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Montefiore Medical Group Bronx Health Collective

Medical Director

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Education and Experience:

At least 2 years’ experience as an attending physician with proven leadership and/or management skills in an ambulatory care setting.

Practice Medical Director duties and responsibilities:

• Lead and manage physicians at home location by carrying out the following duties:
  • Chair and organize monthly meetings with physicians.
  • Monitor quality and appropriateness of medical care delivered by physicians (conduct periodic chart reviews, review quality and operational reports).
  • Lead implementation of clinical workflows and all standardization that has impact on physician work. Depending on the size of the site, some of this work may be delegated to other physicians.
  • Present operational and quality reports regularly to physician staff. 
  • Conduct chart reviews as needed by MMG leadership.
  • Ensure physicians are meeting professional duties (follow up in-basket management, closing encounters, timeliness etc.).
  • Manage physician behavior (interpersonal communication).
  • Provide guidance and leadership for performance guidelines to providers in the practice.
  • Support physician education.
  • Manage physician schedules with site administrator support (approve vacations and time off based on coverage).

Collaborate with practice office manager to oversee and monitor practice operations:

• Develop and review operating budget, including visit volume, access and patient experience data with office manager.
• Attend staff meetings as needed.
• Handle clinical patient complaints.
• Ensure compliance with infection control, safety, HIPAA.
• Ensure regulatory standards are met including NYC DOHMH, NYS DOH, Joint Commission, and FQHC (if applicable to the site depending on FQHC status and site location).
• Distribute and review quality metrics with all staff.
• Address emergency issues within the practice.
• Interview physicians for recruitment and hiring at the practice.
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• Participate in MMG leadership
  • Attend medical director meetings led by senior MMG leadership (e.g. quarterly leadership meeting, strategic priorities if indicated).
  • Lead and participate in Quality Improvement Initiatives which includes all transformation activities such as PCMH activities.
  • Support participation of other physicians at the site in MMG strategic priorities, such as meetings or conference calls, by ensuring balanced representation amongst physicians, and tracking of physicians reporting back on meetings.
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  • Clinical responsibilities – as expected based on clinical FTE and specialty.