Senior Associate Medical Director Clinical Programs

Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical leadership across programs such as hepatitis C treatment, addiction services, women’s health, and pharmacy initiatives. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary leaders to optimize workflows, ensure compliant care, and advance patient outcomes at multiple service sites.

Responsibilities include leading quality improvement, supervising mid-level providers, and stepping in for the CMO as needed while

Qualifications

• Board certification in Family or Internal Medicine.
• At least 2 years of ambulatory care experience.
• At least 2 years of experience working with underserved populations.
• Training or experience in healthcare administration or public health preferred.
• Experience with programmatic evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical leadership for assigned clinical programs.
• Collaborates with the Manager of Integrated Care and other interdisciplinary leaders to ensure medical workflows are effective, compliant, and integrated with broader program operations.
• Monitors and refines clinical workflows, treatment protocols, and documentation standards to improve care quality, patient outcomes, and provider experience.
• Supports the adoption of new clinical tools and technologies that enhance diagnosis, treatment, and patient engagement.
• Oversees healthcare quality initiatives across HHH’s clinical operations, ensuring adherence to evidence-based guidelines, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Chairs or co-chairs the Quality Management Committee, leading performance improvement projects and ensuring clinical teams are engaged in continuous quality improvement (CQI).
• Supports the Manager of Quality, Compliance, and Risk to support FTCA, HRSA, and HIPAA compliance efforts related to medical care delivery.
• Supports the CMO in translating clinical strategic goals into actionable plans at the program and clinic level.
• Covers and assumes CMO duties when the CMO is off or otherwise unavailable.
• Participates in management team meetings and contributes to organizational planning, budget development, and cross-departmental initiatives.
• Responds to clinical data requests, grant deliverables, and external reporting requirements related to medical services and outcomes.
• Oversees and provides clinical supervision with assigned mid-level providers.
• Provides direct clinical care to patients at assigned HHH service sites. Clinical vs. administrative time split to be determined by the CMO.
• Maintains a panel of patients as appropriate and ensures high-quality, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care.
• Assists in covering clinical gaps as needed to maintain access and continuity of care.

Skills

Medical leadership

Clinical supervision

Direct patient care

Quality improvement

HIPAA compliance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Ambulatory care

Underserved populations

Education

Board certification in Family or Internal Medicine

Job description

Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical leadership across programs such as hepatitis C treatment, addiction services, women’s health, and pharmacy initiatives. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary leaders to optimize workflows, ensure compliant care, and advance patient outcomes at multiple service sites.

Responsibilities include leading quality improvement, supervising mid-level providers, and stepping in for the CMO as needed while