Medical Director

About the role

Based in the San Antonio, TX, Regional Contact Centre (RCC), the TOP Medical Director – LAC RCC is responsible for and provides clear leadership in the delivery of professional, quality and effective medical assistance and managed care services to beneficiaries of the TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) to the highest standards across the Latin America-Canada region (and other locations as directed). This is a full-time in person role located in San Antonio, TX. The hours are 8 am until 5 pm Monday to Friday (on-call until 8 pm during weekday evenings).

Key responsibilities

Medical Service Delivery

• Ensure that the operational delivery of TOP medical services and patient care across the region coordinated by the medical team meets the appropriate standard of medical quality in accordance with the TOP Clinical Quality Medical Plan (CQMP), DHA service level expectations and Assistance Centre and Medical Transportation Standards.
• Maintain direct oversight of all TRICARE Prime Remote regional clinical operations and all CONUS-based inpatient mamanment for TOP beneficiaries
• Support RCC “Follow the Sun” principles and practices
• At an operational level, the Medical Director is responsible for delivering quality medical management of cases, medically appropriate case management direction and oversight in accordance with Intl.SOS quality standards and medical/operational protocols, ensuring a “hands on” medical supervision of cases, namely:

• • Take MD escalations from the Medical Team, ranging from routine care through to urgent/emergent cases including inpatient admissions and medical transportation cases
  • Provide MD recommendations for all such escalations and clearly document these recommendations in CRM (electronic medical record).
  • Chair weekday morning transmission and afternoon hot handover meetings in order to provide medical case direction

Medical Transportation

• Provide medical case direction in medical transportation cases
• Ensure adherence to the TOP Medical Transportation SOP and checklists, and International SOS Standards in Medical Transportation

• Assist in the achievement contractual KPIs

• Assist in the maintenance and improvement of the TOP Medical Transportation SOP and checklists

Quality Assurance

• In conjunction with the TOP Clinical Quality team, be responsible for quality assurance in regard to the provision of all TOP medical services delivered by  the  TOP RCC for the region, including adherence to client quality plan indices (in particular the CQMP), case audit and review service recovery, assessment of near misses, grievances, Potential Quality Incidents (PQIs) and Quality Incidents (QIs). Undertaking of Corrective Action Plans and a structured implementation of measures to further enhance delivery of services as a result.
• Drive the quality assurance initiatives and processes, serving as the lead for quality assurance standards for the medical team covering TRICARE, with a focus on customer and client satisfaction and tracking of the medical service delivery.
• Review and analyze medical cases escalated for quality review and address any issues accordingly. This includes involvement in periodic medical case reviews, satisfaction surveys/complaints review, TAO quality case quality meetings, utilization review escalations.
• Provide timely feedback and any applicable coaching or remedial training with the CNs
• Provide clinical guidance and oversight related to Provider quality matters through documented grievances potential quality incidents (PQI) or quality incidents (QI) ensuring investigations are conducted based on standard protocols.

TAO Liaison
•    Develop close and constructive working relationship with the Tricare Area Office Medical Director, nurse case managers and executives to ensure that there is open and constructive communication with respect to medical delivery expectations and resolution of issues that may arise with respect to TOP medical service delivery in the region.
•    Engage with the Military Treatment Facility (MTF) Commanders in the region to ensure the TOP deliverables are achieved in an effective, efficient manner in accordance with the TOP contract requirements.
•    Work in conjunction with other TOP colleagues in cultivating these relationships
•    Support/attend meetings or conferences virtually or in person as required (such as TRICARE Point-of-Contact training)

TOP Provider Network
•    Work closely with the TOP Network teams and the Head of Clinical Quality to maintain and develop the TOP provider network in the region.
•    Support provider education during site visits and on-going provider education initiatives as required

Management and Administration
•    Facilitate effective positive teamwork and clear channels of communication both internally and externally.
•    Set clear standards, action plans and yearly performance appraisals for functional reports.
•    Input and play an active role in oversee medical staff succession planning and development programs.

Other/additional Responsibilities
•    Assist with overseas screening requests from TAO-LAC
•    Assist in training and teaching of the Medical Team
•    Provide “locum” coverage for other TOP MDs (may involve international travel) 
•    Undertake project work or other reasonable duties as required
•    Work within and promote all International SOS’s policies, procedures and corporate values.
•    Ensure that patient information is managed and stored appropriately and adheres to privacy regulations and procedures.
•    Maintain up to date medical licence and passport

About you

Required Skills and Knowledge
•    Demonstrated confident decision-making in acute clinical case management
•    Strong leadership and staff management skills within a matrix organization
•    Ability to manage multiple line manager reports in structured and consistent manner
•    Effective both strategically and at an operational level
•    Effectively balance medical needs with commercial considerations
•    Proactive, solutions and client focused
•    Negotiation skills
•    Time management 
•    Aptitude for working in a commercial organization
•    Cultural awareness
•    Interpersonal and rapport building 
•    Professional presentation and communication
•    Flexibility to work rostered on call pattern and travel

Required Work Experience
•    10 years plus post-graduation clinical medicine experience; experience in Coordinating Doctor role, Family, Emergency, Internal Medicine or ICU background preferred
•    Military health care system experience preferred
•    Experience of managing/coordinating international evacuations a distinct advantage
•    Team and performance management experience at a senior level
•    Client account management experience
•    Business acumen
•    Computer literate

Required Qualifications 
•    Must have graduated with a degree in medicine (MD or DO or equivalent)
•    Unrestricted license to practice medicine; BC/BE in specialty
•    Leadership experience in managing people/teams
•    Ability to obtain ADP II clearance after accepting a position

Required Languages 
•    English; Spanish an advantage but not essential

Travel / Rotation Requirements 
•    Travel as required regionally for meetings, conferences, and site visits and participate in annual audit in the US as needed

Benefits

This role is eligible for comprehensive benefits, merit increases, an annual bonus and relocation (for out of town candidates).