Associate Medical Director, Ambulatory Care - Eastmont Wellness Center in Oakland, CA

Company: Alameda Health System
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 25, 2023

Job Description:

Summary Eastmont Wellness Center is a large outpatient center that serves a diverse patient population in East Oakland, CA. As a provider of care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, we provide high quality, accessible care to our community's most vulnerable patients. Eastmont offers full scope adult and pediatric primary care, women's health services, and refugee services. We also provide specialty care including orthopedics, dermatology, optometry, pediatric dentistry, and more. We are supported by on-site lab, radiology, behavioral health therapy, and case management. Our providers and staff are dedicated to our patients and would love to welcome others who share our mission!We are currently recruiting for a Full Time Associate Medical Director to join our team at Eastmont Wellness Center. This position would work closely with the Medical Director in the oversight of the primary care provided at Eastmont. It is 70% clinical care and 30% administrative. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain more experience in leadership and healthcare administration. If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply!DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:--NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification.-- However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level.--Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.1. Responsible for ensuring the overall quality of care provided at the clinical site including adherence to best practices, AHS policies & procedures and standard work; responsible for ensuring the site meets and state and federal benchmarks.2. Responsible for ensuring adequate clinical access to services; this includes evaluating and ensuring provider-level productivity, including clinic templates and empanelment, monitoring access standards and ensuring compliance with state and federal benchmarks, and ensuring adequate coverage for provider leave & absences.3. Recommends and assists with development of new services and clinical programs, including cost and value analysis and appropriate evaluation and follow up to ensure efficacy of services.4. Responsible for provider engagement, including reviewing and improving provider engagement survey scores, identifying and mentoring clinical champions for key initiatives and supporting professional development.5. Recruits, hires, directs, evaluates, and coordinates the professional activities of the paid and volunteer medical, dental, and other health care staff providing outpatient services.6. Develops, reviews, and/or implements criteria for personnel management, staffing levels, placement, task assignment, authority responsibility, productivity, promotion, disciplinary action and remuneration for physicians and personnel.7. Represents AHS in medical-administrative and medical-educational matters with other institutions, universities, private and public organizations including community organizations and individuals, the press and other media, the professional medical community, and accrediting and regulatory agencies as guided by the CAO for Ambulatory Services.8. Serves on AHS medical and administrative committees.9. Oversees documentation and care planning.10. Responsible for maintaining an active clinical practice in the specialty area that the individual is overseeing.11. Performs other duties as required.Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:--Required Education: M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited Medical or Osteopathic school.--Required Experience: Two years of clinical leadership or managerial experience in a clinical or healthcare administration settingRequired Licenses/Certifications: Valid License to practice medicine in the State of California; certification by a specialty Board.Eastmont Wellness CenterEastmont Wellness CenterFull TimeDayManagementFTE: 1

Keywords: Alameda Health System, Oakland , Associate Medical Director, Ambulatory Care - Eastmont Wellness Center in Oakland, CA, Healthcare , Oakland, California