PACE Medical Director Opportunity with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California

The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 330,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Home loan program

Moving allowance

PSLF eligible employer

Malpractice insurance

Education stipend

Job summary

The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (TPMG) invites applications for a PACE Medical Director in San Leandro, California. You will provide clinical leadership and medical oversight for the PACE program, ensuring high-quality patient-centered care for a complex senior population.

Lead quality, safety, and regulatory compliance, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and guide care model development and population health initiatives. This role offers strong leadership impact within TPMG.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification
• Active California medical license
• Leadership experience in geriatrics, PACE, population health, or complex care programs preferred
• Strong collaboration, quality improvement, and change management skills

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with interdisciplinary teams to optimize participant outcomes.
• Support physician and advanced practice clinician engagement and performance.
• Guide care model development, utilization management, and population health initiatives.
• Collaborate with operational leaders on program strategy and growth.
• Represent PACE in regional and organizational leadership forums.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Quality improvement

Change management

Education

MD/DO with board certification

Active California medical license

Job description

Leading the future of health care

Kaiser Permanente / The Permanente Medical Group:

Where exceptional physicians build extraordinary careers.

With more than 10,000 physicians, 21 medical centers, and numerous clinics throughout Northern and Central California, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (TPMG) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected medical groups. For more than 80 years, we have been committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while creating opportunities for physicians to build rewarding careers, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and make a lasting difference in the communities we serve.

PACE Medical Director

Opening in San Leandro, California

In this role, you will play a critical role as you provide clinical leadership and medical oversight for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care for a medically complex senior population.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead clinical quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with interdisciplinary teams to optimize participant outcomes.
• Support physician and advanced practice clinician engagement and performance.
• Guide care model development, utilization management, and population health initiatives.
• Collaborate with operational leaders on program strategy and growth.
• Represent PACE in regional and organizational leadership forums.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification.
• Active California medical license.
• Leadership experience in geriatrics, PACE, population health, or complex care programs preferred.
• Strong collaboration, quality improvement, and changing management skills.

PACE is a joint Medicare and Medicaid program that has existed for over 50 years. PACE provides all medical care and social services for older adults who are 55 and older, require nursing facility level of care, and can live safely in the community with PACE support. PACE’s goal is to offer an alternative to nursing home care for those who want to remain in their homes and communities but could use more support to do so. The program offers high-touch care, alongside a unique sense of community rooted in the PACE center.

EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
• Northern California Home Loan Program - up to $250,000 available for down payment, interest free for 10 years, AND NO PAYMENTS until end of 10-year period
• Moving Allowance paid directly by TPMG - up to $10,000
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• Occurrence-Based Malpractice Insurance
• Paid holidays, sick leave, and education leave, including paid time off for Board Certification exam
• Annual education stipend, along with reimbursed board examination fees and new CA Medical License fees
• Shareholder track
• Life Insurance
• Three retirement plans, including a pension plan and 401(k)

A FEW REASONS TO CONSIDER A PRACTICE WITH TPMG

• AI-Assisted Charting available and an outstanding electronic medical record systemthat allows flexibility in patient management.
• Work-life balance focused practice, including flexible schedules and unmatched practice support.
• We can focus on providing excellent patient care without managing overhead and billing. No RVUs!
• We demonstrate our commitment to a culture of equity and inclusion by hiring physicians who reflect the people we serve.
• We are Physician-led and develop our own leaders.

Full-time annual salary range is $330,000 to $340,020 plus additional potential incentives up to $45,900*. Reduced schedules with pro-rated compensation may be available. *Some incentive opportunities are estimates based on potential premium pay.

GERIATRICS

Contact Aileen Ludlow at: [e-mail] or call [phone]

FAMILY MEDICINE

Contact Bianca Canales at: [e-mail] or call [phone]

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Contact Michael Truong at: [e-mail] or call [phone]

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and VEVRAA federal contractor.

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