Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Senior Clinical Director under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer and in collaboration with the Chief Operating Officer is responsible for directing the operations, programs, and activities in the clinical area, and is also responsible for planning, and coordinating patient care activities to maintain standards of patient care and advise medical staff in matters related to clinical services.

The position also leads the care delivery team in providing integrated care utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to care for existing patients, transition of care patients, high risk patients, and patients that are out of care. This requires working closely with the Director of Integrated Services, Case Managers, Clinicians, and other members of the complex care team.

The role supports the provision of the day-to-day supervision of clinical staff. Defines and maintains facility standards in nursing care and practice in accordance with all regulatory requirements and accreditation standards. The Senior Clinical Director is responsible for building and maintaining a clinic culture focused on the mission and vision of SHS including the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care delivery model, like the facilitation of daily team huddles and bi-weekly team meetings.

The Senior Clinical Director also acts in leadership capacity to coordinate patient flow to assist with meeting the success of SHS strategic objectives and mission as they relate to patient access and satisfaction, providing quality care, and the optimal use of SHS processes, staff, and resources.

The Senior Clinical Director, working closely with the CMO and COO, is responsible for developing and facilitating the quality assurance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and operational performance improvement activities for all clinical services. Specifically, the efficient use of EMR, meaningful use and other clinical outcome measures, PCMH

requirements, and other clinical quality related activities. The position also supports the office of the CMO in leading audits and peer review processes, in addition to providing support in the gathering and interpretation of relevant clinical data.

Maintains effective, collaborative working relationships with the VP, Compliance, Privacy and Information Security.