Associate Medical Director

Job Description

Job Description

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The Associate Medical Director (AMD) plays a vital role as a clinical leader within our primary care team. This position merges clinical practice with leadership and operational oversight to guarantee exceptional patient care while adhering to Value-Based Care (VBC) principles. This role, 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.

• Analyze 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 build a high-quality workforce that fosters 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.
• Gain a deep understanding of primary care clinician performance, utilizing data effectively and providing coaching to enhance individual and team outcomes.
• 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 and healthcare providers, 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.
• Leverage clinical performance dashboards and data tools for performance analysis and targeted strategy development.
• Encourage a culture of continuous learning and professional development among clinical teams.

• Promote a strong patient-centered and value-based clinical vision that aligns care teams with 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 identify care improvement opportunities, ensuring accurate clinical assessments and precise performance improvement 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 effective co-management of high-risk patients with the Care Integration Team (CIT) resources and programs for transitions of care management and social determinants of health efforts.
• Oversee daily patient care and initiatives aimed at improving team-based key performance indicators (KPIs), such as patient experience and Medicare clinical quality metrics.
• Provide 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 20–50% of time to direct patient care, with the remainder dedicated to administrative tasks, adjusting based on market needs and staffing levels.
• Support clinical quality performance improvement in areas such as MRA, Stars, and prevention of unnecessary utilization through provider education and coaching.
• Encourage team-based care delivery and foster collaboration across interdisciplinary teams.

• Work alongside operational leaders and Shared Services partners to align clinical and operational objectives, strategic planning, and budgeting.
• Maintain consistent communication to ensure alignment on performance, strategies, and team management, promoting unified decision-making and messaging.
• Collaborate towards shared goals 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 objectives.

• 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 a focus on 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 be required to undergo TB screening.
• Selected candidates must comply with the flu vaccine policy.

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 company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits: Our organization offers competitive benefits aimed at supporting overall well-being. Benefits are designed to promote personal wellness and informed healthcare decisions for you and your family, recognizing that life extends beyond work. Among our offerings are medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, paid time off (including personal holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and numerous other opportunities.

Our Senior Primary Care division provides proactive and preventive care for seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, and minor injury treatment. As part of our Primary Care Organization, our innovative, value-based approach ensures that each patient receives optimal care when needed most and at the lowest cost. We address not only physical health but also the social, emotional, behavioral, and financial factors that can affect our patients' well-being.

We are a leading healthcare services organization focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that prioritize our patients. Our commitment results in high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive, and personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, we also lead in home healthcare and integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice, and retail pharmacy services, emphasizing whole health and addressing the physical, emotional, and social wellness of our patients.

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. This policy applies to all employment actions, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, compensation, and training selection at all employment levels.