Regional Medical Director

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct clinical care for patients who require physician support.


• Completes Communicate with specialists, hospitalists, ER physician, LTC staff, case management, social workers, and all other pertinent personnel to ensure proper clinical management and continuity of care. 


• Daily telephonic rounds with assigned NPs for medical management – provide clinical guidance for evidence-based medicine.


• Directly communicate with patients and family when deemed necessary.


• Ensure all required documents (H&P, SOAP notes, Annual Wellness exam, ACO quality measures, Advanced Directives, POLST) are properly performed and documented.


• Back up on-call (weekends or weekdays)


• Review and analyze regional performance metrics, create performance improvement plans (with CMO)


• Provide a quarterly report to include the following five (5) domains:

Education and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited Medical School.


• Doctorate's degree with a minimum of five (5) years Medical Doctor experience with direct patient care

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Prefer experience in LCT, SNF settings; experience in managed care settings (Medicare Advantage, ACO, full risk IPA); experience in palliative and hospice care; and/or experience managing and teaching mid-level clinicians (NP/PA).


• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with California/or organization requirements and is in good working order


• Thrives in an unstructured, start-up environment.


• Self-starter that can work independently and collaboratively, prioritize tasks and has initiative and excitement to take on unfamiliar tasks.


• Advanced knowledge of word processing, graphic presentation and computer software related to specific tasks


• Demonstrated excellent computer and word processing skills with special emphasis on calendaring, presentation, and spreadsheet capabilities


• Working knowledge of company policies, procedures, and operations


• Excellent composition, grammar, and business language skills


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management, patients, and family members. 


• Creative, flexible, well organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented


• Excellent judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information


• Ability to work independently, set priorities and handle multiple tasks with a high level of efficiency


• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with others


• Ability to work across locations and time zones

Licenses/Certifications

• Current physician licensure in California


• Certification in a specialist area preferred; (e.g., Internal Medicine, Family Practice, or Hospice and Palliative Care).

Core Competencies

• Instills trust


• Customer focus


• Manages ambiguity


• Collaborates


• Drives results

To ensure the health and safety of our workforce while doing our part to protect those around us, CareConnectMD is requiring proof of full COVID vaccination for employees as a condition of employment, subject to legally recognized accommodations.