The Opportunity:
At Pine Park Health, we're transforming healthcare delivery for seniors by bringing expert medical care directly to where they live. As a Part-Time Market Medical Director, you'll serve as the essential supervising/collaborating physician for our clinical team, enabling our practice to provide comprehensive, high-quality care to seniors across the Bay area, CA. In this role, you will:
- Provide the critical physician oversight that empowers our NPs and PAs to practice at the top of their license, allowing Pine Park Health to expand our reach and impact in senior communities
- Establish and maintain clinical standards and protocols that ensure consistent, evidence-based care delivery across all the communities we serve
- Build collaborative relationships with referring physicians, specialists, and health plan medical directors to create seamless care coordination for our patients
- Shape our approach to complex case management through your expertise in geriatric medicine and value-based care principles
- Support the professional development of our clinical team through meaningful supervision, case reviews, and mentorship
This position offers a unique opportunity for a physician passionate about geriatric care to have a far-reaching impact without the demands of a full patient panel. By serving as the clinical supervisor for our practice, you'll support our providers in delivering quality care to seniors throughout the Bay Area, helping improve healthcare access in our communities.
What you'll do:
- Clinical Leadership & Oversight: Lead our clinical team in delivering exceptional value-based care to seniors. Coach providers to meet performance standards, supervise NPs/PAs following state requirements, and ensure alignment between business metrics and clinical quality goals.
- Provider Support & Development: Serve as the clinical resource for our provider team, offering 24/7 phone consultation, leading collaborative case reviews, and providing on-site mentorship through chart reviews and shadowing to develop clinical excellence.
- Community Partnership: Represent Pine Park Health as a key advocate in senior living communities and with health plan partners. Lead education initiatives, build stakeholder relationships, and ensure our services meet Medicare guidelines and community needs.
- Quality & Utilization Management: Participate in quarterly clinical utilization reviews to identify trends, develop improvement strategies, and ensure cost-effective, high-quality care delivery across all communities we serve.
- Clinical Coverage: While regular direct patient care is not required, you may occasionally provide clinical coverage during provider vacations or leaves of absence, utilizing your expertise to maintain continuity of care in these situations.
Qualifications:
- Board-certified MD/DO in Internal Medicine, Family medicine or Emergency Medicine. Geriatrics and/or palliative care experience preferred
- Understanding of value-based care clinical practices, including appropriate diagnostic capture (RAF), preventative and early intervention practices to prevent unnecessary ED visits/hospitalizations, and avoidance of fragmentation of care through appropriate use of specialists and referrals.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work with tech-enabled care delivery tools, appreciation of data-driven care delivery, and strong proficiency in typing and clinical documentation
- Travel may be required for this role
Benefits Tailored for You and Your Family:
- 401(k) retirement plan to help secure your financial future
- Travel support with mileage reimbursement for community visits
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Robust clinical support: dedicated RNs and Care Coordinators handle operational tasks, allowing you to focus on patient care
- Team building through regular social events and offsites
Travel is required for this role. You must have the ability to drive between partner facilities regularly.
Compensation: The full-time equivalent salary range is $230,000 - $285,000 annually. Part-time compensation will be prorated based on FTE level. The actual compensation offered will be based on factors including board certification, years of experience in geriatric/primary care, and internal equity considerations.Your recruiter will share more about the benefits package for your role during the hiring process.
Pine Park Health is an equal opportunity employer. We aim to recruit, hire, develop, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.