Primary Care Regional Medical Director

The Lowell General Hospital; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Academic Appointment

403(b) retirement plan

CME Funds and Time Away

Generous PTO and Holidays

Robust Benefits Package

Job summary

Tufts Medicine Primary Care seeks a Primary Care Regional Medical Director to oversee our Lowell area practices. Tenured physicians with leadership and recruitment skills are needed to drive quality, access, and growth across the region.

You will partner with executive leadership to implement medical and business strategies, optimize care delivery, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning. Competitive compensation and academic appointment offered.

Qualifications

• Tenured primary care physician with leadership experience.
• Experience building and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven ability to recruit and retain physicians and APCs.
• Strong operations management and financial stewardship skills.
• Track record driving value-based contracts and improved patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of primary care practices in the Lowell area.
• Provide clinical practice oversight and staff engagement.
• Lead recruitment and retention of physicians and APCs.
• Drive growth, quality, access, and financial stewardship goals.
• Collaborate with regional leadership on strategy and implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Recruitment

Operations management

Strategic planning

Quality improvement

Value-based contracting

Education

MD/DO credential

Job description

Tufts Medicine Primary Care is seeking a Primary Care Regional Medical Director to oversee our primary care practices in our Lowell area market. We are seeking tenured primary care physicians with the acumen to lead our practices to continued success and to support the goals of Tufts Medicine Primary Care across five domains: quality, patient experience, access, growth and financial stewardship.

Key responsibilities of this role will include the following:

• Physician/Advanced Practice Clinician Supervisor
• Physician and APC Recruitment
• Business Management Growth & Strategic Planning
• Day-to-Day Operational Excellence
• Business Development Driving Value-Based Contracting Performance

Why join our team

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated Massachusetts-based healthcare system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to our patients. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. We are a physician-led, patient centered organization looking to grow our primary care practices with team players dedicated to providing meaningful patient care, while fostering a work environment that is in tune with the needs of a modern workforce. Join Tufts Medicine Primary Care in our mission to heal, to comfort, to teach, to learn and to seek knowledge to promote health and prevent disease.

How you’ll transform patient care

• You’ll manage day to day operations, clinical practice oversight, and staff engagement
• You’ll focus on patient care and develop longitudinal relationships with your patients
• You’ll own driving quality-based goals for your team through evidence-based practices, performance measurement, and continuous quality improvement initiatives
• You’ll provide service and people focused support to meet the needs of patients, providers management and staff
• You’ll manage practice relationships with regional Specialists to keep care local and ensure that care referred to Specialists is high quality and effective
• You’ll work cross-functionally with executive level leadership to provide direction in the implementation of business and medical strategies, organizational initiatives, and priorities
• You’ll partner with the clinically integrated network to drive success in value-based contracting, including improving population health metrics, reducing the total cost of care, and achieving performance-based targets tied to risk-based agreements, all while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous learning
• You’ll optimize access to care through innovative care models (e.g., team-based case, telehealth), efficient scheduling and panel management strategies
• You’ll effectively manage, facilitate, and communicate organizational change
• You’ll ensure clinical functions foster the organization’s desired culture of service excellence, accountability and achieves established business goals
• You’ll partner with the Provider Recruitment and Retention team and leadership to design and implement retention programs to ensure the availability of a qualified workforce including temporary provider staffing
• You’ll embrace one of our most fundamental values of active engagement within our communities, bringing the strength of academic and community care
• You’ll join an organization built on collaborative practices and community

Who you are

• Tenured primary care physician with the acumen to lead our practices to continued success and a passion for patient care
• Adaptable and excited to manage competing demands, changes in work environments, and problem solving
• Dedicated and passionate to focus on leading a dynamic team of primary care physicians and nurse practitioners
• Bring an entrepreneurial spirit to your leadership approach
• A team player who is excited to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines to champion world class patient satisfaction and support

Work, Live, and Grow: As an employee of Tufts Medicine, you will receive

• Guaranteed Base Salary
• Academic Appointment through Tufts University School of Medicine
• Substantive 403(b) retirement plan
• CME Funds and Time Away
• Generous PTO and Holiday Policy
• Robust Benefits Package

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $260,000 to $290,000 annually with additional compensation commensurate with leadership experience. Actual compensation will be determined during the selection process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, internal equity, and academic rank. At Tufts Medicine, we view this investment not merely as compensation, but as recognition of the significant impact you will have in advancing our mission and shaping the future of patient care, research, and education.

Why Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, an expansive home care network and a large integrated physician network. Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated care team members providing more than 1.5 million patient experiences per year. The health system is the principal teaching affiliate for Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medicine came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care.

Tufts Medicine is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation by emailing us at [e-mail].