Medical Doctor

Medical Director – Job Description

Job Summary:

The Medical Director will, in collaboration with other practice providers, clinical and administrative staff, develop, implement and evaluate the medical practice delivery model in accordance with the goals of NCM&W’s mission and values.  The Medical Director shares administrative functions that directly impact medical services and collaborates with the practice team in overall planning.  The Medical Director ensures delivery of quality services to all patients and provides appropriate health care to the clients, maintaining professional standards of care.

Duties

Patient Care

• Interviewing patients to obtain history, performing physical examination, ordering lab and other tests, prescribing medications and treatments.
• Providing continuity in managed care for patients with pre-existing and new chronic conditions.
• Making referrals for secondary and tertiary care.
• Performing medical procedures, providing health maintenance visits, evaluating for immunizations, and providing anticipatory guidance and referrals; provides initial assessment and manages follow up care for worker's comp encounters; supervises the contract and special physical examinations for DOT, Head Start, employment, etc; performing STD and family planning screening and education.
• Oversees the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program.
• Works as an integral member of the team caring for patients with chronic pain.  
• Documenting all patient contact and coding accurately in electronic medical record.
• Performing as an active member of the medical team.

Professional Support/Supervision

• Provides medical direction and administration including, but not limited to, developing clinical practice guidelines.
• Supervising physicians and mid-levels.
• Performing quality assurance activities.
• Reporting to and collaboration with Clinic Leadership Team and Executive Team.
• Participating and directing provider and medical care team meetings.
• Establishing linkage with pharmacy, dental care, and community referral entities, social support resources to improve and expand the scope of serves available through community referrals.
• Working with agency businesses, dental, pharmacy, and lab managers to address mutual concerns.
• Establishes positive relationships with local medical community and attends local medical society functions.
• Provides executive team leadership to clinical and administrative staff.
• Skill in providing excellent customer service and support; organizing and prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines; and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds.
• Ability to work effectively with managers, co-workers, members of the public and professional groups.
• Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely with others (internal and external customers, both verbally and in writing), consistently demonstrate positive/proactive customer service attitude. 
• Consistently maintains ethical behaviors exemplary of quality public service and fair standards, inclusively, among all employees and members of the public. 
• Ability to work as an effective team member; function independently, exercise sound judgment and initiative; be flexible to shift priorities; maintain confidentiality; establish and maintain effective interpersonal work relationships, effectively assist providers; work toward goals and objectives of priorities.
• Ability to follow NCM&W Clinic practice guidelines, policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform each position responsibility satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.  
• Ability to understand that safety is a condition of employment. 
• Must be computer literate with ability to enter information in the NCM&W EHR system and compile reports or data as requested. 
• Preference will be given to work experience in a public health or community clinic setting, previous work experience as a Medical Director, completion of an accredited primary care residency program, or Board Certification (or eligible) in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine.
• Current licensure as an MD/DO to practice in the State of New Hampshire by the Board of Medicine.                                                      
• Current DEA certification.
• Valid New Hampshire Driver’s License.

Must be able to meet and maintain current NCM&W credentialing and privileging requirements.

Not only do we have the expertise available to help your practice reach its goals, but we are also local. Our clients are important to us, and we make sure we take all steps possible to ensure success. At Orchard Medical Management we pride ourselves on a high-touch approach and often go onsite with our clients. This helps us better understand your practice by getting to know your providers and staff.

At Orchard we provide regular guidance and employee development of front end staff, which can make or break a practice’s success. We also make sure that the route we are taking is a comfortable fit for your practice by frequent onsite check-ins. To us, you are not a number. You become part of the Orchard Medical Management family, and we want to ensure you succeed!