Medical Director, Legacy - GoHealth Urgent Care

The Medical Director for GoHealth Urgent Care will play a crucial leadership role in overseeing the operations of 14 centers across SW Washington and Oregon. This position is designed for a highly skilled individual who can lead, counsel, and engage a diverse clinical workforce comprising physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. The primary focus will be on delivering the highest level of care while ensuring a high standard of customer satisfaction.

Education

• M.D. Degree or equivalent from an accredited College of Medicine.
• Board certified in emergency medicine, family practice or med-peds

Work Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical leadership / administrative experience in emergency medicine, urgent care, or related field, preferably in a major medical center or health system, required.
• Successful track record building, developing and leading high-performing medical teams; he or she must have strong analytical, management, delegation, organizational and administrative skills to develop and mentor a high performing team
• Proven track record of flexibility and fluidity in managing many responsibilities, acting as a "coach" and manager while simultaneously managing multiple operational centers.
• Must possess recent experience in generally accepted and currently used methods and techniques

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Active physician license in Oregon and Washington

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong experience and skills in presentation of clinical and administrative topics to audiences of clinical and non-clinical staff in both formal in informal settings
• Outstanding communication and management skills, and an ability to work collaboratively with GoHealth staff, management, Legacy Health, required. Outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Possesses the tenure, knowledge, and skillset necessary to bring authority to new and existing relationships, both internal and external among physicians and non-physician executives

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Data analytics
• Super-user level skills in EPIC EHR

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Essential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the job.

• Direct and identify best practice standards including establishing clinical policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and methods of operation related to the- GoHealth Urgent Care network.
• Establish quality metrics and initiate process improvement programs.
• Support GoHealth Urgent Care network's strategy to increase exposure and to enhance the image of the Program to health care providers and residents.
• Participate in the development of patient education materials and seminars
• Work collaboratively with the Market President of the network and the operational team to implement best practice operations for the network.
• Responsible for the quality of care and all issues related to the clinical caregivers within their assigned region.
• Collaborates across and within regions to share resources, implement improvement initiatives, and optimize clinical, financial, operational and customer service performance.
• All other duties as assigned.