Primary Care Medical Director (Parkside)

Permanente Medicine; Colorado Springs (CO); Sur place; USD 160 000 - 210 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Kaiser Permanente Colorado Permanente Medical Group (Parkside) seeks a Part-time Medical Director to lead local clinical services in Colorado Springs. The role partners with KP dyad leadership to deliver high-quality patient care, drive staff development, and implement strategic initiatives while ensuring fair and inclusive practice across the department.

The Medical Director will oversee clinical operations, engage in workforce planning, and promote a culture of continuous improvement with a

Qualifications

• MD/DO or equivalent with clinical leadership experience.
• Board certification in medicine or related field preferred.
• Experience with healthcare systems leadership and strategic planning.

Responsabilités

• Provide strategic direction for local clinic operations and patient care.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop physicians and APPs; ensure shareholder status progression where applicable.
• Lead local team meetings, conduct rounds, and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Oversee quality, safety, patient access, and service delivery in collaboration with KP dyad partner.
• Manage budgets, staffing, and performance evaluations; drive continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Leadership

Staff development

Communication

Formation

MD/DO or healthcare leadership

Description du poste

Primary Care Medical Director (Parkside)# Primary Care Medical Director (Parkside)## Location:Colorado Springs, CO - Parkside Medical Office## Schedule:Part-time## Job Number:PRIMA003665## Share the Job#### Primary Care Medical Director (Parkside)Social share| | || - | - || **JOB SUMMARY** | || The Medical Director is accountable for the local delivery of care services to Colorado Permanente Medical Group (\"CPMG\") patients in partnership with their Kaiser Permanente (\"KP\") dyad partner. The Medical Director is expected to foster inclusion and fairness within the department as consistent with CPMG Board's commitment to diversity and inclusion. The Medical Director leads the people of the local clinical team, sets expectations, promotes their development, and provides feedback and evaluation. The Medical Director is responsible for all care delivered by their department/clinical location. | || **PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES** | || **Responsibility** | **Description** || **Strategic Direction** | · Participate in local and market initiatives within the district, coordinating with the Area Medical Director and KPHP partners. · Participates in the creation and implementation of business strategies and attends relevant meetings as needed to advance tactics and strategies forward. || **Leadership and Teambuilding** | · Recruitment and onboarding of new physicians and advancement for shareholder status with the assistance of CPMG Recruiting, HR and the Associate Medical Director. · Proactive workforce planning: anticipate understaffing due to retirement, administrative responsibilities, leaves, FMLA (when known) and work with CPMG Practice Advisors for a coverage plan. · Accountable for leading local team meetings and attending regional meetings. Rounds a minimum of twice a month with front lines to ensure a two-way flow of communication, problem solving, and relationship building. Determine a rounding schedule with your KP dyad partner and Practice Advisor. * Support the clinical development and oversight of APPs within the department (CPMG and KP employees) * Communicate regularly and serve as a conduit between Senior Leadership and your team. * Understand the annual engagement survey and implement an action plan, as directed within the organization. * Develop future leaders in the department and succession planning in partnership with HR. * Collaborate with leaders across the organization to ensure a smooth transition of patient care & service for all patients across geographic areas and service lines. * Solicits perspective & feedback from other leaders and team members to advance care innovation in respective area. * Accountable for all aspects of care provided in the clinic. Engages the team to actively participate in improvement efforts. · Complete department determined (annual or biennial) Shareholder reviews and annual pre-shareholder reviews. · Annually meet with direct reports to review their individual development plans, including Press Ganey data or other Foundation-determined programs. · Recognizes & awards great performance · Holds local leaders accountable for the timely completion of performance evaluations. · Initiate, implement and monitor progressive discipline plans with the support and assistance of your HR Business Partner. · Establish a strong partnership with CPMG professional staff, your KP dyad partner, and other HP staff to lead the clinical team through strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving. Meet regularly with your dyad partner to review clinic performance outcomes, issues, and opportunities. · Involve and engage medical staff in efforts to continually improve the delivery of services in respective specialty, as well as improve staff engagement and retention. · Responsible for setting expectations, promoting staff development, and providing regular feedback and evaluation. · Advise on issues of staff compliance with regulatory requirements, as well as both required (i.e. annual compliance training) and optional trainings (i.e. personal or professional development trainings), as deemed appropriate. · Provide clinical expertise for peer review and medical specialty review. · Understands the value of diverse and inclusive teams and fosters an inclusive climate by developing teams and practices where people feel respected, supported and connected to a shared sense of purpose. || **Operational Excellence & Quality** | · Accountable for the local delivery of care services and day to day operations for the clinic in partnership with KP dyad partner to ensure KPCO patients get the best care. Includes a focus on patient access, scheduling, and experience, as well as a focus on quality, safety, and managing clinical risk. · Responsible to ensure the clinic is appropriately staffed to meet patient demand and clinicians are providing clinical care during scheduled hours, ensuring that clinical schedules are reasonably level, predictable and released no less than 4 months in advance. · Partner with KP dyad to create processes within the clinic to best utilize all team members skill sets to the extent of their licensure. · Promote efficiency of medical practices using process improvement technology across settings of care. · Promote use of practice guidelines and evidence-based medicine. · Ensure highest level of patient satisfaction by prompt response to patient grievances, complaints, and/or through Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction improvement efforts or other Foundation-developed programs. · Ensure a safe, productive, and supportive work environment for all staff. · Contribute to checking processes as necessary to assess provider participation in standard work and new initiatives through rounding and regular communication with staff and HP partners. · Review patient complaints and safety connect entries with appropriate parties. · Partners with Senior Medical Directors, Area Medical Directors and leaders in Quality to ensure high quality of care, and links with them to design and strategically plan operational programs and initiatives to continuously improve our quality of care. || **Financial Stewardship** | · Manage clinical FTE and budgets. · Work with other leaders to implement strategies that reduce overall costs and improve local efficiency and productivity. · Focus on innovative and integrated strategies for optimal financial performance. · Support accurate coding and on-time completion of medical records || **Special Projects** | · Leads and participate in workgroups, as directed by leadership. || **REQUIRED** | **DESCRIPTION** | **PREFERRED** || Minimum: | MD, DO or with experience in a health care business leadership role. Completion of approved residency program or certification. MBA, MHA or MPH. Certification in business, healthcare administration |**LICENSES,CERTIFICATIONS, OR OTHER ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS**| **REQUIRED** | **DESCRIPTION** | **PREFERRED** |Current unrestricted appropriate Colorado State license, e.g., physician license Credentialed by KPCO Board Certified by ABMS or member of ACPE or another appropriate accreditation Meets CPMG performance standards for quality, service, access, coding and documentation. Maintains Board Certification and seeks to maintain knowledge of major advances in the practice of medicine and within specialty area |**EXPERIENCE**| **REQUIRED** | **DESCRIPTION** | **PREFERRED** || Minimum | 3-5 years clinical care experience | |*Competencies**: Skills, Knowledge & Behaviors that are necessary for performing the job** **Leading as One:** Ability and desire to partner with the Foundation, WPMG, and Health Plan to ensure operational alignment, reductions in waste, and efficient/effective work.* **Leading Change:** Guidance and encouragement given to a team to successfully navigate change and remain flexible/adaptable. Helping others let go of outdated ways of thinking/acting. Resetting goals and expectations in response to