Regional Medical Director, Colorado, Utah, Nevada

Regional Medical Director

The Regional Medical Director is responsible for developing and sustaining relationships and impacting clinical strategies and workflows that promote practice and patient satisfaction and improve value-based healthcare delivery. This role will inflect and implement Aledade's programs and technologies and learn what really "moves the needle" in terms of delivering quality health outcomes while reducing overall cost for the assigned ACOs. This role requires demonstrated excellence in creating buy-in with internal and external stakeholders to promote and affect change in the way healthcare is delivered.

Primary Duties:

• Lead clinical engagement in assigned market(s), partnering with the Executive Director/Market President/Regional Market President to drive performance improvement in value-based care within each Aledade partner practice.
• Leverage KPI metrics to identify opportunities for performance improvement of outlier data points within the market(s) they support and partner with the field team to ensure healthcare teams complete worklist entries each week according to goal.
• Conduct clinical engagement calls to foster relationships with physicians and staff, identify and disseminate best practices, dig into clinical workflows, troubleshoot challenging individual patients and brainstorm solutions.
• Provide coaching, skill building and mentorship to Aledade primary care practices to optimize management of patients in their care.
• Engage and motivate physicians and practices to achieve meaningful quality improvements and reduce health care utilization.
• Participate in ACO Board Meetings; lead conversations in the clinical space.
• Coach and mentor Local Medical Directors to expand influence, meet regularly with each Local Medical Director in your region to troubleshoot practice problems and issues and provide strategic direction and support.
• In partnership with field leaders, promote value-based clinical strategy by supporting Aledade products and lending clinical perspective to strategy discussions, including selection and prioritization of Aledade-wide initiatives.
• Assess areas of greatest opportunity with ACO practices and identify areas for potential changes, enhancements, or new programs.
• Collaborate with field, tech, and product teams to optimize initiatives and drive improvements across the ACOs.
• Collaborate across Aledade's network of Medical Directors to share achievements and seek counsel.
• In partnership with field leaders, assist with regional recruitment of top practices for ACO expansion.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Resident of Colorado, Utah, or Nevada
• Education: Doctorate in Medicine (MD or DO)
• Additional Training: residency in an adult primary care specialty (family medicine, general internal medicine, geriatric medicine, combined internal medicine/peds)
• 2+ years of direct clinical (patient care) experience, with consideration given to quality improvement activities, participation in cost containment initiatives and other population health experiences.

Preferred Key Skills & Abilities:

• You are empathetic and bold, unafraid to pursue the mission of Aledade and skilled at bringing others along.
• Your relevant competencies include clinical program development and improvement, analytical problem solving, project management, effective written and verbal communication, and ability to positively influence others.
• You are results-oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate activities to consistently meet deadlines and expectations.
• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while maintaining focus on key goals.

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting for prolonged periods of time. Extensive use of computers and keyboard. Occasional walking and lifting may be required.
• Ability to travel on occasion to on-site practices

$175,000 - $220,000 a year Salary Range: $175,000 to $220,000 base + bonus + equity Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience.

Who We Are:

Aledade, a public benefit corporation, exists to empower the most transformational part of our health care landscape - independent primary care. We were founded in 2014, and since then, we've become the largest network of independent primary care in the country - helping practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Additionally, by creating value-based contracts across a wide variety of health plans, we aim to flip the script on the traditional fee-for-service model. Our work strengthens continuity of care, aligns incentives and ensures primary care physicians are paid for what they do best - keeping patients healthy. If you want to help create a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices and good for society - and if you're eager to join a collaborative, inclusive and remote-first culture - you've come to the right place.

What Does This Mean for You?

At Aledade, you will be part of a creative culture that is driven by a passion for tackling complex issues with respect, open-mindedness and a desire to learn. You will collaborate with team members who bring a wide range of experiences, interests, backgrounds, beliefs and achievements to their work - and who are all united by a shared passion for public health and a commitment to the Aledade mission.

In addition to time off to support work-life balance and enjoyment, we offer the following comprehensive benefits package designed for the overall well-being of our team members:

Flexible work schedules and the ability to work remotely are available for many roles

Health, dental and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents and domestic partners

Robust time-off plan (21 days of PTO in your first year)

Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays

12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents

Six weeks paid sabbatical after six years of service

Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program

401(k) with up to 4% match

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And much more!

At Aledade, we don't just accept differences, we celebrate them! We strive to attract, develop and retain highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities where we live and work. Aledade is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Employment policies and decisions at Aledade are based on merit, qualifications, performance and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

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