Part-time Pediatric / Family Medicine Medical Director - Florida

RemoteWorker US; Hialeah (FL); Remote; USD 231,000 - 441,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Part-time Pediatric / Family Medicine Medical Director to lead medical management and quality improvement initiatives. This remote position requires strong medical leadership skills, a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree, and a Florida state license. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible work schedules

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Must actively practice medicine.
• Experience with culturally diverse populations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate medical management and quality improvement.
• Perform medical review activities for utilization and quality assurance.
• Support performance improvement for capitated providers.

Skills

Utilization Management

Quality Improvement

Medical Leadership

Education

Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy

Job description

Part-time Pediatric / Family Medicine Medical Director - Florida

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You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose

Assist the Chief Medical Director to direct and coordinate the medical management, quality improvement and credentialing functions for the business unit. This role is remote, but must be a Florida resident.

• Provides medical leadership of all for utilization management, cost containment, and medical quality improvement activities.
• Performs medical review activities pertaining to utilization review, quality assurance, and medical review of complex, controversial, or experimental medical services, ensuring timely and quality decision making.
• Supports effective implementation of performance improvement initiatives for capitated providers.
• Assists Chief Medical Director in planning and establishing goals and policies to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care and service for members.
• Provides medical expertise in the operation of approved quality improvement and utilization management programs in accordance with regulatory, state, corporate, and accreditation requirements.
• Assists the Chief Medical Director in the functioning of the physician committees including committee structure, processes, and membership.
• Conduct regular rounds to assess and coordinate care for high-risk patients, collaborating with care management teams to optimize outcomes.
• Collaborates effectively with clinical teams, network providers, appeals team, medical and pharmacy consultants for reviewing complex cases and medical necessity appeals.
• Participates in provider network development and new market expansion as appropriate.
• Assists in the development and implementation of physician education with respect to clinical issues and policies.
• Identifies utilization review studies and evaluates adverse trends in utilization of medical services, unusual provider practice patterns, and adequacy of benefit/payment components.
• Identifies clinical quality improvement studies to assist in reducing unwarranted variation in clinical practice in order to improve the quality and cost of care.
• Interfaces with physicians and other providers in order to facilitate implementation of recommendations to providers that would improve utilization and health care quality.
• Reviews claims involving complex, controversial, or unusual or new services in order to determine medical necessity and appropriate payment.
• Develops alliances with the provider community through the development and implementation of the medical management programs.
• As needed, may represent the business unit before various publics both locally and nationally on medical philosophy, policies, and related issues.
• Represents the business unit at appropriate state committees and other ad hoc committees.
• May be required to work weekends and holidays in support of business operations, as needed.
  
  

Education/Experience

Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy. Utilization Management experience and knowledge of quality accreditation standards preferred. Actively practices medicine. Course work in the areas of Health Administration, Health Financing, Insurance, and/or Personnel Management is advantageous. Experience treating or managing care for a culturally diverse population preferred.

License/Certifications: Board certification in a medical specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialists or the American Osteopathic Association’s Department of Certifying Board Services. (Pediatrician and/or Family Medicine preferred.) Current Florida state license as a MD or DO without restrictions, limitations, or sanctions from government programs.

Pay Range: $231,900.00 - $440,500.00 per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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