Medical Director

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long term disability

Paid time off

7 holidays

401k match

CEU stipend

Student loan forgiveness eligible

License renewal covered

Job summary

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless seeks a physician leader to serve as Medical Director, providing leadership, clinical oversight, and direct patient care within the primary care program. The role involves a 60/40 split of clinical and administrative time and reporting to the Chief Clinical Officer.

The ideal candidate will mentor a clinical team, support outreach and street medicine, and advance strategic goals to improve patient access, care innovations, and workforce excellence across

Qualifications

• MD or DO licensed or eligible to practice in New Mexico.
• Current DEA and CSR license.
• Minimum 3 years of progressive leadership experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Engage in performance management and coaching/development of medical staff through performance reviews and regular feedback.
• Spearheads peer review process for medical providers.
• Coordinate continuity of care for AHCH patients hospitalized and through medical respite upon release.
• Participate in annual planning, budget, and service goal development for medical program.
• Serve as liaison to UNM School of Medicine, hospitals and professional organizations, other safety net system providers.
• Coordinate clinical precepting and clinical orientation and training of medical students and residents.
• Participate on management team, manager/coordinator meetings regularly and board meetings periodically.
• Ensure QI/QA and compliance of medical practice; serves as a member of QRIC.

Skills

Leadership

Health data analytics

Primary care leadership

Mentoring medical staff

Collaboration

Bilingual Spanish/English

Education

MD or DO licensed in NM

Job description

Are you primary care leader who believes that great leadership starts with humility and is strengthened through collaboration? Do you want to be part of an award-winning organization that finds real solutions for some of the biggest challenges facing vulnerable people in the community? If so, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless may be the next best step in your career!

Our organization values leaders who build trust and recognize that the best ideas can come from anyone on the team. Here, physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and operational leaders work together with a shared commitment to exceptional patient care.

If you’re a physician leader who leads by example, welcomes diverse perspectives, and believes in “we” over “me,” we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a Physician (MD or DO) to serve as Medical Director in a full-time, exempt position. The Medical Director provides leadership, clinical oversight, and direct patient care within the primary care program. The provider team is highly dedicated to the community they serve, and are driven by their passion of mission, focus on exceptional patient care, and commitment to workforce excellence. The Medical Director position is an 60/40 split of clinical and admin time (respectively) and reports to the Chief Clinical Officer who serves as oversight of all of primary care.

The Medical Director leads a team of physicians and advanced practice providers and works collaboratively with the Practice Operations Managers (at the main clinic location and Medical Respite), nursing team, social services, and behavioral health leadership in an integrated model.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading and mentoring a clinical team, a background in community health, primary care, urgent care, or family practice, and will also have a strong interest in bringing their personal experience and voice to strategic goals, innovations in patient access/care, and community engagement.

The submission period for materials will begin September 25, 2026, and will remain open until an appointment has been made. Target date to hire for this position will be no later than December 31, 2026, with a position start date no later than February 1, 2027.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engage in performance management and coaching/development of medical staff through performance reviews and regular feedback.
• Spearheads peer review process for medical providers.
• Coordinate continuity of care for AHCH patients hospitalized and through medical respite upon release.
• Participate in annual planning, budget, and service goal development for medical program.
• Serve as liaison to UNM School of Medicine, hospitals and professional organizations, other safety net system providers.
• Coordinate clinical precepting and clinical orientation and training of medical students and residents.
• Participate on management team, manager/coordinator meetings regularly and board meetings periodically.
• Ensure QI/QA and compliance of medical practice; serves as a member of Quality Review and Improvement Committee (QRIC)
• As a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee implement periodic review and update of formulary.
• Providing and modeling comprehensive patient care to the target population during working hours in clinic locations and on street medicine outreaches throughout the Bernalillo County service area.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to balance long-term strategic vision with addressing day-to-day issues.
• Willingness to work at multiple locations in Bernalillo county including in the field on street medicine outreach.
• Experience in health data analytics and ability to use data to communicate relationship between accomplishing productivity goals to patient outcomes and the financial sustainability of the organization.
• Have a strong desire to work in an integrated/cross-disciplinary team model.
• Current MD or DO licensed or eligible to practice in New Mexico with a specialty in primary care, addiction medicine, urgent care, or related field.
• Current DEA and CSR license.
• 3 or more years of progressive leadership experience in a healthcare setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 or more years in Medical Director role.
• Previous experience with outreach/street medicine.
• Clinical experience with underserved populations, those with SMI and substance use disorder.
• Previous experience working in a FQHC.
• Bilingual Spanish/English.

All benefits start the month after your first day of employment:

• Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership
• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization
• Long Term Disability fully paid for by organization
• Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment
• Catastrophic Sick Time accrual
• 7 Paid holidays
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with employer match
• New Mexico State License renewal paid for by organization
• Yearly stipend towards CEUs
• Student loan forgiveness eligible

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.