The Associate Medical Director (AMD) provides direct clinical care to a panel of members. They directly supervise other providers, guiding clinicians on best practices on delivering value-based care. Additionally, they work closely with our Medical Director to provide clinical leadership to our providers, Nurses, Behavioral Health specialists, and Medical Assistants.
There are 4 key areas for responsibility for the Associate Medical Director:
Provide excellent primary care to a panel of members, leading your pod interdisciplinary care team Supervise and coach fellow providers in how to provide excellent primary care / urgent care / or community care to their members, and effectively lead their interdisciplinary care teams. Mentor care teams during population health huddle to achieve their quality and utilization goals. Alongside the Medical Director, the AMD is the clinical leader in the center. They address questions from and provide clinical guidance to nurses, MAs, and fellow providers about clinical cases as they arise. The AMD is core part of the center and market s leadership team . They are accountable for driving the market toward successfully achieving its quality, utilization and engagement goals. Alongside the medical director, they partake in leadership meetings, and will also be AbsoluteCare s ambassador to community based organizations, hospital systems, and payer partners.Duties and Responsibilities
Provide Primary Care services to panel of members. Work in a team environment (with social work, care management, behavioral health, nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, etc.), process feedback, and facilitate discussion and implementing plans of care from other members of the team. Supervise, coach and mentor physicians and Advance Practice Providers. Treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic conditions onsite. Accept same day/next day or urgent appointments for patients from home or discharged from the hospital/ER/skilled nursing facility in need of intensified physician or case management/social work services to ensure acute episode has resolved and the patient is not admitted/readmitted. Possess a comfort level and the knowledge to differentiate when exacerbation can be treated within AbsoluteCare and when a higher level of care is needed. Work with Medical Director to forge partnerships with academic programs and community-based organizations to enhance provision of services to members. Vigilant in keeping track of patients and their disease processes to prevent ER visits, admissions to the hospital, and readmissions. Practice evidenced based medicine and in accordance with the PCMH model of care. Able to keep track of and successfully obtain specified quality metric goals. Perform other duties as required consistent with chronic care and disease management services provided to patients. Implement plans of care in collaboration with the patient, their family and other team members. Develop strong transitional care plans and able to keep track of paneled patients along the whole continuum of care including hospital discharges, ER, skilled nursing facilities and home care. Track and successfully obtain specified quality metric goals. Use technology and the electronic health record to the highest capability to increase quality initiatives and efficiency within the practice. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and recommends treatment initiatives designed to keep patients healthy or resolve ongoing clinical issues. Provide on-call coverage for the office in rotation with other providers. Develop clinical protocols and pathways to upskill all clinical support staff to practice top of license Approximately 70-80% time dedicated to direct clinical care. Other duties as assigned. Read LessThe Associate Medical Director (AMD) provides direct clinical care to a panel of members. They directly supervise other providers, guiding clinicians on best practices on delivering value-based care. Additionally, they work closely with our Medical Director to provide clinical leadership to our providers, Nurses, Behavioral Health specialists, and Medical Assistants.
There are 4 key areas for responsibility for the Associate Medical Director:
Provide excellent primary care to a panel of members, leading your pod interdisciplinary care team Supervise and coach fellow providers in how to provide excellent primary care / urgent care / or community care to their members, and effectively lead their interdisciplinary care teams. Mentor care teams during population health huddle to achieve their quality and utilization goals. Alongside the Medical Director, the AMD is the clinical leader in the center. They address questions from and provide clinical guidance to nurses, MAs, and fellow providers about clinical cases as they arise. The AMD is core part of the center and market s leadership team . They are accountable for driving the market toward successfully achieving its quality, utilization and engagement goals. Alongside the medical director, they partake in leadership meetings, and will also be AbsoluteCare s ambassador to community based organizations, hospital systems, and payer partners.Duties and Responsibilities
Provide Primary Care services to panel of members. Work in a team environment (with social work, care management, behavioral health, nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, etc.), process feedback, and facilitate discussion and implementing plans of care from other members of the team. Supervise, coach and mentor physicians and Advance Practice Providers. Treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic conditions onsite. Accept same day/next day or urgent appointments for patients from home or discharged from the hospital/ER/skilled nursing facility in need of intensified physician or case management/social work services to ensure acute episode has resolved and the patient is not admitted/readmitted. Possess a comfort level and the knowledge to differentiate when exacerbation can be treated within AbsoluteCare and when a higher level of care is needed. Work with Medical Director to forge partnerships with academic programs and community-based organizations to enhance provision of services to members. Vigilant in keeping track of patients and their disease processes to prevent ER visits, admissions to the hospital, and readmissions. Practice evidenced based medicine and in accordance with the PCMH model of care. Able to keep track of and successfully obtain specified quality metric goals. Perform other duties as required consistent with chronic care and disease management services provided to patients. Implement plans of care in collaboration with the patient, their family and other team members. Develop strong transitional care plans and able to keep track of paneled patients along the whole continuum of care including hospital discharges, ER, skilled nursing facilities and home care. Track and successfully obtain specified quality metric goals. Use technology and the electronic health record to the highest capability to increase quality initiatives and efficiency within the practice. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and recommends treatment initiatives designed to keep patients healthy or resolve ongoing clinical issues. Provide on-call coverage for the office in rotation with other providers. Develop clinical protocols and pathways to upskill all clinical support staff to practice top of license Approximately 70-80% time dedicated to direct clinical care. Other duties as assigned. Read LessUp to $20,000 Signing Bonus
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Complex Clinical Care:
Candidate Qualifications:
Licensed Physician in the state of Practice Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice BLS certification required Mission-Driven to serve the underserved Work without ego, and thoughtfully build successful relationships with team members and our partners Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with constant collaboration within and across provider teams Experience and comfort utilizing EMR Problem-solving and the ability to be creative in those solutionsPreferred qualifications:
Experience in population health management Experience in working with psycho-socially and medically complex patient population Read LessUp to $20,000 Signing Bonus
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Complex Clinical Care:
Candidate Qualifications:
Licensed Physician in the state of Practice Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice BLS certification required Mission-Driven to serve the underserved Work without ego, and thoughtfully build successful relationships with team members and our partners Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with constant collaboration within and across provider teams Experience and comfort utilizing EMR Problem-solving and the ability to be creative in those solutionsPreferred qualifications:
Experience in population health management Experience in working with psycho-socially and medically complex patient population Read LessSpecific Duties and Responsibilities:
Complex Clinical Care:
Candidate Qualifications:
Licensed Physician in the state of Practice Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice BLS certification required Mission-Driven to serve the underserved Work without ego, and thoughtfully build successful relationships with team members and our partners Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with constant collaboration within and across provider teams Experience and comfort utilizing EMR Problem-solving and the ability to be creative in those solutionsPreferred qualifications:
Experience in population health management Experience in working with psycho-socially and medically complex patient population Read LessSpecific Duties and Responsibilities:
Complex Clinical Care:
Candidate Qualifications:
Licensed Physician in the state of Practice Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice BLS certification required Mission-Driven to serve the underserved Work without ego, and thoughtfully build successful relationships with team members and our partners Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with constant collaboration within and across provider teams Experience and comfort utilizing EMR Problem-solving and the ability to be creative in those solutionsPreferred qualifications:
Experience in population health management Experience in working with psycho-socially and medically complex patient population Read Less