What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director position at East Bay Community Action Program?
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East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is seeking a full-time Medical Director for our agency.
The Medical Director provides comprehensive medical leadership and supervision of all medical staff, including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, with indirect supervision of nursing and medical assistant staff. Working in collaboration with Senior Management, the Medical Director directs Health Center operations and policy setting. This role is crucial in ensuring the Health Centers function as a synergistic, harmonious, and productive entity, fully integrated with other EBCAP components to fulfill the organization's mission and objectives.
Core Responsibilities :
- Clinical Leadership & Supervision :
- Clinically supervise direct and indirect delivery of medical care
- Serve as medical liaison to center physicians and outside agencies
- Administratively supervise primary care physicians regarding scheduling, coverage, and performance evaluation
- Provide direct patient care services with focus on health promotion and disease prevention
- Participate in 24-hour on-call coverage within integrated coverage group
- Manage urgent and emergent clinical events
- Oversee referrals to specialty physicians and ambulatory consultant services
- Privileged to assess, diagnose, and treat adults and children for acute and chronic care, including :
- Well child exams
- Routine health maintenance visits for all age groups
- Acute care for adults and children
- Women's health care and contraception
- GYN / Family Planning examinations
- Gynecological problems
- Obtain comprehensive patient histories and conduct physical examinations
- Process referrals to ancillary services (lab, radiology, pharmacy)
- Provide patient education regarding care, diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and prognosis
- Obtain physician consultation for complex cases outside scope of practice
- Serve as Health Center authority on :
- Medical policies, procedures, standards, and protocols
- Clinical Quality Improvement Program and Activities
- Development and revision of clinical policies
- Assist in recruitment and orientation of primary care providers
- Participate in training and quality improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with other EBCAP departments to advance agency mission
- Maintain relationships with key stakeholders including :
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- Rhode Island Health Centers Association
- The Care Transformation Collaborative
- Quality and monitoring agencies
- Medical schools
- Work collaboratively with integrated care team including daily contact with :
- Primary care providers
- Nurses
- Medical assistants
- Medical receptionists
- EBCAP programs and administrative staff
Qualifications :
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range : $180,000 - $220,000 sign-on bonus
Schedule / Administrative Split :
Professional Development
Loan Repayment
Quality of Life Benefits
Additional Benefits
EBCAP is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer committed to providing a diverse work environment.
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Salary : $3,500 - $5,000
