Medical Director, Clinical

Premier Community Healthcare Grp.; Dade City (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Dade City seeks a Medical Director, Clinical to oversee high-quality integrated clinical practice. The role includes supervising providers, promoting clinical innovation, and ensuring excellent patient care. Ideal candidates must have a medical degree, board certification, and substantial experience in clinical practice and leadership. This position requires direct supervision of clinical outcomes, fostering mentorship, and supporting community health initiatives.

Qualifications

• Ten years of successful clinical practice experience.
• Minimum of two years of leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of clinical operations.

Responsibilities

• Implement integrated clinical practice model overseeing a team.
• Support provider retention through mentoring and onboarding.
• Drive clinical priorities and improve healthcare outcomes.

Skills

Specialty area knowledge

Leadership

Communication skills

Project management

Conflict resolution

Education

Graduate of an accredited medical school

Board certified or board eligible

Active medical license in Florida

Tools

Electronic health records (Epic)

Job description

Medical Director, Clinical

Location: New Port Richey

General Description

The Medical Director, Clinical is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team responsible for implementing and overseeing a high-quality integrated clinical practice model. The role provides direct supervision to providers within the assigned specialty and collaborates extensively with the CMO and clinical directors to support consistent clinical operations, efficient workflows, and excellent quality care across Premier Community HealthCare Group (PCHG).

The Medical Director promotes clinical innovation and best practices to enhance operational performance and ensure safe, effective care. The position also includes the provision and management of direct patient care for a designated patient population.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Drive organizational clinical priorities and develop strategies that improve outcomes and quality care in close partnership with the CMO
• Support supervision of medical providers and collaborate on oversight and delegation matters
• Support provider retention through mentoring, onboarding, and alignment with organizational standards
• Contribute to policy development, long-range planning, and evaluation programs to meet departmental goals
• Meet routinely with providers, advanced practice clinicians, and operational leadership to understand challenges, review goals, and support improvement
• Partner with Learning & Development to design customized provider onboarding and development plans
• Participate in clinical privileging, appointment, and re-appointment of medical staff
• Serve as back-up to the Chief Medical Officer as needed
• Collaborate with leadership to support care quality, documentation accuracy, EHR integration, and management of clinical incidents or medical emergencies
• Assist senior leadership with identifying, managing, and implementing process and quality improvement projects
• Develop process improvement plans with clear performance metrics, solutions, and resource planning
• Adhere to patient care expectations and contribute to QI/QA programs
• Ensure financial and patient service goals are met or exceeded according to standards
• Identify workforce needs and develop plans to support provider growth and performance
• Attend Board of Directors meetings as requested
• Build strong provider teams through coaching, leadership development, engagement, and mentorship
• Promote teamwork, trust, and a psychologically safe environment for all care team members
• Represent Premier at organizational and community events and support community engagement initiatives
• Promote accessible, patient-centered healthcare and service excellence
• Maintain confidentiality and HIPAA compliance
• Communicate issues that may impact patient flow or clinical operations
• Support community outreach and Premier’s mission-driven values
• Drive performance improvement toward departmental goals
• Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of providers within assigned service line, including daily operations and annual performance evaluations
• Indirect supervision and support of non-clinical personnel as delegated

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of specialty area and clinical operations
• Ability to build effective relationships, support change management, and improve communication flow
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with organization-wide impact
• High ethical standards, professionalism, innovation, and alignment with Premier’s mission
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with C‑Suite
• Experience managing complex projects and major initiatives
• Ability to prepare content for monthly board reports
• Effective interpersonal and conflict‑resolution skills
• Ability to inspire, influence, and motivate teams across disciplines
• Ability to analyze trends, forecast needs, and develop strategic solutions

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school
• Board certified or board eligible in an appropriate medical discipline
• Active license to practice medicine in the State of Florida
• APRN or PA may be considered with prior Associate Medical Director (or higher) experience in an FQHC, or if a current Premier employee with demonstrated leadership talent
• Ten (10) years of successful clinical practice experience
• Minimum two (2) years of leadership experience
• Experience with electronic health records (Epic strongly preferred)
• Experience working in a multi‑provider clinical practice
• DEA license strongly preferred or ability to obtain
• Eligible for hospital privileges as needed
• Ability to obtain and maintain Epic certification and complete annual compliance requirements

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 20 lbs. regularly and 30–50 lbs. occasionally
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods
• Ability to travel between PCHG clinics and occasionally to other sites or conferences
• Direct exposure to computer screens
• Possible exposure to infectious diseases

Background Screening Requirement

Background Screening Requirement: This position requires a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Applicants may review information regarding the background screening process, disqualifying offenses, and applicant rights by visiting the AHCA Background Screening Education and Awareness webpage: https://info.flclearinghouse.com