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A partner of the OptumCare network, WellMed Medical Group (WMG) is seeking an Market Medical Director for Corpus Christi, TX. 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.

The Market Medical Director (MMD) 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 members of the market team. The MMD is responsible for improving the quality and efficiency of medical care in his/her clinics of responsibility.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains collegial relationships with contracted & affiliated physicians to support the business efforts of the organization
• Conducts and directs standardized, functional Patient Care Coordination (PCC) meetings and ensures patient information is disseminated to physicians to ensure appropriate patient care is being delivered
• Implement market specific initiatives and ensures that processes and procedures are aligned with the business model
• Drives improvement of quality indicators in assigned market by identifying, directing, and executing continuous quality improvement activities or processes
• Participates in Committees, as needed
• Collaborates with Market Operations and Provider Relations staff in the market(s)
• Assists in the identification of potential physician practice acquisitions in assigned market
• 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, Risk Adjustment RNs, and Quality RNs
• Assist driving aligned performance in largely an independently contracted provider network through the development of meaningful relationships, financial and quality incentives, best practices, forward thinking solutions to improve our value proposition to medical providers
• Assist in the identification and development of current/new best practices in support of continuous financial and quality improvement
• Serve as an integral dyad partner interfacing with Corporate level support divisions, to include: Quality, Risk Adjustment, Cost and Care
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit physicians and APC’s
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

What makes an OptumCare organization different?

• WellMed is a Medicare Advantage Plan that operates as a health system focused on Quality/Value Based Outcomes
• Our care model limits daily volume to allow our providers the time needed to provide quality care to their patients
• We offer clinical and leadership growth and stability second to none
• Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their license
• We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations

Compensation/Benefits Highlights:

• OptumCare Physician Partnership Plan
• 401k with match, Executive Savings Plan with Match, and UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Comprehensive Benefits from Optum Partner Services

At WellMed our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We're impacting 240,000 lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We've joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), or M.B.B.S
• Board certification in Family or Internal Medicine
• Active, unrestricted medical license in Texas or the ability to obtain one prior to employment
• Valid DEA license
• 5 years of clinical experience, including 2 years of managed care experience

Preferred Qualification:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

The OptumCare Story:

At OptumCare, we’ve found that putting clinicians at the center of care is the best way to improve lives. Our physician-led organization is one of the most dynamic and progressive health care organizations in the world, serving over 14 million people through more than 38,000 aligned physicians and 9,000 advanced practice clinicians. You will find our team working in local clinics, surgery centers and urgent care centers, within care models focused on managing risk, higher quality outcomes and driving change through collaboration and innovation.

Would you thrive with OptumCare?

• Do you practice evidence-based medicine?
• Are you seeking a practice focused on patient-centered quality care, not volume?
• Are you a team player - comfortable delegating and empowering teams?
• Are you constantly seeking better ways to do things?
• Do you want to be part of something better?

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.