Director, Medical Zone

Company: Landmark Health
Location: Houston
Posted on: July 22, 2021

Job Description:

The Zone Medical Director provides direct medical care and population health management to patients served by Landmark Health. This role also provides clinical and operational oversight to a team of advanced level practitioners and the interdisciplinary team assigned to the zone. This role is a full-time position with the need to work a standard Landmark schedule.  

• Proactive ownership for market performance against key clinical and operational performance metrics:
• Provides clinical leadership, oversees quality and execution of clinical operations within a defined zone.
• Provides medical care to a panel of patients of the highest complexity
• Transitions high acuity patients back to longitudinal providers as the patient’s condition improves.
• Acts as a consultative physician focused on stabilizing the frailest and most vulnerable patients within the population.
• Provides on-call coverage to meet the needs of the market
• Provides real time supervision of Urgentivist Extenders (paramedics, LPN’s/LVN’s as needed)
• Supports advanced level practitioners with in-person or telephonic clinical consultations.
• Oversees the application of specific measurements of quality and ensure that all providers consistently meet thresholds.
• Supports implementation of centrally-led initiatives and develops market-led improvement initiatives.
• Provides mentorship to clinical team members and conducts regular 1:1s to proactively provide performance feedback.
• Recruits providers and pod leaders, ensuring the pursuit of talent with the appropriate mix of clinical skills and behavioral qualities to retain a high performing team.
• Participates in local market branding and recruiting activities or events.
• Assists Regional Medical Director with talent retention; holds performance discussions and provides growth opportunities for team members.
• Assists Regional Medical Director in developing and enhancing community relationships with hospitals, PCPs, community acute care, SNF, LTC and ALF facilities.
• Serve as an advocate for the team with community providers when escalation is necessary and ensure appropriate resolution.
• Develop a community-based Physician Advisory Board at the zone level and hold quarterly meetings.

• Current, valid, non-sanctioned, non-restricted license to practice medicine in the state
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics sub-specialty or Family Practice [Board Eligible for up to one year if new grad]
• Ability to meet all Landmark Credentialing Requirements
• Extensive experience in providing medical care to geriatric patients
• Familiarity with Medicare Guidelines
• Familiarity with CPT and ICD-9 codes as related to billing practices.
• Malpractice profile meets Landmark’s risk guidelines.
• Minimum of four (4) years clinical experience, home-based care desired.
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care.
• Awareness about UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines, Milliman guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit systems is helpful.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
• Medical Doctorate or Doctorate of Osteopathy required
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics sub-specialty or Family Practice or Emergency Medicine
• Current updated DEA
• Access to reliable transportation to conduct patient visits required; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Landmark Motor Vehicle Safety policy.

• Must be board certified at the time of hire or able to obtain board certification during the eligible timeframe (5 years following completion of residency or other training)

In order to work with potentially vulnerable patient populations and to keep employees healthy while caring for patients, all patient-facing employees of Landmark must provide evidence of the following required immunizations/vaccinations as a condition of employment: TB, MMR, Tdap, and Influenza. Declinations may be accommodated based on your medical history, an allergy or religious beliefs. Please immediately contact HR if you wish to apply for an exemption from our vaccination requirements so that we may determine if you qualify for an accommodation.

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