Associate Center Clinical Director - St. Louis, MO

The Associate Center Clinical Director will directly supervise and train primary care providers (PCPs) in his/her assigned center. The incumbent in this role is accountable for maximizing overall core model execution, including improving clinical quality, efficiency, outcomes, and clinician/patient satisfaction. In addition to being accountable for the overall clinical outcomes of his/her assigned center, they will have a portion of their time allocated to direct patient care as a PCP and/or other clinical duties (amount dependent on number of direct reports). The remainder of their time is allocated to leadership responsibilities, including PCP performance, engagement, and building a strong clinical-operations synergy and culture. The allocation of time is dependent on several factors, including PCP capacity , market needs, size of centers, patient membership, and Market Clinical Director direction.  

LOCATION: St. Louis, MO

SCHEDULE: FT, Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Independently provides care for patients with acute and chronic illnesses encountered in older adult patients.  

• Takes full accountability for patient care and outcomes and appropriately seeks consultation from specialists when needed, though will still stay involved in, and be responsible for , the detailed care of the patient.  

• Engages with the hospitalist whenever one of their patients is in the hospital (regardless of whether the hospitalist works for ChenMed or not).  

• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination and documentation for patients with acute and complex chronic health needs.  

• Leads their care team consisting of care promoter (medical assistant), care facilitator, and care coordinator for patients able to come to the office.  

• For patients that are unable to come to the office—in hospital, SNF, LTC or homebound, engages with the transitional care team and others including case managers, acute and transitional-care physicians, and other resources that may be available depending on the market.  

• Leads Super Huddle (SH) and Transforming Care Meeting (TCM) weekly, as well as supports Center Manager/Center General Manager center clinical leader and/or market clinical leader is not available, based on guidance from Market Chief Medical Officer. Fills in as needed for center clinical leadership needs, including monitoring daily center census as part of joint center accountability for outcomes.  

• Plays an active role in the management of their center and helps cover for other providers who may be out for various reasons . It is also expected that each Clinical Director will take an active role as needed in recruiting patients for the center and recruiting and interviewing additional providers for the company.  

• Managing, mentoring and coaching PCPs in his/her assigned center to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes, including sampling other PCP’s daily huddles within their center  

• Leadership rounding with the PCPs (reduced involvement of market clinical leader) 

• Partnering with Center Operations Director/Market General Manager to drive continued improvement of center financial performance, and helping increase center membership  

• Performs other duties as assigned and  modified at manager’s discretion  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA:  

• MD or DO in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or similar specialty required  

• Current, active MD licensure in State of employment is required  

• A minimum of 1-year clinical experience in geriatric, adult or family practice setting preferred, with Lead PCP ideally being a ChenMed PCP Partner  

• Completion of Chen Medical training, including Masterful Conversations and meeting facilitation, as part of the individual development plan  

• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics or similar specialty is preferred, Board Eligibility is required  

• Once Board certified, PCP will maintain board certification in their terminal specialty by doing necessary MOC, CME and/or retaking board exams as required  

• Must have a current DEA number for schedule II-V controlled substances  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AMA) or American Red Cross required w/in first 90 days of employment