Medical Director, Surgical Optimization Clinic Part time

Medical Director, Surgical Optimization Clinic (Part Time)

Location: UNC Medical Group UNC Rex Health Care

Schedule: Part-time administrative leadership with limited clinical practice

Reports to: UNC Medical Group. Works with Vice President of Clinical Operations

Position Overview

The Medical Director of the Surgical Optimization Clinic provides clinical and operational leadership for a multidisciplinary perioperative medicine program focused on optimizing patients prior to surgery. This role oversees daily advanced practice provider (APP) operations, delivers limited direct patient care, and partners with surgeons, nursing, anesthesia, and administrative leaders to streamline perioperative evaluations. The position is central to reducing surgical cancellations, improving patient outcomes, standardizing risk stratification, and advancing policy-driven, efficient care models within a newly established clinic environment.

EMR: EPIC

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical oversight for 23 APPs conducting daily perioperative evaluations.

Deliver direct patient care approximately one day per week, focusing on complex and high-risk surgical patients.

Develop and maintain standardized, evidence-based perioperative evaluation pathways.

Lead efforts to reduce day-of-surgery cancellations and delays while maintaining patient safety.

Oversee evolving risk stratification tools, including frailty and geriatric assessments.

Collaborate closely with surgeons, nursing leadership, anesthesia, and administration to align clinic workflows with OR efficiency.

Implement strategies to meet CMS Age-Friendly Health System (4Ms) measures in the perioperative setting.

Monitor and improve quality metrics including cancellations, complications, readmissions, and patient experience.

Support clinic growth, staffing models, and operational planning in partnership with administrative leadership.

Qualifications

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.

Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology, or related specialty.

Experience in perioperative medicine, surgical optimization, or complex medical evaluation.

Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and implement standardized clinical processes.

Strong communication, collaboration, and change-management skills.

Preferred Experience

Experience with perioperative risk stratification and frailty assessment.

Familiarity with CMS Age-Friendly Health System initiatives.

Leadership experience in ambulatory or perioperative program development.

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