Urgent Care Medical Director, Physician - Southern Maryland

Davita Inc.; Waldorf (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a full-time Regional Medical Director for its Urgent Care division in Southern Maryland. This role is pivotal, combining clinical leadership with administrative responsibilities to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. As a key figure in the organization, you will lead initiatives to improve quality, safety, and patient satisfaction while mentoring new providers. The position offers a competitive salary, signing bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an exciting opportunity for a dedicated medical professional looking to make a significant impact in urgent care services.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible schedule

CME paid time off

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Paid time off (PTO)

Malpractice coverage

Qualifications

• Must be board-certified in Emergency, Family, or Internal/Pediatrics Medicine.
• Experience in administrative and leadership roles is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical and administrative functions as Regional Medical Director.
• Evaluate patient feedback and resolve complaints effectively.

Skills

Board certification in Emergency Medicine

Leadership skills

Patient care management

Administrative oversight

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Tools

Patient satisfaction surveys

Clinical scheduling tools

Job description

SIGNING BONUS ELIGIBLE - UP TO $50,000

South Region - Urgent Care Medical Director (Southern Maryland)

MedStar Health Urgent Care is looking for a full-time Regional Medical Director (RMD) - South Region (Southern Maryland: Waldorf Festival Way, Waldorf Shoppers World, La Plata, Charlotte Hall, California). Physician must be board-certified in either Emergency, Family, or Internal/Pediatrics Medicine. MedStar Urgent Care sites span throughout Maryland, District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. As a Medical Director, the physician's role will include urgent care clinical time, as well as administrative/leadership time.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Physician shall be employed on a full-time basis and shall dedicate a percentage of time to the role as Regional Medical Director, including handling administrative, managerial and leadership oversight responsibilities for the Employer as follows:
2. The RMD will act as a key clinical leader in the assigned region and will be the conduit and first point of communication and contact with the providers within the assigned region.
3. Evaluate patient satisfaction surveys and comment alerts or any other source of patient feedback for issues regarding patient complaints for clinical care and will be responsible for working with the patient experience office in researching and resolving complaints involving provider (MD/APP) issues.
4. Provide input to the scheduler for creating clinical schedules for pods within the assigned region. Point of contact for providers for clinical coverage issues (call outs and surge) when these issues cannot be resolved by the providers themselves or the scheduler or other managers.
5. Conduct initial reviews for new employees (FPPE) and bi-annual provider reviews (OPPE); conduct site visits; and perform provider coaching sessions as needed.
6. Assist in administration and implementation of MedStar Urgent Care Policies, Procedures and new initiatives.
7. Assist in improvement and maintenance of MedStar Urgent Care performance indicators of Quality and Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Documentation and Coding, financial, and provider engagement.

Director MHUC Provider Mentor Program

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Serve as chief mentor program liaison for MHUC. Specific responsibilities include:
2. Oversee mentor recruitment into the program along with introduction of the mentors to the program by performing the following:
3. Making the initial call/contact with the mentor.
4. Providing written details of the mentor program to the mentor in the form of appropriate documents sent to the mentor via email.
5. Arrange and conduct all necessary follow-up meetings with the mentor.
6. Oversee Mentor-Mentee pairing by:
7. Assigning mentees to the mentors both for new mentors as well as existing mentors.
8. Unpairing mentors and mentees based on resignations/terminations.
9. Maintain an active and ongoing log of mentor-mentee pairings and update this log on a regular basis to keep it up to date.
10. Provide coaching to mentors and mentees on how to start and maintain a good professional relationship during the tenure of their pairing, as needed.
11. Work with the assigned Project Manager and team to keep the MD Collaboration Agreements up to date based on the mentor-mentee pairings.
12. Attending all relevant meetings such as MHUC Recruitment meeting, MHUC Provider Roster Review meetings, and others that will help the Director of the Mentor Program with the relevant information to maintain and run a successful program.
13. Conduct and lead quarterly mentor meetings.
14. Perform regular and ongoing review of the mentor tasks for each mentor to make sure that the mentors are performing the assigned tasks. Example includes performing regular checks to make sure that the mentors are signing off on the charts being sent to them by their mentees.
15. Oversee the performance and completion of Journal Clubs by all mentors as well as mentees.
16. Maintain documentation of all above tasks in appropriate assigned tools.
17. Fulfill other responsibilities such as admin on call, attending leadership meetings, etc., as assigned by the Chief Medical Director.

Fully paid malpractice coverage is offered along with many fantastic benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible schedule
• Competitive salary and bonuses
• CME paid time off and stipend
• PTO
• And much more!