations to help meet the outcomes and decrease the fragmentation of care. Actively manage the team to track and meet contractual quality metric goals. Use technology and the electronic medical record to the highest capability in order to increase quality initiatives and efficiency within the medical center. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and recommend treatment alternatives designed to keep patients healthy or resolve on-going clinical issues. Working in a dyad model with the Practice Administrator, manage the Medical Staff and other team members. Collaborate with National Directors across the company to implement process improvements, enhance our standards of care and surpass discipline specific professional practice guidelines in our ambulatory intensive caring unit care model. Provide medical guidance to the Medical Staff, reviewing current medical practices and guidelines and implementing best evidence-based practices. Implement strategic medical operations and protocols in order to achieve company's contracted goals. Constantly evaluate the current medical operations and operations of the entire medical center to ensure compliance and contractual obligations. Strive to constantly improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients. Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be an excellent physician, a systems thinker, organized, a clear communicator, technologically savvy, excited to work in an interdisciplinary team, and most of all, mission driven to serve our medically complex and socially vulnerable patient population. Thrive in uncertainty and ambiguity. Work without ego, and thoughtfully build successful relationships with team members and our partners. Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Infectious Disease training (Board Certification) or AAHIVM certification strongly encouraged Possessing other advanced degrees (MBA, MPH, MS) or work experiences outside of medicine are a plus, but not required. Licensed physician in Georgia. Minimum of 4 years of experience managing Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial populations. ACLS certification. Ability to treat the acutely ill in an outpatient setting offering hydration, IV antibiotics, wound care and other services. Knowledge of value-based provider programs, utilization management and HEDIS quality measures For more information on this opportunity, please send CV to:Galen RobertsJordan Search