Programmatic Physician Manager

New Mexico Department of Health; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, seeks a Medical Director for CALH to lead clinical services across public health offices statewide. You will guide clinical care quality, protocols, and program oversight.

The role emphasizes supervising pharmacy operations, developing standing orders, and advancing priority programs such as opioid use disorder treatment and primary care, with statewide collaboration and occasional after-hours on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Requires an MD or DO, licensure and four (4) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification.
• Experience supervising clinical services and coordinating public health programs is preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to engage senior leadership on clinical topics.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership for all clinical services and programs in public health offices.
• Develop and maintain clinical protocols and standing orders to ensure high-quality care.
• Supervise pharmacy operations and support compliance with regulations across public health offices.

Skills

Medical leadership

Clinical supervision

Public health administration

Pharmacy operations supervision

Education

MD/DO licensure

Job description

INTERVIEWS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF CLOSING DATE.

The New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, is responsible for statewide coordination and implementation of programming and clinical services aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of all individuals residing in New Mexico. Within the Division, the Center for Access and Linkage to Healthcare operates a statewide network of public health offices to offer clinical and non-clinical interventions for chronic disease prevention, infectious disease prevention, injury prevention, substance use disorder treatment, and other public health services.

Why does the job exist?

This position will provide operational and clinical leadership for all clinical services and programs offered in public health offices.

How does it get done?

This position serves as Medical Director for the Center for Access and Linkage to Healthcare (CALH) and provides operational and clinical leadership for all services within public health offices with a particular emphasis on ensuring high-quality and consistent care is provided across all public health regions. The Medical Director will ensure operational excellence through the development and maintenance of clinical protocols, standing orders, laboratory certifications, evaluation of clinical workflows, and other duties to ensure public health services are provided with a high of care. The Medical Director will provide supervision of pharmacy operations and work with staff to ensure public health pharmacies are stocked and in compliance with all local, state, and federal rules and regulations. The Medical Director will serve as a clinical resource for Public Health Division leadership and is expected to advise on day-to-day medical topics and provide strategic leadership on advancing priority programs including medication for opioid use disorder, primary care, and expanding clinical services, including mobile units. The Medical Director may monitor quality of services within public health offices and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations. The incumbent will sit on division and department-wide committees, potentially in a leadership role, that cover topics on clinical care and procedures, accreditation, credentialing, health and safety, or other related topics. The Medical Director may be requested to serve in various acting capacities during vacancies including in acting regional health officer roles. The Medical Director may also be required to provide clinical services within public health offices and provide after hours on call coverage. The position will supervise at least two employees.

Who are the customers?

The position serves a statewide population accessing public health services.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have significant experience overseeing operational and clinical duties related to provision of public health clinical services including sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, immunizations, substance use disorder treatment, and family planning. The ideal candidate has prior experience in the provision of primary care services and providing operational oversight on workflows and other components maintaining successful primary care programming. Prior experience with treating opioid use disorder is preferred. The ideal candidate will have strong written and oral communication skills and have comfort distilling medical and operational information to non-clinical audiences, community partners, and comfort with engaging senior departmental leadership on a variety of topics. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, adaptable, and capable of effectively managing multiple projects and tasks to meet deliverables.

Requires an MD or DO, licensure and four (4) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification and one (1) year of management experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field above licensure/certification requirements and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling five (5) years may substitute for the required experience.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification within six (6) months of date of hire as a condition of continued employment.

Working Conditions

This position will primarily perform work in an office setting with exposure to visual/video display terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending, reaching and lifting up to forty (40) pounds may be required. The position may be required to work in a public health office clinical setting. Extensive statewide travel, with the occasional overnight stay may be required. This position may also have some after hours on-call work.

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Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.