Family Medicine - Physician - Administration

ChenMed - Houston, TX - ChenMed; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ChenMed Houston, TX seeks a Center Clinical Director to oversee and train PCPs, drive clinical quality and patient outcomes, and balance direct patient care with leadership duties. The role emphasizes building a strong clinical-operations culture and aligning PCP performance with center goals.

You will lead care teams, collaborate with hospitalists, and support center leadership in recruiting providers while expanding the center's patient membership.

Qualifications

• MD/DO in relevant specialty required.
• Active medical license in Texas.
• Board certification preferred; board eligibility required.
• DEA registration for schedule II-V substances.
• BLS certification within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train PCPs in the center.
• Improve clinical quality, efficiency and outcomes.
• Lead weekly SH and Transforming Care Meeting sessions.
• Engage with hospitalists and care teams to coordinate care.
• Partner with center leadership to recruit and retain providers.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Geriatrics expertise

Team mentoring

Travel flexibility

Fluent English

Education

MD/DO in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine or Geriatrics

Active TX MD licensure

Board certification preferred

DEA registration

BLS certification

Tools

MS Office

Electronic Health Records

Job description

We’re unique. You should be, too.We’re changing lives every day. For both our patients and our team members. Are you innovative and entrepreneurial minded? Is your work ethic and ambition off the charts? Do you inspire others with your kindness and joy?We’re different than most primary care providers. We’re rapidly expanding and we need great people to join our team.

Job Summary

The Center Clinical Director will directly supervise and train primary care providers (PCPs) in his/her assigned center. The incumbent in this role is accountable for maximizing overall core model execution, including improving clinical quality, efficiency, outcomes, and clinician/patient satisfaction. In addition to being accountable for the overall clinical outcomes of his/her assigned center, they will have a portion of their time allocated to direct patient care as a PCP and/or other clinical duties (amount dependent on number of direct reports). The remainder of their time is allocated to leadership responsibilities, including PCP performance, engagement, and building a strong clinical-operations synergy and culture. The allocation of time is dependent on several factors, including PCP capacity, market needs, size of centers, patient membership, and Market Clinical Director direction.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Independently provides care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses encountered in older adult patients.
• Takes full accountability for patient care and outcomes and appropriately seeks consultation from specialists when needed, though will still stay involved in, and be responsible for, the detailed care of the patient.
• Engages with the hospitalist whenever one of their patients is in the hospital (regardless of whether the hospitalist works for ChenMed or not).
• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination and documentation for patients with acute and complex chronic health needs.
• Leads their care team consisting of care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator for patients able to come to the office.
• For patients that are unable to come to the office—in hospital, SNF, LTC or homebound, engages with the transitional care team and others including case managers, acute and transitional-care physicians, and other resources that may be available depending on the market.
• Leads Super Huddle (SH) and Transforming Care Meeting (TCM) weekly, as well as supports Center Manager/Center General Manager center clinical leader and/or market clinical leader is not available, based on guidance from Market Chief Medical Officer.
• Fills in as needed for center clinical leadership needs, including monitoring daily center census as part of joint center accountability for outcomes.
• Plays an active role in the management of their center and helps cover for other providers who may be out for various reasons. It is also expected that each Clinical Director will take an active role as needed in recruiting patients for the center and recruiting and interviewing additional providers for the company.
• Managing, mentoring and coaching PCPs in his/her assigned center to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes, including sampling other PCP’s daily huddles within their center
• Leadership rounding with the PCPs (reduced involvement of market clinical leader)
• Partnering with Center Operations Director/Market General Manager to drive continued improvement of center financial performance, and helping increase center membership
• Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager’s discretion.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, plus a variety of other applications used in the company
• Ability and willingness to travel locally as needed in their market, if applicable, nationally for initial training (2 weeks) and then occasionally regionally and nationally for recruiting or training purposes
• Fluency in English, verbal and written. There may be jobs in some centers that require fluency in other languages, and this will be made known at the time of application.
• This job requires use and exercise of independent judgment
• Flexible to work evening, weekends and/or holidays as needed

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA:

• MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or similar specialty required
• Current, active MD licensure in State of employment is required
• A minimum of 1-year clinical experience in geriatric, adult or family practice setting preferred
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics or similar specialty is preferred, Board Eligibility is required
• Once Board certified, PCP will maintain board certification in their terminal specialty by doing necessary MOC, CME and/or retaking board exams as required
• Must have a current DEA number for schedule II-V controlled substances
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AMA) or American Red Cross required w/in first 90 days of employment