Perm - Medical Director - Primary Care Brattleboro VT

Perm - Medical Director - Primary Care Brattleboro VT

Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Job Description

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, part of the Southern Vermont Health Services Corporation, is seeking a full-time Medical Director of Primary Care to lead a large, multi-site, hospital-employed primary care network in Brattleboro, Vermont. This leadership role combines direct patient care with system-wide clinical oversight, quality improvement, and strategic development within a progressive, community-focused healthcare environment in southern Vermont.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide direct primary care patient services while maintaining active clinical practice engagement
• Serve as Medical Director for a 50-provider multi-specialty outpatient Primary Care group
• Provide medical oversight and clinical leadership across four primary care sites
• Develop, implement, and standardize clinical protocols and evidence-based best practices
• Lead quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and safety
• Mentor, support, and evaluate clinicians and care teams
• Collaborate with administrative leadership to improve workflows, scheduling, and EHR utilization
• Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and retention of primary care clinicians
• Foster interdisciplinary teamwork between clinicians, nursing staff, and administrative teams
• Partner with practice managers and Medical Group leadership on operational and staffing needs
• Oversee patient safety initiatives, complaint review processes, and risk management collaboration
• Support infection control standards and public health initiatives
• Contribute to financial planning, budgeting, and strategic development
• Identify opportunities for practice growth and value-based care improvement
• Advance cost-efficiency and population health strategies
• Lead or participate in education, training programs, CME activities, case reviews, FPPE/OPPE, and performance evaluations
• Not accepting visa candidates
• Not open to LOcum or LOcum to PERM candidates
• Not open to candidates who plan to work this job in conjunction with another position

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary range: $200,000 – $260,000 per year
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage (with additional allowance for complementary medicine)
• Generous Earned Time Off (ETO) package
• CME and professional dues reimbursement package
• Loan repayment opportunity (eligibility-based)
• Visa sponsorship eligibility
• Phone-only call coverage (1:11 ratio, minimal disruption to clinical work-life balance)
• Opportunity to lead and shape a growing, multi-site primary care system
• Strong emphasis on professional development, leadership growth, and academic engagement

Physical Demands

• Frequent sitting throughout the workday while performing administrative and clinical duties
• Occasional standing and walking during patient care and site visits
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Requires close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus for electronic health records and clinical documentation
• Exposure to standard clinical office and healthcare environments, including airborne particles and medical chemicals

Work Environment

• Clinical outpatient office and hospital-based primary care settings across multiple sites
• Moderate exposure to moving mechanical equipment and standard medical materials/substances
• Noise level typically ranges from quiet to moderate depending on clinical setting and patient volume
• Requires frequent and effective communication with physicians, clinical staff, administrative teams, and patients
• Fast-paced healthcare environment with coordination across multidisciplinary teams and leadership responsibilities

Requirements

• Board certified or board eligible in appropriate specialty (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine) – [REQUIRED]
• Minimum 3 years of experience in ambulatory care setting – [REQUIRED] * no exemption
• Most recent NPDB Self Query Report (within 30 days active) - [REQUIRED] * no exemption, required at presentation
• Demonstrated leadership experience in clinical practice – [REQUIRED]
• Valid Vermont medical license (or ability to obtain) – [REQUIRED]
• Valid Vermont DEA license – [REQUIRED]
• CPR for Healthcare Providers certification – [REQUIRED]
• DEA (must be obtained prior to start) - [REQUIRED] * no exemptions
• Visa support requirement (J1 or H1B status) must be noted in submission – [REQUIRED]

By submitting your applicant to this need you are acknowledging that you have checked and have no inclination that your candidate has applied directly to this position. Any candidate that has applied directly is not eligible to be onboarded through an agency.

Certification Requirements

• CPR
• Board Certified
• Board Eligible

State License Requirements

• Vermont

Additional License Requirements

• CPR for Healthcare Providers
• Valid Vermont medical license
• Valid Vermont DEA license
• Board certification or eligibility in appropriate governing body

Weekend Requirements: Not specified in posting (call coverage is phone-only and shared 1:11)

On Call Requirements: Call 1:11, phone calls only