Optum Medical Director (Clinics) - Orlando, Florida

Optum FL is seeking a Medical Director to join our team in Orlando, FL. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home.

Position Highlights & Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains a collegial relationship with clinicians to support the business efforts of the organization
• Implements 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
• Performs annual evaluations of the Associate Medical Director, Lead Clinicians, and other providers as directed
• Collaborates with Market Operations and Provider Relations staff in the markets
• Assists in the identification of potential physician practice acquisitions in assigned market. Supports the clinics under integrations
• Partnering with the Clinical Affordability team, supports new innovative approaches to making healthcare more efficient and meaningful to PCPs and patients alike; ultimately bending the cost curve in region
• Develops and cascades clinical outcome/improvement messaging to business units to foster tighter working culture. Helps set agendas/strategies and collaborates with teams of Risk Adjustment RNs, and Quality RNs
• Assists driving aligned performance in our provider network through the development of meaningful relationships, financial and quality incentives, best practices, and forward thinking solutions to improve our value proposition to medical providers
• Assists in the identification and development of current/new best practices in support of continuous financial and quality improvement
• Serves as an integral dyad partner interfacing with corporate level support divisions, to include Quality, Risk Adjustment, Cost and Care, Employed Clinic Operations
• Ensures clinician compliance with federal and state regulations as well as internal policies and procedures, including the code of conduct
• Identifies and develops new leaders for succession planning

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.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)
• Current board certification from ABMS or ABOS in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Active, unrestricted Florida medical license or ability to obtain license rapidly
• Valid DEA
• 3+ years of clinical practice experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years proven experience leading/managing providers
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) fluency

About Optum

Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.