Assistant Medical Director

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Medical DirectorPosition Summary

The Assistant Medical Director plays a key role in supporting the Medical Director in overseeing clinical quality, provider development, and patient care standards. This position is open to qualified Physician Assistants (PA), Nurse Practitioners (NP), or Physicians with strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills and experience.

Reports to: Chief Medical Officer
Employment Type: Full-time, Benefited

Location: Onsite between all Portland-Vancouver Metro area AFC clinics and offices

Schedule

Hours

• Full-time position (40 hours per week), calculated as 2080 hours per year.

• Equal clinical and administrative time obligations.

  • Clinical Hours: 20–22 hours per week on the provider schedule (“a shift” may be solo or as a mentor)

  • Administrative Hours: 18–20 hours per week.

Clinical Expectations

Approximately 22 hours of clinical work per week.

• Primary focus as a second provider, including:

  • Supporting clinic operations

  • Training and mentoring new providers

  • Collaborating with the provider scheduler to determine optimal shift structure (e.g., 3×7 or 2×11-hour shifts)

• Backfill other provider shifts as necessary if all other coverage efforts have failed 

• Travel: Work can occur in any clinic in the Portland-Vancouver Metro area

• No on-call obligations

Administrative Expectations

• Collaborate with the provider scheduler to ensure provider labor is aligned with clinic operations

• Meet regularly with clinic managers to ensure alignment with organizational goals, vision, and clinical quality standards.

• Work with the provider coordinator on new provider onboarding, with emphasis on clinical training, and best practices updates.

• Assist the CMO in:

  • Urgent care (UC), workers’ compensation (WC), and procedural training

  • Individual 1:1 meetings and performance coaching

  • Case review 

• Participate as a member of the extended executive leadership team, contributing to:

  • Organizational initiatives

  • Operational improvements

  • Strategic planning

• Act as a clinical coach for providers experiencing burnout or efficiency challenges.

• When available, serve as a phone consultant or monitor provider chat (no formal POD shift requirement).

Required Qualifications

• Licensed PA, NP, or Physician in good standing within all states of licensure.

• Current or able to acquire prior to start: 

  • Oregon and Washington licensure

  • DEA registration

  • DOT Certification Registration