Sr Medical Director, Physician Excellence

Sr Medical Director, Physician Excellence

Habitat Health empowers older adults to experience more good days in their homes and communities. Through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), we provide comprehensive medical care along with support for daily needs such as meals, transportation, and in-home assistance. We deliver coordinated clinical and social care in our centers and directly in participants' homes, creating a fully integrated experience that brings peace of mind and a true sense of belonging. As we expand our scalable, affordable PACE model to meet the growing and complex needs of aging populations, our mission-driven care teams continue to help participants live well on their own terms.

We are seeking an outstanding physician leader who is highly motivated and passionate about improving quality of care for vulnerable populations. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, you will lead company-wide initiatives to ensure physician clinical excellence, highest quality of care and patient safety across the organization.

You will:

• Own the company-wide primary care (PCP) physician and advance practice provider (APP) strategy in collaboration with operational teams. This includes developing and implementing workflows, processes, tools and solutions to enhance clinical delivery, achieve company clinical goals, and reduce provider burden.
• Design and deploy implementation of best practices for primary care physicians and advanced practice providers to support high quality care, outstanding participant experience, and a rewarding experience for our providers.
• Provide onsite support to medical directors, PCPs and APPs across sites for deployment, oversight and refinement of clinical workflows and process improvement efforts to enable excellent clinical outcomes.
• Provide clinical guidance for the design of clinical development programs and other learning for physicians and advance practice providers in partnership with our People team and operational teams.
• Serve as a role model for all clinicians in the company and represent our care ethos and goal with physicians in the market.

Additional Provider Excellence Duties

• Develop and lead the peer review program for physicians and APPs in collaboration with our partners.
• Lead onboarding and training programs for physicians and APPs.
• Develop and lead case conferences, clinical case reviews and clinical standards committees across the medical staff.
• Support educational programming for physicians and advanced practitioners (APPs) as needed.

Clinical Leadership and Other Duties

• You will serve as a culture steward to our clinical teams. You will embody the ethos of service, equity, dignity, trust, and serve as a role model for clinicians across the company.
• You will ensure that our clinical programs are aligned with company values.
• Other duties as assigned.
• You will provide on-site clinical support for medical directors across our sites including temporary coverage for medical directors.
• Travel up to 50% required.

Required Qualifications:

• MD or DO and completion of accredited residency and/or fellowship program.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience post training.
• Current board certification in internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine or related field (geriatrics training preferred).
• Active, unrestricted CA medical license and DEA certificate.
• Willing and able to be licensed in other states.
• Experience operating in value-based care settings.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating/teaching/coaching/overseeing physicians or advanced practice providers or similar clinical leadership role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in PACE
• Experience in the business of healthcare
• Experience in ambulatory clinical operations
• Experience in geriatrics
• Demonstrated track record working with multidisciplinary teams across operations, product, technology, data or population health to improve clinical operations

Compensation:

We take into account an individual's qualifications, skillset, and experience in determining final salary. This role is eligible for medical/dental/vision insurance, paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), short and long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) savings, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The expected salary range for this position is $300,000 - $350,000. The actual offer will be at the company's sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations, including the final candidate's qualifications, years of experience, skillset, and geographic location.

At-Will Employment

Employment with Habitat Health is at-will. This means that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice, subject to applicable law. Nothing in this job posting or any other company document is intended to create a contract of employment, express or implied, or to alter the at-will nature of employment.

Because this is a remote position, employment will be governed by the laws applicable to the employee's work location, and applicable legal requirements will be followed.

Vaccination Policy, including COVID-19

To help maintain a safe environment for our participants and team members, Habitat Health maintains vaccination and infection control policies applicable to certain roles and work locations. For COVID-19 and influenza, team members who are working in a participant care setting are required to provide either proof of vaccination or a signed declination form and comply with applicable masking requirements while in a care setting to the extent permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction.

Habitat Health will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based on an applicant's disability, medical condition, or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance in accordance with applicable law.

As a condition of employment, team members are expected to comply with all applicable infection control protocols, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and vaccination requirements associated with their role and work location, and to the extent required by law and as permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Habitat Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the principles of equal opportunity and inclusion. Employment decisions at Habitat Health are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Habitat Health is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Consistent with applicable law, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to individuals with religious beliefs, practices, or observances that require accommodation.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, perform the essential functions of a position, or receive other employment benefits and privileges, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, even if their experience does not align perfectly with every qualification listed.

E-Verify Participation Notice

Habitat Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with information from your Form I-9 to confirm your authorization to work in the United States.

If E-Verify cannot confirm your authorization to work, Habitat Health will provide you with written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or the Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken, including termination of employment.

E-Verify is used only after an applicant has accepted an offer of employment and completed the Form I-9 and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Habitat Health complies with all federal and state employment eligibility verification requirements.

Beware of Scams and Fraud

Habitat Health is committed to protecting job seekers from recruitment scams. Please ensure that you submit applications only through Habitat Health's official careers website or authorized job boards.

Official communications from Habitat Health recruiters and team members will come from email addresses ending in @habitathealth.com. Habitat Health will never ask applicants to pay fees, purchase equipment, or provide sensitive financial information as part of the recruiting or hiring process.

If you receive suspicious communications claiming to represent Habitat Health, we encourage you to exercise caution and independently verify the communication before responding.

If you believe you have been the victim of a recruitment scam or fraudulent job posting, please report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) through its fraud reporting