Medical Director

Job Announcement: HR2024:150
Position Title: Medical Director
Advertising: Publicly
Immediate Supervisor: Director-Health
Department Director: Director-Health
Department: Health
Division: Health & Human Services
Employment Status: Exempt
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Mandatory Reporter: Yes
Background Check Required: Yes (child-sensitive)
Opening Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Closing Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Overall Objectives of Position The Medical Director is responsible for trusted leadership who can drive Tribal health care toward greater levels of efficiency and effectiveness. They must be committed to providing both medical and administrative management of the Primary Care Clinic and other clinical care departments such as Pharmacy, Laboratory, Radiology, Employee Clinic, and First Generation Clinic. The Medical Director should be a visionary for the future, which includes moving the Clinic toward change by researching and implementing new services or procedures, managing budgets, recruiting, and training new providers, creating standards of care, ensuring all staff adhere to safety standards, and delivering the highest quality of medical care to our patients. This job description is not an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of this position. The Medical Director is expected to perform all duties and responsibilities necessary to meet the goals and objectives of applicable program.
The Medical Director is expected to live the Purpose and Values of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and will go beyond the call of duty.
Primary Responsibilities of the Medical Director The Medical Director is expected to act as a mentor to their physicians and medical staff, requiring excellent leadership qualities, patience, and confidence.Works in concert with the Division Director–Health & Human Services to direct the Buford L. Rolin Health Clinic by focusing on the clinical portion of administration in the planning and delivery of comprehensive health care and prevention programs.Engages in evaluation of the efficacy of the clinical services and programs through external feedback loops with patients, referral sources, validated quality assurance measures, and internal feedback mechanisms with employees and medical practitioners.Along with the Division Director–Health & Human Services, establishes short and long-range strategic goals for all services offered in the Buford L. Rolin Health Clinic.Coordinates with Revenue Cycle Director, Director-Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement, and Health Information Manager/CAC to facilitate improvements to the Health Department processes that translate to quality patient care.Responsible and accountable for the performance of staff physicians, Physician Extenders, and other medical providers within the clinical care departments.Works closely with the Director-Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement to investigate patient and employee complaints and reports findings to the Quality Assurance Director and/or the Director-Health.Provides care and guidance for emergency situations as needed.Participates in appropriate meetings to develop new, modify existing, and evaluate medical policies and procedures and standards of care with the objective of improving the quality of patient care.Maintains patients' records in problem-oriented medical format with entries according to program policy to assure compliance with coding, clinical and legal standards, using the electronic health record.Maintains professional certification through participation in appropriate continuing medical education relative to the needs of the Tribal health program.Participates in community activities and community health planning as necessary.Serves as collaborative physician for up to four (4) Nurse Practitioner(s), and/or Physician Assistant(s) to include monthly chart audits as applicable for the level of supervision and state licensure laws.Fills in for medical providers during staff shortages by seeing patients as needed to keep the Primary Care Clinic operating at a high level.Supervises and coordinates the schedules of the medical providers and the Director-Nursing.Actively participates in Health Department committees, including but not limited to Chart Audit, Infection Control/Safety and Pharmacy and Therapeutics.Organizes and maintains productivity for all clinical departments and reports those to the Director-Health on a monthly basis.Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate person.Education/License/Certification and Experience Requirements Must possess and maintain State of Alabama Medical License OR must possess Medical License and obtain State of Alabama Medical License within six (6) months from the date of hire. Must be an eligible Medicare provider.Bachelor's degree in a health/science related field required; Master's degree in healthcare preferred.Ten (10) years' experience practicing Family Medicine required; residency training and fellowship will be accepted as relevant experience.Five (5) years of management experience in an ambulatory setting required.Must maintain current professional licensure in Basic Life Support (BLS) or obtain licensure within ninety (90) days of official date of hire in this position.Must possess certification of "Mandatory Reporter Training" or obtain certification during the first week of employment.Skills Required Absolute confidentiality, adhering to HIPAA guidelines and the Privacy Act.Demonstrated knowledge of management and clinical best practices, principles, and trends in healthcare.Demonstrated departmental strategic budget planning, including development of financial reports necessary to justify departmental needs.Proven Ability to professionally address public and professional groups.Proven Ability to work independently, set priorities, plan, organize, and implement activities.Proven Ability to analyze and effectively respond to administrative, personnel, and clinical challenges.Proven Ability to maintain effective working relationships with employees, other organizations, and the public.Proven Ability to inspire clinical staff to provide the highest quality of healthcare services to patients.Proven Ability to effectively communicate the mission and goals of the Buford L. Rollin Health Clinic to all employees.Proven ability to understand instructions and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.Ability to work in a Windows environment with various software programs such as Microsoft Office.Ability to work in a high-performance, fast-paced, high-pressure environment.Organized with unfailing attention to detail.Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and in writing.Ability to write and implement policies and procedures as needed for the operation of the department.Additional Requirements Ability to work odd and irregular hours, as needed.Ability to re-locate within 60 miles of PBCI Tribal Offices (Atmore, AL).Must successfully pass the required criminal and character background check.Ability to travel and participate in required training, leadership development, and other events.Ability to adequately and successfully perform all duties and responsibilities of this position.Every applicant must complete an application provided by Human Resources. A resume will not be accepted in the place of an application. Please note ALL individuals selected for employment are required to complete a background investigation. Individuals being placed in positions designed as child-sensitive or data-sensitive must successfully complete a background check prior to employment.

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