Pediatrics Associate Medical Director - Clinical Leader

Confident Search Consultants; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

403(b) retirement with 4% match

PTO and holidays

Life insurance and EAP

CME reimbursement and licensure costs

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants is seeking an Associate Medical Director of Pediatrics for the Greater Sacramento area. This full-time leadership role combines executive oversight with active pediatric care in a community health setting.

Responsibilities include improving clinical quality, optimizing workflows, and guiding policy development while maintaining an active clinical practice. Must have 3+ years post-residency, CA license, and experience in outpatient pediatrics, with bilingual ability

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited U.S. medical school, or foreign medical graduate with ECFMG certification.
• Completion of an accredited Pediatrics residency.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics.
• Must have 3+ years of post-residency experience; no new grads.
• Recent outpatient pediatric care experience, including preventive care, acute and chronic conditions, and developmental/behavioral concerns.
• FQHC or community health outpatient clinic experience required.
• Comfortable seeing approximately 3 patients per hour (20-minute slots), including telehealth visits.
• Ability to complete patient charts within 72 hours.
• Epic experience highly preferred.
• Familiarity with HRSA core measures, HEDIS, PCMH preferred.
• Prior leadership or management experience preferred.
• Active, unrestricted California medical license.
• Unrestricted ability to obtain Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other payer credentialing.
• Bilingual English and Russian, Farsi, Pashto/Pushto, or Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high-level clinical expertise in Pediatrics and stay current with evolving standards of care.
• Monitor and evaluate pediatric clinician performance, including peer review and performance indicators.
• Assist in annual provider evaluations and development plans.
• Develop strategies to improve clinical quality and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate on pediatric policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Optimize EHR templates, clinical accelerators, and documentation standards.
• Monitor referral patterns and resource utilization to improve access and care coordination.
• Partner with executive leadership on clinical priorities and initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable clinical environment.
• Provide comprehensive pediatric care from birth through adolescence in outpatient settings.
• Address acute, chronic, urgent, and preventive health needs.
• Perform thorough history and physical exams, diagnostic evaluations, and treatment planning.
• Order and interpret labs, imaging, and specialty referrals.
• Provide culturally sensitive patient and family education.
• Maintain productivity standards and timely documentation, coding, and billing.
• Respond to labs, consults, and patient messages promptly.
• Participate in CME and licensure maintenance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Bilingual (English/Russian)

Clinical excellence

Education

MD/DO (US)

Pediatrics residency

Board Certified/Eligible in Pediatrics

CA medical license

Tools

Epic experience

In Basket management

Job description

Confident Search Consultants is seeking an Associate Medical Director of Pediatrics for the Greater Sacramento area. This full-time leadership role combines executive oversight with active pediatric care in a community health setting.

Responsibilities include improving clinical quality, optimizing workflows, and guiding policy development while maintaining an active clinical practice. Must have 3+ years post-residency, CA license, and experience in outpatient pediatrics, with bilingual ability