Medical Director

The Medical Director will partner with cross-functional teams and senior leaders to deliver innovative and high-quality care in the home and community for high-need, high-risk, high-utilizing patients. Job requires a leader with a proven track record of innovation, achievement of measurable goals, and exceptional clinical competencies. The candidate has a proactive role in the marketplace and with our patients: delivering care directly and providing clinical oversight to the members of our Interdisciplinary Care Team. The ideal candidate must be flexible and willing to work in an early-stage company on an innovative pilot program solution where the scope of services and protocols will evolve. This is a dynamic environment requiring flexibility, dedication, and commitment to improve care for underserved populations.

Upward Health provides technology-enabled, integrated, and coordinated care delivery services that improve outcomes and reduce costs for patients with severe behavioral health diagnoses and co-morbid, chronic physical conditions. We are not your typical medical practice. At Upward Health, we see every day as an opportunity to make a difference in our patients' lives. We could tell you about our outcomes and patient satisfaction ratings. We could tell you about our commitment to our mission, or you could join us and experience it all for yourself.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clinical supervision over care delivery team
• Provide direct collaboration and mentorship for advanced practitioners
• Manage clinical quality audit and peer review process for team clinicians
• Shared accountability with Clinical Operations over patient outcomes, including quality, utilization metrics, and total cost of care
• Partners with Outreach, Operations and Technology to drive service growth, optimization and reliability
• Provide expertise on development and implementation of clinical programs, workflows and best practices
• Lead academic and learning sessions with care team members
• Provider clinical leadership during daily and interdisciplinary patient rounds
• Uphold Medical Affairs agenda and goals for the local market served
• Develop external partnership with PCPs, acute care facilities, and client clinical leadership
• Supports Risk Adjustment Program through evaluation, assessment and training
• Provide direct patient care as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Medicine degree from a recognized medical school program
• Must possess a current, unrestricted medical license in the State(s) of interest
• Minimum three years of experience practicing in a direct patient care environment, primary care or similar preferred
• Expertise in of population-based medicine and quality improvement principles
• Experience with managing patient with behavioral health and substance use diagnoses is preferred
• Strong healthcare management acumen, including working knowledge of current U. S. payer and provider landscape
• Must be able to positively interact with other clinicians, senior management, patients and their families, and all levels of medical and non-medical professionals
• The high sense of urgency and can-do attitude required
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills - will proactively and thoroughly communicate with other members of the team and seek input and guidance to solve tough problems
• Technical acumen with EMR system (Athena experience a plus

Upward Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. This job description is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position.