Associate Medical Director - Myrtle Beach, SC

Associate Medical DirectorThe Associate Medical Director (AMD) is an instrumental clinical leader of our primary care team, combining clinical practice with leadership and operational management to ensure high-quality patient care and alignment with Value-Based Care (VBC) principles. This market/center-specific role requires flexibility to adapt responsibilities as needed and demands a unique blend of clinical management, financial/business acumen, and strategic partnership to optimize patient care and business outcomes.Relocation and sign on bonus available.Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership & Organizational Management:Understand organizational & market priorities, trends, and goals, to develop a clinical strategy to advance clinical talent and performanceInterview, hire, and supervise clinical teams to staff and develop a high-quality clinical team with strong engagement, patient-first culture, and talent retentionClosely engage and communicate with clinicians and care teams, conducting weekly onsite center visits, holding regular individual 1:1s and clinician pod meetings, and actively participating in monthly leadership meetingsDeeply understand, support, and improve primary care clinician performance through understanding of individual & care team context, effective use of data, and effective coaching of clinicians and care teamsEngage in regular market performance (clinical, financial, operational) meetings on key topics such as Medical Risk Adjustment (MRA), budgeting, staffing, operational excellence, and clinical initiativesChampion our senior-focused primary care strategic vision and initiatives and foster stakeholder relationships, including health plan partners, healthcare providers (e.g. specialists, hospitals) and social services, to improve our community of care locallyRepresent CenterWell/Conviva brands in local communities and related media activities while collaborating with the recruitment team to build and network a pipeline of high-quality primary care clinicians (physicians, APPs, MAs, and other clinical professionals)Utilize clinical performance dashboards and data tools to support stack ranking, performance analysis, and targeted strategy developmentFoster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth among clinical teamsClinical/Patient Management:Foster a robust patient-centered and value-based clinical vision, strategy, and culture locally that orients care teams around excellence in patient care, teamwork, outcomesDeliver leading clinical performance in patient experience, quality of care, clinical outcomes, and avoidable utilizationPeriodically review clinician charts to identify opportunities in care, ensuring clinical assessments are accurate and that performance improvement and coaching initiatives are preciseIdentify critical issues for high-risk patients during case reviews & other forums, and model and drive clinical excellenceConduct root cause analysis of care opportunities from both individual, team, and systems perspectives and partner with clinical and operational colleagues to improve high-reliability care as a teamEnsure clinicians effectively co-manage high-risk episodes of care and patients with partnered Care Integration Team (CIT) resources and programs for transitions of care management (TCM), high-risk patient management (HRPM), and social determinants of health (SDOH) efforts, improving clinical outcomes and avoidable utilizationMonitor and manage daily patient care and initiatives to improve team-based key performance indicators (KPIs), such as patient experience via Net Promoter Score (NPS) and Medicare clinical quality via HEDIS, meeting local and organizational goalsPersonally deliver high-quality primary care and demonstrate a high degree of patient care ownership and clinical excellence in age-friendly senior primary care including health promotion & prevention, disease management, effective specialist & hospital co-management, and complex care managementSpend 20–50% of time on direct patient care, with remaining time dedicated to administrative responsibilities. The percentage of time may vary by market needs and by staffing levels throughout the yearSupport clinical quality performance improvement in areas such as MRA, Stars, and prevention of unnecessary utilization through provider education and coachingPromote team-based care delivery and foster collaboration across interdisciplinary teamsDyad Partnership:Collaborate with operational leaders (Associate Operations Director and/or Market President) and Shared Services partners to align on clinical and operational goals, strategic planning, and budgetingMaintain regular communication to align on performance, strategies, and team communication and management, ensuring unified decision-making and consistent messaging for cohesive leadershipWork together towards common goals that support the mission, vision, values, and overall patient experience outcomes, managing clinic/market dynamics and engagementPartner on strategic and operational insights, including capital and operational budgeting, and monitor clinical & financial performance and metricsReview clinician schedules and incentive plans to align with patient care access and management goalsRequired Qualifications:Graduate of an accredited medical school (MD/DO) with a current medical license, maintaining licensure requirements of the state of jurisdictionBoard Certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Geriatric MedicineMinimum five years of experience in outpatient practice, with clinical experience in primary care, senior health, and value-based care (VBC)Minimum three years of experience successfully leading clinicians in a leadership role with demonstrated impact on clinician talent, culture, and performance, and effective partnership with operations and supporting teamsSkilled in use of clinical technology platforms and resources, such as EMR systems (e.g. athenahealth, Epic, eClinicalWorks), voice documentation tools (e.g. Dragon, Abridge), and clinical evidence & pathway resources (e.g. UpToDate)This role is considered patient-facing and is part of CenterWell's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TBCandidates selected for this job will be required to adhere to Humana's flu vaccine policyAdditional Information60K sign on bonusRelocation offered (if needed)