Are you looking for the opportunity to lead while working with one of the best-rated group practices in the country? TeamHealth may be the right match for you! Join us as a medical director in upstate New York. The medical director is responsible for implementation of resident care policies; and the coordination of medical care in the facility. You will oversee the medical care and other designated care and services at the campus. Under these regulations, the medical director is responsible for coordinating medical care and helping to implement and evaluate resident care policies that reflect current professional standards of practice.

Job Details:

• Great opportunity to run facilities with multiple staff
• 50% of the time on site and 50% remote
• Can live in Upstate NY or elsewhere

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive high-quality, safe, and cost-effective patient care in post-acute care facilities
• Collaborate with other clinician interdisciplinary teams and follow CMS guidelines
• Work closely with hospice, palliative care, and home care agencies for safe patient transitions
• Ensure timely documentation and billing through our EMR (Gehrimed) meeting Medicare guidelines
• Administrative decisions including recommending, developing and approving facility policies related to residents care
• Handle issues related to the coordination of medical care identified through the facility's quality assessment and assurance committee and other activities related to the coordination of care
• Participate in the Quality Assessment and Assurance (QAA) committee or assign a designee to represent him/her
• Ensuring the appropriateness and quality of medical care and medically related care
• Assisting in the development of educational programs for facility staff and other professionals
• Working with the facility's clinical team to provide surveillance and develop policies to prevent the potential infection of residents
• Cooperating with facility staff to establish policies for assuring that the rights of individuals (residents, staff members, and community members) are respected
• Supporting and promoting person-directed care such as the formation of advance directives, end-of-life care, and provisions that enhance resident decision making, including choice regarding medical care options
• Assisting in developing systems to monitor the performance of the healthcare practitioners including mechanisms for communicating and resolving issues related to medical care and ensuring that other licensed practitioners (e.g., nurse practitioners) who may perform physician-delegated tasks act within the regulatory requirements and within the scope of practice as defined by State law

About TeamHealth:

• TeamHealth is a large integrated practice that spans several specialties with over 20,000 clinicians in 35 states
• We have a 93% job satisfaction among our physicians and clinicians
• Clinical and medical director roles available and room for growth within the organization

Respond with your CV to this opening to learn more about joining our team!

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