PACE Associate Medical Director

The PACE Associate Medical Director is responsible for supporting the activities of the PACE program, providers and clinical care team, as well as care delivery for the population served.

Responsibilities include: direct patient care services, mentoring and assisting with provider and clinical care team performance and development, policy development, patient satisfaction, employee satisfaction, improve health status of patients, optimal provider productivity, and a safe, culturally sensitive, appropriate environment of care.

The PACE Associate Medical Director will assist in special projects as requested by the PACE Medical Director, as well as participate directly or indirectly with clinical committees as necessitated by their position.

• Responsible for delivery of care and clinical outcomes.

• Provides medical guidance and supervision of medical services and activities.

• Provides leadership and medical expertise in the development of medical policies, procedures and guidelines.

• Responsible for the development of Central Valley PACE clinical standards and medical practice guidelines and protocols with the PACE Medical Director and Clinical Committee.

• Participate and support the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Plan.

• Reviews all quality of care issues and oversees the development and implementation of quality of care corrective action plans.

• Participates in the oversight, training and education of the interdisciplinary team.

• Coordinates performance appraisal of the Primary Care Physician. • Develops educational and other programs to build the skills of participating providers.

• In conjunction with Contract Manager, manages all communication with the provider network.

• Represents Central Valley PACE to external agencies, professional groups and regulatory agencies and organizations as required.

• Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge as outlined in position-specific competency requirements.

• Assures proper supervision and mentoring of nurse practitioners and physician assistants and new MDs/DOs consistent with GVHC standards and state regulations.

• Direct outpatient care at least 80% of the week.

• Provides comprehensive, ongoing and patient oriented primary care.

• Meets compliance standards in conjunction with GVHC’s personnel policies, clinical protocols, principles of practice and supervision of clinician staff (to include signing of charts for NP/PAs as needed).

• Attends and participates in general medical staff meetings and other assigned committee activities.

• Maintains active membership in County Medical Society and California Medical Association.

• Supervision of NP/PA and MD/DO staff, acts as a preceptor to clinicians in training as required. Other duties and/or special projects/assignments as required.

Education/Experience • Current unencumbered California Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy license, and Board certified or eligible Physician in a Primary Care specialty.

• Current BLS CPR Card certified by American Heart Association. • Minimum of three years’ experience in a lead administrative role. • Minimum of one year primary care experience with a frail, elderly or long-term care population.

• Minimum of two years’ experience working in a managed care environment working with peers and other health providers to resolve utilization, quality management, performance improvement, pharmacy and therapeutics, peer review, credentialing, and physician leadership issues