Carolina Health Centers, Inc. is Hiring a Director of Family Medicine Near Greenwood, SC
Description: GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Director of Family Medicine (DFM) is appointed by the President and CEO and is responsible to the CMO as the director of the department of family medicine and is charged with providing leadership to all clinical providers in the specialty of family medicine. The DFM is primarily responsible for supervising the provider staff in their clinical and administrative duties in the Department of Family Medicine. The DFM is a standing member of the Patient Care Executive committee, chaired by the CMO, and is responsible for recommending and implementing clinical policies and procedures, as approved by said committee. The DFM is to assist the CMO in ensuring continuous quality improvement in all clinical activities, assist in coordinating provider schedules and call schedule, and to assist in development of the department and its programs. Requirements: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Recruitment and Employment: i. One of the primary contacts for recruitment of physicians and APPs for the department. ii. In conjunction with the CMO and the President/CEO, negotiates contracts and any related incentive packages with prospective provider candidates and current providers. iii. Approves annual leave, CME leave and CME reimbursement used throughout fiscal year for providers in department. iv. Responsible for assisting new providers as they become accustomed to serving patients in their assigned office(s). Assists in training, mentoring and monitoring progress especially in the first few weeks of employment. v. Responsible for mentoring, advising and correcting existing providers in workflows, efficiencies, inter-staff relationships and other employment matters. B. Medical Services: i. Provides primary medical care to patients of Carolina Health Centers (CHC). ii. Assists in the approval of schedules leave time for providers of the department, coordinating with CMO for floating provider substitution, to ensure adequate provider coverage for all CHC's FM offices. iii. Maintains directly or indirectly the FM call schedule as well as the schedule of providers for Migrant Clinic, Saturday Village Clinic and any similar department-staffed specialty clinic. C. Quality Management: i. Reviews appropriate patient complaints, investigating as needed and responding in an appropriate manner. ii. Is a standing member of the Quality Improvement Committee and is expected to contribute significantly to the work of that committee. iii. As part of the Patient Care Executive committee, helps to review, update, and develop policies and procedures regarding clinical care delivery and processes. iv. Responsible for leading and coaching providers in quality matters, PDSA cycles, individual quality projects and other quality-related endeavors. D. Business and Finance: i. Assists CMO and CEO in efforts of business development and new business strategies. E. General Management: i. Provides direct supervision for subordinate staff. ii. Performs annual reviews on all subordinate staff. iii. Perform other duties as identified and/or assigned. IV. REQUIREMENTS: All employees of Carolina Health Centers, Inc. are expected to perform the duties of their job and behave in a manner consistent with the Corporate Philosophy which supports the values of: honesty, integrity, openness, the pursuit of individual and collective excellence, and unwavering mutual respect and appreciation. In addition, this position requires: A. Education and Experience: i. Graduate of an accredited medical school. ii. Residency-trained in a primary care specialty. B. Skills and Abilities: i. Supervisory skills to manage health care providers in the department. ii. Clinical skills to see a regular panel of patients. iii. Ability to visualize future business prospects and ideas and consider the impact on the current business model. C. Licensure/Certification: i. Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy, licensed to practice in the state of South Carolina. ii. Board certified in Family Medicine. D. Physical Demands and Work Environment Considerations: i. While performing the responsibilities of the DFM, the employee is required to talk and hear in order to communicate with others. ii. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. iii. The employee is often required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch. iv. Visual abilities required by this job include close vision with sometimes long periods of extended exposure to a computer screen. v. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. vi. Moderate to regular exposure to blood borne pathogens. vii. The employee must be capable of regular travel within the Corporation's service area. viii. Requirement for out-of-town and/or overnight travel is minimal. Occasional travel to and from CHC's other family practices. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: A. Responsible to: Reports directly to the CMO. B. Workers Supervised: Directly supervises the provider staff in the department, including physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs). C. Interrelationships: Standing member of the Patient Care Executive committee whose primary goal is to ensure the delivery of quality comprehensive primary care. Standing member of the Quality Improvement Committee. Standing member of the Executive Leadership Team.