Orthopedic MD QA Committee Lead (2-4hours per month)

Icon Health; Kapolei (HI); On-site; USD 596,673 - 849,807; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Quality Assurance Medical Lead to oversee and enhance clinical quality initiatives. This fully remote role requires an MD or DO and involves collaborating with clinical teams and stakeholders to improve patient outcomes within a value-based care model. Key responsibilities include monitoring care quality, compliance, and development of clinical guidelines. Compensation is set at $525 per hour for a commitment of 2-4 hours per month.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted medical license and board certification in orthopedic surgery.
• Experience with value-based care (VBC) initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate the quality of care provided to patients.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in clinical processes and patient outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
• Promote a culture of safety and accountability.
• Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives.
• Review cases for audits and make improvement recommendations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on clinical guidelines and best practices.
• Use analytics to drive improvement in care quality and patient experience.
• Collaborate with leadership and teams to enhance patient outcomes.
• Participate in business review meetings with clients.

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Job description

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Icon Health is a leading provider of value-based musculoskeletal (MSK) care, collaborating with payers and providers to enhance outcomes and experience for individuals. The company partners with health plans and risk-bearing providers to assume accountability for reduced total cost of care. By combining technology-enabled MSK providers with proactive care coordination and decision support services, Icon Health delivers multidisciplinary, evidence-based care. We founded Icon Health on the conviction that every patient should be genuinely delighted with their care experience. By prioritizing patient-centered practices, ensuring clear care goals across the entire clinical team, and placing clinicians at the heart of care delivery, we aim to transform a fragmented system into one that truly serves patients. Our model uses a team-based approach to care, integrating musculoskeletal expertise and primary care to achieve better patient outcomes. At Icon Health, we foster a culture that embraces bold thinking, rapid iteration, and practical problem-solving. We seek team members who relish challenging the status quo and thrive in vertically integrated roles—where ideas can swiftly move from concept to execution without layers of red tape. Above all, we value individuals who are eager to roll up their sleeves, tackle obstacles head‑on, and create innovative solutions that improve the lives of our patients and our clinical partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the QA Committee, responsibilities to include:
• Assist with monitoring and evaluating the quality of care provided to patients.
• Assist with identifying opportunities for improvement in clinical processes and patient outcomes.
• Assist with ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
• Assist with promoting a culture of safety and accountability.
• Assist with developing and implementing quality improvement initiatives.
• Review statistical sample of cases for audits and make recommendations into the types of cases to review.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols, and best practices to standardize care delivery and promote evidence-based medicine.
• Use metrics and Icon’s analytics to provide feedback and drive improvement in quality of care, access, productivity, and patient experience.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, clinical teams, and external stakeholders to develop and implement value-based care strategies that improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and enhance the overall quality of care.
• On a quarterly basis, participate in business review meetings with clients.
• On an ad‑hoc basis, interact with leadership and management staff, clinical staff, and client and/or health plan members and staff whenever a physician’s input is needed or required.
• Assist in ensuring that Icon continues demonstrating clinical excellence and produces industry leading outcomes through compassionate and evidence-based approaches to MSK clinical care.
• Assist in the continuous process improvement in MSK care management, including tailored MSK care plans to address patients' MSK conditions.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution.
• Current, unrestricted medical license and board certification in orthopedic surgery.
• Experience with VBC initiatives.

Role

• 2-4 hours per month.
• Fully remote position.

$525/hour