What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director/Primary Care Physician position at Bluestone?
Bluestone Physician Services delivers great outcomes by bringing exceptional care to patients living with complex, chronic conditions and disabilities. Our unique, robust model of care goes beyond primary care services — our multidisciplinary care teams collaborate with patients, their families and other healthcare providers to deliver care that is preventative, proactive and tailored to their unique needs.
Using an evidence-based approach focused on quality care management and data-driven medical decisions, Bluestone care teams collaborate to manage patients' chronic conditions, address social determinants of health, manage transitions to and from inpatient settings, provide behavioral health support and more. Under our model of care, Bluestone patients experience 21% fewer ER visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and 41% fewer hospital readmissions compared to patients with similar conditions and complexities over the same time period.
Our care teams travel directly to patients who reside in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Group Home communities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida and are supported by clinical operations and administrative colleagues who work remotely or at our corporate offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.
Our success is only possible through the hard work of our employees who bring our core values of Dedication, Excellence, Collaboration and Caring to life every day. Bluestone has been named to the Star Tribune's Top Workplace list for the 13th year in a row! Bluestone also achieved Top Workplace USA 2021-2025! In 2022, Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was the best performing ACO in the country as measured by the overall savings per Medicare beneficiary.
Join Bluestone as a Physician & Medical Director, a pivotal leadership role where high-level population health strategy meets compassionate, direct patient care. You will drive our value-based care model forward, providing expert mentorship to a dedicated team of APPs while ensuring clinical excellence for residents in assisted living and memory care environments. If you're ready to bridge the gap between clinical leadership and hands-on geriatric care, we want you on our team.
Key Responsibilities
Direct Patient Care
Using an evidence-based approach focused on quality care management and data-driven medical decisions, Bluestone care teams collaborate to manage patients' chronic conditions, address social determinants of health, manage transitions to and from inpatient settings, provide behavioral health support and more. Under our model of care, Bluestone patients experience 21% fewer ER visits, 36% fewer hospitalizations and 41% fewer hospital readmissions compared to patients with similar conditions and complexities over the same time period.
Our care teams travel directly to patients who reside in Assisted Living, Memory Care and Group Home communities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida and are supported by clinical operations and administrative colleagues who work remotely or at our corporate offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, and Tampa, Florida.
Our success is only possible through the hard work of our employees who bring our core values of Dedication, Excellence, Collaboration and Caring to life every day. Bluestone has been named to the Star Tribune's Top Workplace list for the 13th year in a row! Bluestone also achieved Top Workplace USA 2021-2025! In 2022, Bluestone Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was the best performing ACO in the country as measured by the overall savings per Medicare beneficiary.
Join Bluestone as a Physician & Medical Director, a pivotal leadership role where high-level population health strategy meets compassionate, direct patient care. You will drive our value-based care model forward, providing expert mentorship to a dedicated team of APPs while ensuring clinical excellence for residents in assisted living and memory care environments. If you're ready to bridge the gap between clinical leadership and hands-on geriatric care, we want you on our team.
Key Responsibilities
Direct Patient Care
- Primary Care Delivery: Serve as the Primary Care Provider (PCP) for a dedicated panel of patients residing in assisted living and memory care facilities.
- Clinical Management: Provide comprehensive chronic and acute care management, tailoring treatment plans to the unique needs of geriatric and complex populations.
- Collaborative Care: Actively partner and communicate with assisted living staff to ensure seamless care coordination and adherence to practice standards.
- Value-Based Care Leadership: Partner with a team of APPs to drive population health management initiatives, specifically focusing on the success of Value-Based Care programs.
- Mentorship: Provide clinical and operational mentorship to APPs, guiding them in the management of complex patients and efficient practice management.
- Strategic Contribution: Participate in key committees and task forces to lead process improvement, quality assurance, and policy development.
- Compliance Visits: Conduct telehealth visits to satisfy state regulations and the specific regulatory requirements of various healthcare programs.
- Acute & Complex Coverage: Provide high-level clinical support and telehealth coverage for complex patient cases or urgent acute needs across the broader clinical team.
- Medical License: Must be licensed or willing to become licensed in the state of Florida.
- Board certification: ABMS or AOA
- Experience: Proven experience in clinical practice, geriatrics and chronic disease management preferred, with a strong background in leadership and mentorship.
- Skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and support a diverse team of APPs.
- Commitment: A dedication to upholding high standards of clinical excellence and a passion for improving patient outcomes.
- Competitive Market Compensation
- Generous and ongoing CME Offering
- Unlimited PTO and Eight (8) observed holidays
- General Benefits of:
- Health Insurance, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Company paid Short and Long-term Disability
- Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Retirement plan with 4% matching contributions