Regional Medical Officer

The Regional Medical Officer is responsible for the clinical operations and all clinical financial outcomes within a designated region.  He or she will do this by maintaining and further improving Alignment’s clinical model. The Regional Medical Officer will partner with the EVP, General Manager and together they will lead the start-up and champion the growth of new regions.

General Duties/Responsibilities (May include but are not limited to):

• Provide strategic and operational direction for the delivery of performance based medical management.
• Manage budget and risk drivers.
• Analyze and report business performance data to customers, senior management, and the Board of Directors.
• Participate in the management of all the clinical divisions within the region.
• Engage in the analysis of local profit and loss performance.
• Work seamlessly and effectively with the non-clinical departments within the organization.
• Develop and maintain strong provider relationships.
• Maintain a customer-driven passion for excellence and commitment to innovation and implementation of ideas that improve the healthcare of the patient population.
• Execute and implement timely and high-quality decisions.
• Hire, develop, and reward staff to effectively support the company’s strategy.
• Direct patient care in multiple care settings to include but not limited to: hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, etc.   
• Across all settings of care, create a comprehensive and coordinated plan of care which takes into account information from medical records, the patient and their families, primary care physicians, and specialists as necessary.

Supervisory Requirements:

Oversees clinical staff for the region. Direct reports mostly include Physicians but with dotted line oversight over all clinical personnel. Responsibilities include recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; assigning workload; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; and coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees.

Minimum Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.       Minimum Experience:

a.       2-3 years of Hospitalist, Family Practice, or Internist experience preferred but will        also consider graduating residents and fellows.

b.       1-3 Years of administrative experience

c.       1-3 Years of managed care experience, preferred

d.       Basic understanding of the UM/QM process

2.       Education/Licensure:

a.       NPI (must, upon start)

b.       Medical Doctorate (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

c.       Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Residency

d.       Completion of residency program in the United States

e.       Board Certification required or Must be Board Certified or board eligible in a Specialty

f.        Medical License in the state in which applying to;

g.       DEA license;

3.       Other:

a.       Career interest in management preferred

b.       Substantial knowledge across medical subspecialties

c.       Clinical confidence and friendly “bedside manner”

d.       Flexibility and willingness to learn new systems and processes

e.       Strong communication skills

f.        Proven background in financial and clinical data analysis

4.       Work Environment:

a.         The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Physical Functions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1.       While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

2.       The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.