What You Will Do:

General Summary

The Medical Director of the UM St. Joseph Medical Group (UMSJMG) will serve as the Physician Leader responsible for ensuring the provision of the highest standards of clinical quality by UMSJMG employed providers. The Medical Director will also act as the executive tasked with supporting a culture of provider engagement, citizenship, and wellness. The role includes responsibility for directing the UM St. Joseph Medical Center Population Health Program and participation on the Management Committee of the University of Maryland Physician Network. This leader will be a member of the UM SJMC Executive team and report to the CEO of UM St. Joseph Health System. The detailed duties of the Medical Director include providing clinical oversight and direction to the employed providers of UMSJMG, and through such work to maintain and enhance clinical quality, operational efficiency, and provider wellness and citizenship with the ultimate goal of achieving optimal quality outcomes measures and optimal productivity for the UMSJMG enterprise. The Medical Director UMSJMG is expected to work closely and collaboratively with the UMSJMG leadership and the UMSJMG administrative staff, as well as with UMSJMC executive leadership to achieve these aims.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

1. Culture – with other executive leadership of UMSJMG and UMSJMC, provide leadership that fosters a culture of clinical excellence, superior customer service, teamwork, collegiality, mutual respect and accountability among the providers and staff of the UMSJMG. Will develop and implement programs that instill, embed and sustain these cultural values, with specific emphasis on the following:

• The values and objectives of UMSJMC and the UMSJMG.
• The interdependence of UMSJMG providers
• Teamwork, trust and mutual respect among providers and staff.
• Individual provider accountability for behavior/actions with colleagues and staff.
• Excellence in patient service and support.

2. Enterprise Productivity - In conjunction with the Vice President of Physician Services and other UMSJMG administrative leaders, the Medical Director will work closely with providers in the employed medical group to ensure optimal clinical productivity, and establish and promote the objective measurement of such productivity using industry accepted norms (work RVUs, clinical contact hours, patient encounters, etc.

3. Clinical Practice Enhancement – With the UMSJMG VP of Physician Services and the UMSJMG practice directors and managers, work to optimize the financial and operational performance of each provider and group practice within UMSJMG by working with providers around individual and group efficiencies and productivity.

4. Technology – In coordination with the UMMS IT team, and the UMSJMG clinical and administrative leadership, assist providers with the adoption of the EPIC electronic medical record platform and associated IT infrastructure to support provider productivity and optimize provider satisfaction. Promote the incorporation and use of EPIC and any other technology that would enhance the clinical, operational and financial goals of the UMSJMG and the UMSJMC while supporting provider wellness and a healthy work environment. Work with providers to facilitate EPIC enhancements and upgrades that promote clinical quality and provider efficiency.

5. Governance - Assist UMSJMC leadership in establishing an appropriate governance structure (including advisory committees) for UMSJMG that includes participation by UMSJMG providers. Such governance structures are intended to promote the inclusion of a variety of UMSJMG providers and to aid in setting cultural, strategic, operational, financial and clinical quality outcomes priorities of the UMSJMG, UMSJMC and UMMS.

6. Recruitment - Participate in provider recruitment for the UMSJMG in coordination with the strategic plan of UMSJMG and UMSJMC, by ensuring UMSJMG provider candidates meet standards for clinical quality and fit the organizational culture of UMSJMC.

7. Responsible for integrating the UMSJMC Value Delivery System throughout the UMSJMG.

8. Provider Wellness - Establish and maintain provider wellness programs that promote job satisfaction, a healthy work environment, prevent burnout, and maintain the reputation of UMSJMG as the employer of choice for clinicians. Ensure providers are able to practice at top of license and focus on patient access and quality care, while maintaining appropriate work/life balance.

9. Serve as the executive overseeing the UMSJMC Population Health program including:

• Focus on improving Potentially Avoidable Utilization, readmissions and PQI’s in collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer.
• The Transitional Care Clinic
• The Behavioral Health Clinic
• The MDPCP Program
• The UMMS CareFirst Value Based Care Program
• The CARE Navigation Program

10. Serve as the executive overseeing the Community Benefits Program.

11. Serve on the UMMS Waiver Maximization Committee.

12. Serve on the UMMS Integrated Population Health Committee.

13. Serve as the UMSJMG representative at the UMMS QCN and CTO Executive Committee meetings.

14. Serve as the UMMS representative on the HSCRC Care Transformation Committee.

15. Support Total Cost of Care efforts, including the development and implementation of clinical pathways (COPD and CHF) and other projects at the local and system level that are targeted in the future to support Total Cost of Care efforts and health and wellness.

What You Need to Be Successful:

• Doctorate Degree: Medical Degree required

• Certification / Licensure / Registration Board Certified required

• State Medical License Required

• 3 - 5 years’ Experience in a leadership role in healthcare, medical staff, or physician practice (preferred)

• 3 - 5 years’ Experience in patient care delivery service line management, inpatient/outpatient delivery, and managed care (preferred)3

• 3– 5 years’ Experience in coding and clinical documentation improvement (preferred)

• 3 – 5 years’ Experience in utilization management and principles of quality assessment (preferred)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledgeable in CMS regulations specifically conditions of participation regarding utilization review and discharge planning along with Joint Commission standards impacting quality discharge planning (Preferred)
• Knowledgeable of Medicare/DRG as well as Maryland HSCRC reimbursement system, admission and continued stay issues, RAC denial and appeal process, and revenue integrity (Preferred)
• Proven ability to forge working relationships with medical staff to achieve goals and objectives (Preferred)
• Current clinical competence in the practice of medicine and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in clinical practice with acute care hospital experience (Preferred)
• Excellent Leadership Skills, Strong Managed care skills, Strong Analytical Skills, and Ability to manage multiple priorities required.
• Strong Verbal Communications Skills, Effective Public Speaking/Presentation Skills, Strong Written Communications Skills, Strong Computer Skills, Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.