Physician - Medical Director
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Independence, MO
Salary: $215,000.00 USD Annually - $250,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Physician - Medical Director to join their team based out in Independence, MO! If qualified and interested, please send your updated CV to Matt Morrissey at MMorrissey@judge.com for immediate consideration. Thank you, and I look forward to connecting!

Our physicians spend 90% of their time clinically treating patients; the remaining 10% focused on recruiting, business metrics, patient/client happiness and center management. This role offers an opportunity for physicians to blend their love of patient care with their management skills, working for the leader in the workplace health industry.

This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Spends 100% of time in a center providing direct patient care, leading by example, and creating an exceptional patient experience.
• Ensures day-to-day execution of medical model collaborating with therapists and specialists to drive optimal clinical outcomes and case closure.
• Monitors key clinical center metrics that are provided by Clinical Analytics and relate to quality outcomes: Practice Indicators, COP, GRV, LOS, TAT, Specialist Referral Rate, Primary Care Case Duration, Days to First Recheck, % of cases with Lost Time, Limited Duty, and Full Duty.
• Manages clinicians and support staff and complies with APC supervisory requirements.
• Creates a professional and collaborative working environment with full colleague participation that promotes teamwork, quality, exceptional outcomes, and patient safety.
• Works with DMO to identify and implement changes to ensure continuous clinical improvement.
• Masters use of clinical systems to ensure efficiency, excellent supportive documentation, appropriate and optimal coding levels, charge capture, and follow-through on all patient care orders.
• Ensures compliance with individual State Practice Act/Rules and Regulations/WC Regulations.
• Drives patient and client experience metrics.
• Calls and communicates to employers on all new injuries and other significant clinical changes.
• Actively participates in CLT meetings with COD and CTD to improve quality, patient safety, outlier management, and ensures the ongoing development and growth of the center's business.
• Maintains and cultivates relationships with center clients and payers while responding to requests within 24 hours.
• Works with DMO and CLT to manage clinical and support staffing levels and proficiencies that will optimize patient satisfaction, workflows, and efficiencies

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Board Certification / Eligibility highly preferred.
• Occupational Medicine experience preferred, but we are willing to train otherwise qualified candidates in this area of medicine.
• Licensure requirements of the state of jurisdiction.
• Graduate of accredited MD or DO program of accredited university.
• Unrestricted DEA license for state of jurisdiction.
• Must be eligible to participate in Medicare.

Contact: mmorrissey@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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