The Site Medical Director of Primary Care - Old Town Clinic (OTC) collaborates with the Chief Medical Officer in all aspects of providing superior clinical care, establishing and promoting the professional, clinical, and ethical values and standards to which all clinical staff are expected to adhere. The Medical Director's purview includes Old Town Clinic, as well as, Central City Concern's Hanson Clinic and Mobile Medical providers. In these settings, the Medical Director promotes the quality and safety of care, establishing and maintaining the program's standards of clinical care, as well as, fostering a culture of open communication and continuous improvement.
Central City Concern is looking for the next Medical Director to oversee our Old Town Clinic!
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- License to practice medicine as a medical doctor, osteopathic physician, nurse practitioner, or physician associate in Oregon.
- Minimum four (4) years experience in providing care as a medical provider for underserved individuals in a community clinic setting.
- Minimum two (2) years experience in established leadership capacity within a healthcare setting required.
- Preferred: experience with primary care based Hepatitis C treatment or willingness to develop skills.
- Current BLS certification or must obtain within one month if not current.
- Must have experience with prescribing buprenorphine or be willing to receive training in buprenorphine management with onboarding.
- Must have full prescriptive powers in Oregon with a DEA number.
- Must meet CCC privileging requirements as required by FTCA.
- Ability to adhere to Central City Concern's drug-free workplace which encourages a safe, healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.
- Physical ability to bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull, and lift heavy objects.
- Able to climb stairs several times a day.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check.
- Must adhere to agency's non-discrimination policies.
- Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, cultural backgrounds, lifestyles, and sexual orientations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clinical Activity and Leadership:
- Provides 0.4 - 0.6 of direct patient care per week in a team setting.
- Serves as clinical leader for Licensed Medical Providers (LMPs) and other clinical staff at Old Town Clinic and in the Community Care practice settings.
Management and Supervision of Primary Care Providers at OTC, Hanson, and Mobile Medical:
- Manages and supervises the OTC, Hanson, and Mobile Medical in all professional and clinical domains.
- Provides medical direction and clinical supervision to primary care providers in accordance with state regulations and standards of practice.
- Leads the development and teaching of standard work related to medical practice based on best practice, continuous learning and improvement.
- Assures, through an interdisciplinary process, the appropriate credentialing and privileging of all providers.
- Engages in regular meetings with LMPs to observe, mentor and coach these front line teams.
- Ensures availability of adequate primary care staffing working closely with the Clinic Managers and provider schedulers.
- Oversees recruitment, evaluation and retention of LMPs.
Assurance of Superior Quality of Medical Care:
- Responsible for the development of medical practice guidelines, policies and protocols.
- Assures that all patients receive appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, and that all medical care is appropriately documented.
- Identifies, selects and oversees implementation of clinical evidence-based practices.
- In collaboration with other primary care leadership, monitors, evaluates, and supports improvement of clinic site and LMPs' clinical performance.
- Responsible for the timely and adequate response to patient grievances.
Educational Excellence:
- In collaboration with medical leadership, oversees development and implementation of medical education curriculum for providers.
- Supports Chief Medical Officer in design and direction for Social Medicine Curriculum with OHSU.
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER DUTIES:
- Ensures adequate and timely communication with LMPs regarding essential information.
- Participates in budget development and financial performance monitoring.
- Attends weekly OTC Clinic Leadership meeting, as well as weekly Primary Care Leadership Team Meeting.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge, education, training, skills, and experience in a multi-disciplinary approach to physical and mental health.
- Demonstrated leadership ability to create effective teams and manage change.
- Excellent communication skills with patients and staff.
Benefits at Central City Concern:
Central City Concern offers incredible benefits to our employees, including base wages, medical, dental, vision, and voluntary plans.
- Generous paid time off plan beginning at 4 weeks of PTO accrual per year.
- Amazing 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with employer match.
- 11 paid Holidays + 2 Personal Holidays.
- Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance coverage.
This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.
CCC values and celebrates diversity in race, heritage, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, and disability.
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