Medical Director

Description

POSITION SUMMARY
The Wright Center for Community Health is seeking a dynamic Medical Director to launch and lead our new primary care clinic located within Allied Services Integrated Health System in Scranton, PA. This is an educational, medical, and administrative position with responsibility for quality patient care, teaching, and the supervision of resident physicians. The Medical Director will provide compassionate, comprehensive primary care with a focus on individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities. This leader will function as the clinical leader for all ambulatory services, providing oversight to all clinical support services including nursing, behavioral health, and pharmacy. The position will support The Wright Center as a role model for quality patient-centered care, professional operations, business integrity, and financial stewardship.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This position reports to the Chief Medical Officer.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

While living and demonstrating our Core Values, the Medical Director will:

Medical Director Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the relationships, both internal and external, necessary for the successful launch of the clinic
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision for all care delivered and educational processes at the Center.
• Ensure appropriate physician-level supervision of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.
• Lead collaborative medical home team huddle meetings that include goal setting, review of past progress, and discussion of clinical outcomes with all team members.
• Supervise all clinical, administrative, and clerical staff at the clinic, insisting on the highest level of ethical, moral, and team-based care standards.
• Review quarterly employee and patient satisfaction data with management to promote organizational sensitivity and strategic response.
• Oversee faculty, resident, and staff engagement in community immersion events and public education.
• Promote and contribute to resident and staff engagement in PDSA Design and Implementation for a culture of continuous Quality Improvement.

Core Physician Faculty Responsibilities

• Teaching and Supervision: Serve as a Preceptor to residents and medical students in clinical learning environments, and lead didactic conferences. Devote sufficient time to the educational program to fulfill all supervisory and teaching responsibilities.
• Curriculum Development: Participate in designing, implementing, and evaluating the program’s curriculum to ensure it meets ACGME requirements.
• Resident Evaluation and Mentorship: Timely and thoroughly complete resident evaluations and direct observation assessments. Advise, mentor, and coach residents, including co-creating individualized learning plans. Assist in monitoring resident stress and well-being.
• Scholarship and Research: Participate in scholarly activities related to care delivery and programmatic improvement. Support and oversee residents in their scholarly work, including quality improvement and patient safety projects.
• Program Administration: Actively participate in the preparation and maintenance of ACGME Program accreditation, the annual program evaluation, and the resident recruitment process.

Physician Clinical Responsibilities

• Practice as a physician-provider and teacher with a minimum availability of 32 hours of patient care per week, which is equal to 96 available patient slots. You must be present in the clinic(s) at least 40 hours per week, which includes administrative time.
• Effectively interview patients to obtain history, perform physical examinations, offer diagnoses, and provide treatment plans.
• Provide comprehensive care to physically and intellectually disabled individuals. 
• Provide continuity of service and chronic care management for patients.
• Collect, record, and maintain patient information in the EMR in a timely and accurate manner.
• Review abnormal lab results, imaging studies, and other order results routed by nursing for review and attention.
• Participate in holiday rotation schedules, provide on-call coverage once weekly, and cover 12 weekends of first-call physician coverage.
• Return calls to patients with complaints and promote team-based root cause analysis for system improvement.

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Meet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education EOS© People Analyzer Tool
• Buy in and experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)
• Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride
• MD/DO Degree.
• Completion of an ACGME Accredited Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Residency Program.
• Current certification by the Board of Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Valid physician license for the State of Pennsylvania and a valid DEA Certification.
• Valid BLS and ACLS certifications.
• No history of professional misconduct.
• Leadership experience in curriculum development and educational programming is preferred.
• Proven ability to mentor faculty, residents, and learners.
• Demonstrated success in leading and directing a clinical staff of comparable size and scope.
• Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride.