Physician Leader - Valdosta, GA

Landmark Health, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community. Our medical group provides home-based medical care to chronically ill patients, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our overwhelming healthcare system.

Objective

Provides medical care and management to members served by the program and participates in gathering clinical information for medical necessity determinations for service requests. Works with the Landmark Health Medical Director, Director of Health Services, Corporate Director of Health Services, and UM staff in the development and/or implementation of medical management policy, clinical protocols, utilization management guidelines, and quality management programs. Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of members, this position collaborates with the PCP, and as needed, the health plan Medical Director and other health professionals, to develop members’ goals of care in all phases of long-term care.

· Functions as the day-to-day clinical leader of the interdisciplinary team, providing decision support to team patients providing care in the home to patients· Assess patients’ needs in their place of residence

· Provide same-day clinical assessment and treatment (urgent visits).· On a rotational basis, provide after-hours medical coverage for assigned and covered patients

· Provide medical care to a longitudinal panel of patients· Performs an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled patients and at least annually thereafter. Develops a patient management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization.