Family Medicine - Physician

Bankers' Hill - UC San Diego Health Community Care; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading academic health system as a Clinic Medical Director in San Diego, where you'll oversee clinical operations and provide leadership to the clinician team. This role combines administrative tasks with direct patient care, ensuring excellent quality and efficiency while fostering a culture of patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Requires M.D. or D.O. degree and a California Medical License.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience, including 1 year in clinical leadership.
• Board Certification in Internal or Family Medicine preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical operations and ensure high-quality patient care.
• Provide leadership and management to the clinician team.
• Implement clinic policies and improve workflows.

Skills

Healthcare regulations

Quality improvement principles

Leadership

Communication

Education

M.D. or D.O. degree

California Medical License

Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

Tools

Epic Systems

Job description

UC San Diego values equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and / or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.

JOB SUMMARY

The Clinic Medical Director (CMD) will oversee clinical operations, provide leadership to the clinician team, and ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care. This position requires a balance of administrative duties for the clinic (10%) and clinical responsibilities for their own panel of patients (90%) with a focus on optimizing workflows, fostering a culture of excellence, and driving strategic initiatives for the clinic.

Responsible for the quality and efficiency of care delivered in their assigned medical clinic including patient, staff and provider satisfaction ratings, resource utilization, schedule and template standardization and safety.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide clinical leadership and management of clinicians in a primary care practice.
• Provide direct patient primary care as a practicing clinician.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, communication, and patient-centered care.
• As part of the clinical leadership team, participate in development, implementation, and oversight of clinic policies, protocols, and standards of care per UC San Diego Health ambulatory care policies.
• Collaborate with practice manager to optimize clinic operations, improve patient outcomes, and achieve organizational goals.
• Monitor clinical performance metrics and implement quality improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a liaison between the clinician team and executive leadership.
• Provide leadership in resolution of conflicts in matters of behavior, policy and resource availability

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations, quality improvement principles, and clinical best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
• Basic understanding of human resources skills including critical conversations, teambuilding, mediation and performance management.
• Experience with electronic health records (EHR), specifically Epic Systems, and data-driven decision-making.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• M.D. or D.O. degree.
• Current California Medical License, or ability, commitment to obtain CA license prior to start date.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in a Primary Care setting, with at least 1 yearin a clinical leadership role.

LOCATION

• Primary work location will be Bankers Hill, 2131 3rd Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

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Family Medicine Physician • San Diego, CA, United States