Medical Director

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Benefits

• Competitive wage negotiable based on experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Short/Long term disability, Life Insurance, AD&D coverage, Pet insurance, EAP, and PTO
• CME and professional license/dues allowance

Opportunity

We are seeking a Full-time Primary Care Medical Director to work out of our Anchorage Coalition Health Center location. The Primary Care Medical Director is expected to support both clinically and administratively provider staff at Clinical sites at the discretion of the respective Corporate Medical Director or their designee. The Primary Care Medical Director offers collaborative support of all Advanced Practice Practitioners involved in the delivery of Primary Care services. At all times, the Primary Care Medical Director shall carry out their duties within the tenets of the Hippocratic Oath, consistent with ethical and best medical practice.

This role requires periodic travel and as necessary to all Clinic sites within the domain of Medical Services, Alaska. Weekday schedule to be mutually agreed upon days per week and clinically vs administrative time. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

•    Full unrestricted license to practice in Alaska.
•    Board certification/Board eligibility in Family Practice or equivalent post medical training.
•    BLS, ACLS, PALS

Required Work Experience

•    MD/DO with at least 5 years post residency clinical experience, in outpatient primary care setting.
•    Leadership skills and/or management experience consistent with medical directorship
•    Private health care/Business system experience
•    Performance management experience
•    Client account management experience
 

Key responsibilities

Provides primary care medical services for assigned patients, including preventive physical examinations, evaluation and treatment of injuries and illnesses, and referrals to appropriate specialties or facilities.

• Orders, performs, interprets, and analyzes diagnostic tests as appropriate.
• Prescribes medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care as appropriate.
• Performs appropriate medical procedures within the provider's scope of the practice.
• Considers thorough range of treatment/preventive options and arrives at a recommended course of action that is age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Appropriately manages patient care and health status following initiation of treatment/preventive plan and monitors and adjusts as warranted.
• Communicates effectively with patients and family so that they understand their diagnosis, treatment plans, and need for follow-up care.
• Educates and encourages patients to become active participants in their own healthcare-related behavior and provides patient education materials.
• Documents within the electronic medical record system (Athena), according to established guidelines to facilitate ongoing quality of care in a timely manner.
• Delegates direct and indirect patient care activities to appropriate personnel.
• Takes actions to ensure continuity of care for patients.
• Physician team members collaborate with PA and NP members as needed.
• All providers are expected to become DOT certified within 3 months of their hire date.
   

Clinical Governance in Medical Services & Role Accountabilities

International SOS is committed to sound & effective Clinical Governance throughout its Medical Services operations globally. This involves the partnership between Clinicians & Management to ensure a sustainable framework and appropriate resources to deliver quality services and ensure patient safety as a part of everyday operations and practices. 

Effective and consistent implementation of International SOS Policies, Standards, Procedures and Processes are important requirements of Clinical Governance that ensure client satisfaction, patient safety and effective risk management as well as continuous quality improvement (CQI) of clinical practice. Compliance with these requirements is monitored as part of the International SOS Integrated Management System that includes Clinical Governance Committees and meetings, internal and external audits, Site and Medical Service Centre reporting, clinical incident management and patient outcome monitoring, emergency drills, competency assessment etc.

Each medical officer in Medical Services is responsible for the Clinical Governance of their own practice as well as the teams they manage and supervise. These include L3 MS CORP Clinical Governance – Medical Services Platform.

•    Responsible for ensuring the approved Clinical Governance Program for the Region is fully implemented in the Country of responsibility and all clinical governance reporting occurs as required. This includes ensuring Site CG performance is monitored, reviewed and CQI activities implemented where performance does not meet the benchmark.

•    Ensure 100% clinical incidents are escalated to the Corporate MD Alaska and Regional MD North America in a timely manner and within 24 hrs. On the advice of the Reg MD conduct clinical incident investigations or participate in RCA investigations and provide detailed reports on findings and recommendations to the Reg Medical Director.

•    Responsible for ensuring clinical service delivery is undertaken by competent, qualified and suitably experienced clinicians who are authorized to practice in the location.

•    Regular Medical Records and Chart Reviews and provide comments and guidance for a continuous improvement of medical documentations and archiving. At least 10% of all generated medical records per month are to be reviewed randomly.

•    Develop a Continuous Medical Education (CME) plan for the CHC and medical staff, including internal and external resources to ensure maintenance of clinical competency of the medical professionals. CME plans to be approved by Corporate MD Alaska.

•    Continuously review medical risk exposure and implement an appropriate management program.

•    Ensuring the legal and regulatory requirements for operating a medical facility or service in the location are known and documented.
 

Management and Administration:

•    Provide leadership on medical related issues together with the Corporate Medical Director.
•    Proactively raise issues regarding medical and business development to the reporting structure.
•    Facilitate effective positive teamwork and clear channels of communication both internally and externally.
•    Set clear standards, action plans and yearly performance appraisals for direct reports.
•    Establish regular communication mechanisms to ensure the medical teams across sites are clear on organizational and business objectives.
•    Review completed reports/incidents and initiate appropriate action plans.
•    Encourage positive attitudes towards International SOS and Primary Care services.
•    Ensure all workers including contractors participate in approved Clinical services training programs.
•    Actively participate in Clinic inspections and audits including corrective actions.
•    Ensure that workers are equipped with the information, instruction, training, and supervision that they need to work safely.
•    Ensure all equipment is properly maintained.
•    Maintain relevant knowledge in field of expertise.
•    Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors.
•    Participate in the development and maintenance of a safe and healthy workplace.
•    Take reasonable care to ensure own health and safety and the safety of others.
•    Report any injury, hazard, or illness as soon as possible.
 

Medical Quality:

•    Ensure that all operational delivery of medical services and patient care performed by medical and clinic support staff meet the appropriate standard of medical quality in accordance with International SOS Group operations guidelines.
•    Ensure all medical and clinic support staff are familiar with all relevant Group policies and procedures and that they are always followed.
•    Monitor and regularly report on efficiency and quality of the medical operations performance.
•    Support the Corporate MD Alaska and Regional Medical Director to ensure quality planning and delivery of medical services within the region.
•    Responsible for quality assurance/ reviewing programs of key medical facilities within the region and for oversight and management of the patient quality assessment process with follow up action as necessary.
•    Directly responsible to review and respond to any medical complaints which arise using International SOS procedure guidelines.
•    Responsible for overseeing the delivery of clinical education program(s) to medical staff in their remit.
 

Other Key Responsibilities:

Occupational Health & Safety:

•    Participate in the development and maintenance of a safe and healthy workplace.
•    Undertake all mandatory OH&S training as required.
•    Comply with any reasonable instructions, policies, procedures, or safe work practices given by Intl SOS in adhering to safe work procedures.
•    Co-operate with management in its fulfilment of its legislative obligations.
•    Take reasonable care to ensure their own health and safety and the safety of others. 
•    To report any personal injury, hazard, or illness as soon as possible to their supervisor.

Client and Business Development:
•    Participate in appropriate social professional and networking events which assist with strengthening brand and service awareness within the key market segments.
•    Manage effective relationships with the Sales and Marketing team regarding new and potential business to ensure availability of required resources and skill set within the delivery teams.

Additional Responsibilities:
•    To work within and promote all relevant policies, procedures, and corporate values.
•    Undertaking project work or reasonable duties as requested by management.

Contingencies

Offer contingent upon ability to pass pre-employment drug testing (federal panel), physical exam, background check and motor vehicle report.