Medical Director, Florida Markets

In this leadership position you will work with a Global Fortune 5 Organization that is entrepreneurial, progressive, and considered an innovator in preventative health care.

A partner of the OptumCare network, WellMed Medical Group (WMG) is seeking a Primary Care Physician Leader to work alongside and support our Primary Care Physicians in the delivery of value-based care to the Medicare Advantage population.

We are transforming healthcare nationally while providing Physician-led care locally. Start doing your life s best work with the largest care delivery organization in the world.

WellMed currently has opportunities in the SouthWest Market & NorthEast Market of Florida.

The Market Medical Director is a key member of the Market Leadership and Management Team who shares responsibility for decision-making and outcomes in the market with the other leaders of the market team.

• Lead & mentor current physician leads throughout the market
• Strategic planning and growth
• Driving improvements of quality indicators and clinical outcomes
• Work collaboratively with clinical, operational, and case management leadership to achieve clearly defined metrics related to utilization, quality, and outcomes

Benefits:

• Relocation Assistance
• Paid Time Off + 8 Paid Holidays annually
• Allowance for Professional Expense Fund
• CME Allowance with additional PTO days
• Clinician Well Being Resource Program
• Comprehensive Benefits from Optum Partner Services
• Employee stock program, Executive Savings Plan, 401K with 4.5% match
• Affordable healthcare including dental & vision
• No State Income Tax in Florida
• Work Life Balance

Qualifications:

• Track record of change management and driving outcomes
• Experience in both fee-for-service and managed care operation
• Understanding of managed care operations including IPAs, ACOs, full-risk contracting models or equivalent
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
• Previous medical director experience
• Five or more years of clinical experience
• Two or more years of managed care experience
• Board Certification or Eligibility in Family Practice or Internal Medicine
• Active, unrestricted Florida state medical license, or the ability to obtain
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Position Highlights

• The Market Medical Director is a provider facing role
• Develops and maintains a collegial relationship with contracted and affiliate physicians in order to support the value-based care efforts of the organization.
• Assist driving aligned performance in largely an independently contracted provider network through the development of meaningful relationships, financial and quality incentives, best practices, and forward-thinking solutions.
• Collaborates with Network and Provider Relations staff in the market(s).
• Assist in the identification of potential physician practice acquisitions
• Implement market specific initiatives and ensures that processes and procedures align with the business model.
• Participates in Committees, as needed.
• Partnering with the Clinical Affordability team to support new innovative approaches to making healthcare more efficient and meaningful to PCPs and patients alike; ultimately bending the cost curve in region
• Developing and cascading clinical outcome/improvement messaging to business units to foster tighter working culture
• Helping set agendas/strategies and leading multifaceted teams of Physician Business Managers, Quality/HEDIS staff, Care Management staff and Clinical documentation team members.
• Serve as an integral dyad partner interfacing with Corporate level support divisions, to include: Quality, Risk Adjustment, and Clinical Affordability.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Community:

• Coastal Florida
• Southwest Market is Greater Ft. Myers area
• Northeast Market is the Greater Jacksonville Area
• Over 500 amazing neighborhoods to choose from
• Access to the largest urban parks in the country and water sports galore
• Tons of Culture- Art galleries, museums, music and so much more
• Many top-rated Public and Private schools, including 9 colleges and universities