PT Physician Advisor

Who We Are
JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation.  The health network employs more than 7,200 people.

Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network.  Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance
outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.

Why JPS?
We're more than a hospital.  We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet.  Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve.  As community stewards, we abide by three Rules of the Road:

1.  Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.
2.  Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.
3.  Don't be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect.  Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.

When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication.  We look forward to meeting you!

For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org.
To view all job vacancies, visit www.jpshealthnet.org, www.jpshealthnet.org/careers, or www.teamacclaim.org. 

Job Description:

Job Summary: The Physician Advisor serves as a liaison for Hospital Administration, the Department of Case Management and the Medical Staff regarding issues of resource and quality improvement. This job is also responsible for assisting with the actions necessary to address patient-specific quality/resource management issues. The Physician Advisor is responsible and accountable for reviewing cases referred by the Inpatient Case Management Department staff, interacting with members of the medical staff for educational purposes and facilitating compliance with the hospital's Utilization Plan and established Case Management processes.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:

1. Reviews individual cases, including denied cases, to evaluate appropriateness of admission or continuing stay, applying professional judgment in the context of patient-specific variables.


2. Supports the Case Management department by reviewing and signing medical necessity appeal letters based on appropriateness of level of care.


3. Communicates with attending physicians, residents and other health professionals as needed in order to clarify issues regarding appropriateness of level of care and resource utilization, including criteria for continued stay in specialty units.


4. Acts as spokesperson for medical management activities in coordination with Medical Staff and Hospital leadership.


5. Provides education and serves as a resource to medical staff colleagues regarding best practices, care management structures and functions, use of clinical guidelines and alternative levels of care.


6. Analyzes data and presents to medical staff, individually and in meetings.


7. Participates in clinical process redesign and implementation (clinical pathway/algorithm development, pre-printed order sheets, standing order sets, and clinical program development.)


8. Supports implementation of system-wide clinical initiatives and participates in identification of opportunities, and development and implementation of clinical practice standards for the District.


9. Assists in identifying avoidable days and resource use opportunities and addresses these issues with individual physicians and/or practice leaders.


10. Coordinates and recommends approach to communicating medical management initiatives.


11. Reviews reports and performance measures and makes recommendations to Departments and the Medical Executive Committee regarding opportunities for improvement in patient care, clinical documentation practices, resource utilization and reduction of denials.


12. Provides input for design and implementation of automated information systems to improve clinical care coordination, e.g. order entry.


13. Assists Clinical Documentation Specialists with physician communication and education relative to clinical documentation practices.


14. Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral Degree in Medicine (M.D. or D.O.)
• Board Certified in internal medicine or family medicine.
• 5 plus years of clinical practice experience in internal medicine or family medicine.

• 5 plus years of experience in a leadership or directorship role in a hospital, managed care and/or medical group practice.
• 3 plus years of experience in a Physician Advisor role in Utilization Management, Case Management or Quality Management.

Location Address: 
1500 S. Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States