Associate Medical Director

Job Description

Job Description

Join Our Compassionate Community

The Associate Medical Director (AMD) plays a vital role as a clinical leader within our primary care team, merging clinical practice with leadership and operational management to guarantee exceptional patient care while adhering to Value-Based Care (VBC) principles. This position, specific to a particular market or center, requires adaptability in responsibilities and demands a unique combination of clinical management, financial insight, and strategic collaboration to enhance both patient care and business results.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Organizational Management:
  • Comprehend organizational and market priorities, trends, and objectives to formulate a clinical strategy that enhances clinical talent and performance.
  • Recruit, hire, and oversee clinical teams to cultivate a high-quality workforce characterized by strong engagement, a patient-first culture, and talent retention.
  • Maintain close communication with clinicians and care teams through weekly onsite visits, regular one-on-one meetings, and active participation in monthly leadership discussions.
  • Thoroughly understand and support primary care clinician performance by leveraging data and effective coaching tailored to individual and team contexts.
  • Participate in regular market performance meetings focusing on clinical, financial, and operational topics such as Medical Risk Adjustment (MRA), budgeting, staffing, and clinical initiatives.
  • Advocate for our senior-focused primary care strategic vision and initiatives while building relationships with stakeholders, including health plan partners, healthcare providers, and social services to enhance community care.
  • Represent our organization in local communities and media engagements while collaborating with recruitment teams to establish a network of high-quality primary care clinicians.
• Clinical/Patient Management:
  • Promote a strong patient-centered and value-based clinical vision and culture that prioritizes excellence in patient care, teamwork, and outcomes.
  • Achieve outstanding clinical performance in patient experience, quality of care, clinical outcomes, and reduction of avoidable utilization.
  • Regularly review clinician charts to pinpoint care improvement opportunities, ensuring accurate clinical assessments and precise performance enhancement initiatives.
  • Identify critical issues for high-risk patients during case reviews and other discussions, modeling and driving clinical excellence.
  • Conduct root cause analyses of care opportunities from individual, team, and systems perspectives, collaborating with clinical and operational colleagues to enhance high-reliability care.
  • Ensure clinicians effectively co-manage high-risk care episodes and utilize partnered Care Integration Team (CIT) resources for transitions of care management and social determinants of health initiatives.
  • Oversee daily patient care and initiatives aimed at improving team-based key performance indicators (KPIs), such as patient experience via Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Medicare clinical quality through HEDIS, aligning with local and organizational objectives.
  • Deliver high-quality primary care, demonstrating ownership and clinical excellence in age-friendly senior primary care, including health promotion, disease management, and complex care management.
  • Allocate 20-30% of time to direct patient care, with the remainder dedicated to administrative duties, subject to market needs and staffing levels throughout the year.
• Dyad Partnership:
  • Collaborate with operational leaders and Shared Services partners to align clinical and operational goals, strategic planning, and budgeting.
  • Maintain consistent communication to ensure alignment on performance, strategies, and team management, fostering unified decision-making and messaging.
  • Work together towards shared objectives that support the mission, vision, values, and overall patient experience outcomes, managing clinic dynamics and engagement.
  • Partner on strategic and operational insights, including budgeting, while monitoring clinical and financial performance metrics.
  • Review clinician schedules and incentive plans to ensure alignment with patient care access and management goals.

Utilize Your Skills to Make a DifferenceRequired Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited medical school (MD/DO) with a valid medical license, adhering to state licensure requirements.
• Board Certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Geriatric Medicine.
• A minimum of five years of experience in outpatient practice, with clinical expertise in primary care, senior health, and value-based care.
• At least three years of experience in a leadership role, successfully guiding clinicians and demonstrating a positive impact on talent, culture, and performance.
• Proficient in clinical technology platforms and resources, including EMR systems, voice documentation tools, and clinical evidence resources.
• This position involves patient interaction and is part of the Tuberculosis (TB) screening program; selected candidates will need to undergo TB screening.
• Adherence to the flu vaccine policy is required for candidates selected for this role.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation Range

The salary range provided below reflects a good faith estimate of the starting base pay for full-time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. Actual pay may vary based on geographic location and individual qualifications, including skills, knowledge, experience, education, and certifications.

$310,000 - $368,500 per year

This position is eligible for a bonus incentive plan based on individual and/or company performance.

Benefits Overview

Our organization offers a competitive benefits package designed to support overall well-being. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, paid time off (including personal holidays, volunteer time, and parental leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and various other opportunities.

About Us

We provide proactive and preventive care to seniors, encompassing wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, and minor injury treatment. Our innovative, value-based approach ensures that each patient receives optimal care when needed most and at the lowest cost, addressing not only physical health but also social, emotional, behavioral, and financial needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our organization is committed to a policy of non-discrimination against any employee or job applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. We also take affirmative action to employ and advance individuals with disabilities or protected veteran status, basing all employment decisions solely on valid job requirements.