Medical Director - Primary Care Physician

Are you a proven Medical Director with passion for leading medical staff, guiding a General Family Practice clinic, and delivering integrated primary care?  American Indian Health and Family Services(AIHFS), a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) in Southwest Detroit is hiring now, ahead of the opening of our New State-Of-The Art Facility, this Fall, 2026!

As a member of the Executive Management Team, the Medical Director/Primary Care Physician will responsible for the coordination, direction, and oversight of health services provided at American Indian Health and Family Services. This position will be responsible for direct patient care and administrative duties. Specific time will be allocated for administrative duties. Supervises all physicians and mid-level providers.

With your Life/Work balance in mind, this full time opportunity includes Comprehensive Benefits:

• 15 Paid Holidays per calendar year, paid bereavement, paid jury duty leave - effective immediately upon hire
• Generous Paid Combined Vacation, Sick, and Personal Leave, accrual starts immediately, able to use after 30 days  
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Coverage is available on the 1st of the Month, following 31 days of Employment.
• For Blue Cross Network HMO plan: AIHFS contributes 100% to employee premium contributions; and 50% to dependent the contributions.
• For the Blue Cross PPO plan: AIHFS contributes up to the BCN HMO amount to employee premium contribution; and 50% of the BCN HMO plan premium towards dependents.
• 403(b) Match Program of 50% of employee contribution, up to $5,000 per year
  

Our clinic is a 1-shift operation during the weekdays.  We are open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.  Thursday hours are from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.  There is NO requirement to be 'On Call' outside of clinic hours.

We are offering a Net Signing Bonus up to $3,500.00: with $1,500.00 paid upon a favorable (90) Day Performance Review and an additional $2,000.00 net paid bonus with continued favorable Performance Review at 270 days (9 months). 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Administrative Duties:

• Provides oversight of delivery of medical care by providers through direct supervision and audits
• Directly supervises, Physicians, Mid-level providers, including Nurses, Registered Dietician, Medical Assistants, , and Client Care Coordinator
• Serves as collaborating physician, providing oversight of all agency affiliated NP/PA prescriptive authority, including DEA compliance, consultation, and required co-signatures in accordance with state regulations.
• Serves as the Quality Assurance Director. Lead the agency quality assurance team to ensure effective compliance and performance.   
• Develops and implements goals and objectives to ensure high quality, cost effective clinical care
• Monitors appropriateness of specialist referrals
• Convene regularly scheduled clinical provider meetings
• Lead efforts to expand client encounters and optimize integrated care delivery through improved, workflows, access strategies and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Regularly advises the management team on issues regarding operations and patient care to include staffing, data collection, clinic flow, appointments, ancillary services, and customer satisfaction.
• Coordinates the peer review of medical staff. When appropriate advises medical providers on factors that affect clinical decision.
• Addresses staffing issues with regard to clinical performance, for Physicians, Mid-level providers, including Nurses, Registered Dietician, Medical Assistants,  and Client Care Coordinator.
• Responsible for developing/updating medical policies/procedures, protocols, and standing orders
• Provides oversight of CLIA waived lab tests
• Ensures medical records, coding and billing information and changes are effectively incorporated into the clinic setting with clinic staff
• Responsible for monthly written reports to the COO
• Grant management activities inclusive of: budget development and management; report writing; ensuring grant goals and deliverables are accomplished.
• Ensures that all regulatory and requirement issues are current and processed.
• In collaboration with Clinic Manager, evaluates all clinical staff on an annual basis
• Participates in community and organizational activities designed to modify community health-seeking behavior, epidemiology, and community health care needs. This includes participating in the development of clinical care and health risk management protocols.
• Other duties as assigned

Patient Care:

• Manages and oversees medical, pediatric, and gynecological categories for cases that do not require referral, and provides emergency services when appropriate. Adheres to industry standard of practice, as well as agency policies and bylaws,  in the delivery of primary health care services
• Serves as the primary care physician to an empaneled population of patients that receives timely and accessible comprehensive patient care from the physician and care team, including prevention, health maintenance, early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up services. Provider must ensure patient panel is not disease or condition-specific, and that panel remains open and accepting of new patients until maximum capacity is reached as determined by administrative staff.
• Reviews past medical history of patient, and requests diagnostic tests and examination results deemed necessary for patient care are obtained, contacts external provider or treatment facility continuing to provide care for patient and ensures documentation of services are received.
• Follows HP/DP plan, provides or arranges for patient education at each visit as appropriate.
• Makes note of all patient care and observations in clinical records. Collaborates with other care team members on patient treatment needs and in the creation of a treatment plan that is appropriate with the patient’s current symptoms and clinical findings. Reviews patient’s medications, diet, therapy course, adherence to self-management plan, and provides support to patients and their families in regards to their medical concerns on an ongoing basis. Ensures patient receives timely follow-up care and services are received as required and necessary.
• Makes preliminary diagnosis, and directs, prescribes, provides, or arranges referrals to specialized care to appropriate recognized medical or other government facilities with complete clinical information, however only after the provider and care team have performed or provided all possible clinical care and diagnostic procedures to the patient.
• Attends all patient huddles, patient case management meetings, and all department meetings as deemed necessary.
• Provides oversight of CLIA waived lab tests
• Conducts monthly chart reviews to ensure compliance with established protocols for Physician Assistants/Family Nurse Practitioners. Inclusive of prescription services.
• Reviews clinical patient outcomes with care team on a monthly basis specific to his or her own patient panel. Ensures areas of potential improvement in delivery of health care services are identified and improvement plans are created.
• Provides cross coverage in absence of another provider and delivers care to patients outside of his or her patient panel to a degree that is clinically sound if necessary.
• Serves as an active member of the Quality Assurance Committee. Contributes to or independently initiates quality review projects, oversees implementation, documents, reviews, and shares results. Identifies risk management issues and brings to the attention of the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Provides input and support to the Executive Team and other administrative staff on clinical matters including program development; staffing issues related to clinical performance and quality of care; QA projects; and other initiatives as necessary.

Education and Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of medicine and unrestricted licensed as a physician in the State of Michigan
• Minimum five years practice beyond residency program. Preferred experience in primary care and in serving patients from diverse backgrounds
• Two plus years of leadership, supervisory, and clinical management experience
• Board certification preferred
• Prior experience in FQHC, community health setting, or Tribal health a plus
• Experience leading integrated care models (medical, behavioral health, care coordination)
• Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH), Healthcare Administration (MHA), or Business Administration (MBA) preferred
• Must be able to obtain admitting privileges for at least one local hospital
• Administrative, management, or supervisory experience
• Ability to motivate, train and work effectively with subordinates who have a variety of backgrounds and training.
• Ability to accomplish the quality and quantity of work expected within set limits of cost and time.
• Ability to plan own work and carry out assignments effectively.
• Ability to communicate with others effectively both orally and in writing

Preferred Requirements:  Familiarity and/or experience working with the Native American community at a local level; respect for and knowledge of traditional, cultural and spiritual practices of a diverse Native American Community, as well as an ability to work with other racially, culturally and ethnically diverse populations. Training requirements include participation in the following AIHFS trainings: Cultural Sensitivity at AIHFS; HIPAA Compliance; and, Recipient Rights.

Work Environment/Physical Demands: The characteristics and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is often required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.