Medical Director – Physician or Advanced Practice Provider
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Job summary
Community Health Alliance (CHA) in Reno/Sparks, Nevada, seeks a Medical Director to provide clinical leadership, strengthen care delivery, support providers and care teams, and advance our mission of delivering high-quality, accessible healthcare.
The Medical Director may be a Physician (MD/DO) or Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA), whose leadership, experience, and clinical expertise align with CHA's needs. This role is full-time, on-site, with a focus on PCMH and team-based care.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited MD/DO, NP, PA or equivalent.
- Board certification in Family Medicine or primary care specialty.
- Current Nevada license and DEA registration, if applicable.
- CHA credentialing and privileging requirements met.
- Proven leadership experience in clinical settings.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership to CHA health centers and teams.
- Lead quality improvement, patient safety, and policy development.
- Oversee provider development, supervision, and education.
- Collaborate with executive leadership on clinical strategy and operations.
- Represent CHA in community and professional settings.
Skills
Education
Job description
- Base Pay $137,500.00 - $270,000.00 / Year
- Employee Type FT Exempt
- Manage Others Yes
The Medical Director works closely with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), clinical leadership, and interdisciplinary care teams to support high-quality clinical care and organizational priorities.
The Medical Director provides clinical leadership, guidance, and support across CHA's health centers and clinical programs. This position contributes to clinical strategy, quality improvement, provider development, care-model transformation, regulatory compliance, and the ongoing advancement of CHA's Patient-Centered Medical Home and team-based care model.
The successful candidate will be a collaborative and visible clinical leader who can balance patient care, provider support, quality initiatives, operational priorities, and organizational growth. #Indeed
- Provide clinical leadership and guidance to CHA health center providers and interdisciplinary care teams.
- Promote consistent delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered primary care.
- Support providers in addressing complex clinical cases, care coordination needs, and clinical practice questions.
- Promote effective collaboration among physicians, APPs, nurses, behavioral health professionals, care coordinators, pharmacists, dentists, and other members of the care team.
- Support appropriate clinical utilization, patient access, continuity of care, and population health initiatives.
- Maintain professional clinical competence consistent with licensure, certification, credentials, privileges, and scope of practice.
- Participate in clinical care, as applicable to the position and organizational needs.
The Medical Director may be a Physician (MD/DO) or Advanced Practice Provider (APP), consistent with organizational needs and applicable credentialing, licensure, and regulatory requirements.
When the Medical Director is a Physician (MD/DO), an essential function of the position may include responsibility for supervising, collaborating with, or otherwise providing required physician clinical oversight for up to three (3) Advanced Practice Providers at any one time. Advanced Practice Providers may include Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, or other licensed clinicians for whom physician involvement is required or appropriate.
Responsibilities may include:
- Reviewing clinical care and documentation.
- Providing clinical consultation and guidance.
- Maintaining timely availability for clinical questions.
- Completing required chart reviews.
- Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement activities.
- Executing and maintaining supervision, collaboration, or other agreements and documentation required by law or organizational policy.
When the Medical Director is an APP, clinical leadership, collaboration, consultation, and oversight responsibilities will be performed within the individual's education, training, licensure, certification, credentials, privileges, and authorized scope of practice. An APP Medical Director will not be assigned physician-specific supervisory or collaboration responsibilities that require a physician under applicable law or regulation.
All supervisory, collaborative, and clinical oversight responsibilities will be performed in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, licensing-board requirements, payer requirements, medical-staff bylaws, organizational policies, the Medical Director's credentials and privileges, and the education, experience, and authorized scope of practice of each provider.
- Lead and support complex clinical quality improvement and health improvement initiatives.
- Promote evidence-based clinical practice, patient safety, and continuous improvement.
- Support development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical policies, procedures, protocols, and practice standards.
- Monitor clinical performance and identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes and care processes.
- Collaborate with clinical and operational leaders on population health, healthcare transformation, and integrated care initiatives.
- Support compliance with federal and state requirements, accreditation standards, payer requirements, and CHA policies.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, and professional growth of clinical providers.
- Participate in provider interviews, orientation, training, and ongoing professional development.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, learning, and continuous improvement.
- Provide clinical education and consultation to providers and care teams.
- Support medical education and appropriate supervision of students and trainees within CHA's approved programs and scope.
- Monitor and evaluate student or trainee performance, patient safety, and adherence to clinical and documentation standards.
- Partner with executive and clinical leadership to develop and implement CHA's clinical strategy.
- Provide clinical perspective on operational decisions, health policy, care delivery models, and organizational initiatives.
- Assist with the development and implementation of new health centers, programs, and innovative care models.
- Participate in organizational committees, leadership meetings, and strategic initiatives.
- Serve as a clinical liaison between frontline providers, administrative leadership, and community partners.
- Help identify opportunities to strengthen provider workflows, access, patient experience, and clinical operations.
- Represent CHA professionally with community organizations, healthcare partners, providers, and other stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with healthcare professionals and community partners throughout Nevada.
- Participate in community events, outreach activities, organizational presentations, tours, and other activities that support CHA's mission.
- Support CHA's public relations, community engagement, fundraising, and organizational initiatives as appropriate.
- Graduate of an accredited Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), or other applicable advanced practice program, consistent with the requirements of the position and the individual's professional discipline.
- Board certified in Family Medicine or another appropriate primary care specialty, or nationally certified in the applicable advanced practice discipline.
- Current, unrestricted Nevada license appropriate to the individual's professional discipline.
- Current DEA registration, as applicable to the individual's role and prescribing authority.
- Must meet all CHA medical-staff credentialing, privileging, and organizational requirements applicable to the position.
- Demonstrated clinical competency in primary care within the individual's education, training, licensure, certification, credentials, and authorized scope of practice.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary healthcare team and across clinical and operational functions.
- Demonstrated leadership experience or leadership capabilities appropriate to the Medical Director role.
- Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience, preferably in an inpatient, outpatient, community health center, FQHC, rural health, or other safety-net healthcare setting.
- Previous clinical leadership, supervisory, Medical Director, department leadership, or quality improvement experience.
- Experience working within a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) or team-based care model.
- Experience supervising, collaborating with, or providing clinical oversight to Advanced Practice Providers, as applicable to the individual's professional discipline and scope of practice.
- Experience treating or managing care for culturally and socioeconomically diverse patient populations.
- Experience with population health, quality improvement, healthcare transformation, or integrated care models.
- Ability to perform essential clinical, administrative, and leadership functions in a healthcare environment, with reasonable accommodation as applicable.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout the clinic and other work areas as needed.
- Ability to use standard office and clinical equipment, including computers and electronic health record systems, for extended periods.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, by telephone, and electronically with patients, staff, providers, leadership, and community partners.
- Ability to participate in patient care activities and respond appropriately to clinical or workplace emergencies within the scope of the position.
- Work is performed primarily in a clinical and office-based healthcare environment, with regular interaction with patients, staff, providers, and leadership.
- May be exposed to communicable diseases, bodily fluids, medical equipment, cleaning/disinfecting agents, and other conditions typical of a healthcare setting; appropriate safety and infection-control practices are required.
- May require travel between CHA health centers and community locations, including occasional off-site meetings, outreach activities, training, or organizational events.
- May occasionally require flexible scheduling, extended hours, or participation in activities outside normal business hours based on organizational and clinical needs.
Community Health Alliance (CHA) is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical leadership, strengthen care delivery, support our providers and care teams, and help advance our mission of providing high-quality, accessible healthcare to the communities we serve.
The Medical Director may be a Physician (MD/DO) or Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA) whose experience, leadership capabilities, and clinical expertise align with CHA's needs.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a mission-driven, community-based healthcare organization while helping shape the future of integrated, patient-centered primary care.
CHA is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the Reno/Sparks community through a network of health centers and integrated programs. Our model brings together primary care and a broad range of services designed to address the health and social needs of our patients.
Our integrated services include:
- Family Medicine and primary care
- Preventive and wellness care
- Chronic disease management
- Behavioral health
- Pharmacy services
- Community outreach and services for individuals experiencing homelessness
- WIC and other supportive services
Our teams work collaboratively to provide whole-person, patient-centered care and improve health outcomes across the communities we serve.
CHA is committed to supporting the people who care for our community. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Signing bonus and possible relocation assistance, as applicable
- 27 days of paid leave, increasing with tenure
- 8 paid holidays
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance
- 90% employer-paid dental and vision insurance
- 40 hours / $1,800 annual continuing medical education allowance for providers
- Professional license, registration, and certification reimbursement
- NHSC-approved site eligibility, subject to applicable requirements, funding, and program availability
- 401 (a) and 403(b) retirement plan
- HSA and supplemental benefit options
- Employer-paid life and $10,000 AD&D coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Professional development and educational opportunities
- Employee referral program
- Travel and supplemental insurance options
Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms.
At CHA, leadership is more than a title, it's an opportunity to strengthen care, support providers, improve outcomes, and make a lasting difference in the community.
As Medical Director, you will have the opportunity to:
- Help shape clinical strategy and the future of community-based healthcare.
- Work alongside an experienced, multidisciplinary leadership and care team.
- Support providers and create an environment where clinicians can thrive.
- Lead meaningful quality and population health initiatives.
- Contribute to innovative, integrated models of care.
- Serve a diverse patient population whose access to high-quality healthcare matters.
- Grow professionally while advancing a mission that puts patients and community first.
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