RHC Physician and Medical Director

Job description

Mission statement

Superior health care and exceptional service for each person, every time.

Vision

To be a vibrant and thriving five-star center for health, serving as our community's first choice for health and wellness.

Our C.A.R.E. Values

• Compassion - I will treat everyone with kindness, acceptance, empathy, and understanding.
• Accountability - I will be trustworthy, responsible, and dependable while taking ownership of my actions.
• Respect - I will value the feelings, wishes, rights, and traditions of everyone without judgment.
• Excellence - I will strive to understand and exceed the expectations of others.

Benefits:

Medical Insurance- Three different plans to choose from

MASA- Medical Transportation Solutions

Health Reimbursement & Savings Account

Flex Spending Account/Dependent Care Spending Account

Dental

Vision

Identity Protection-Free

Hospital Indemnity

Life Insurance-Free

LTD/STD-Free

Voluntary Life & AD&D

403 (b) Retirement Plan- 4% employer contribution

ETO

Job Description: RHC Physician and Medical Director

Delivers appropriate care in a n outpatient primary care setting to patients and families in the clinic, hospital, and nursing home following established standards and practices. Provides consultation and collaboration to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants employed by the hospital.

Serving as the RHC Medical Director, you are responsible for establishing, maintaining, and enforcing acceptable professional and ethical standards of the facility’s medical staff according to its policies, procedures, philosophy, and objectives. Assists clinic leadership in assuring that the facility meets all related local, state, federal, and accreditation-body rules, and regulations. Assists clinic leadership in coordinating and directing patient care in the facility according to adopted policies/procedures, state and federal regulations, and accepted accreditation standards. Servies as a liaison between the medical staff and McPherson Hospital Administration. The individual in this position reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

Position Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited medical school and successful completion of an accredited residency.
• MD or DO current license in the State of Kansas.

· Minimum of five years of clinical medical practice experience

· Previous experience as a medical Director or other leadership role preferred.

Essential Skills and experience:

· Board certified in area of specialty.

· Is available to provide face-to-face services to RHC patients; must see at least one patient per year.

· Maintains medical malpractice insurance at the required levels of coverage.

· Maintains current medical staff membership at the RHC’s parent hospital if the RHC is provider-based.

· Must possess strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

· Effective interpersonal relationship skills including good listening and communication skills.

· Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings and with a wide variety of people and different organizations levels.

· Ability to develop effective relations with various providers.

· Ability to effectively supervise employees.

· Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and appropriately.

· Ability to adapt resources to meet the needs of the situation.

· Ability to develop and implement plans for program/clinic operations.

· Knowledge of administration principles and the ability to apply them in a changing healthcare environment.

General:

· Provides Medical Directorship for the clinic’s healthcare activities, consultation for, and Medical supervision of the healthcare staff.

· Participates in developing, executing, and periodically reviewing the rural health clinic written operational and Medical management policies, including the policy review required as part of the biennial evaluation process.

· Actively and personally interacts with the clinic providers and licensed medical staff frequently enough to provide medial duration, consultation, and supervision per federal and state requirements; is available through direct telecommunications for consultation, medical emergencies, or patient referral in compliance with federal and state supervisions and collaborative requirements; and can issue orders and provide direct patient care services in the RHC, if needed.

· Periodically reviews the clinic’s medical records and reviews nurse practitioner or physician assistant charts per 42 CFR 491 and state requirements for appropriateness of care and completeness. if there is no state requirement the RHXC regulation must still be followed concerning a minimum number of charts to be reviewed by a physician.

· Enters into and maintains a collaborative practice agreement with nurse practitioners and supervision relationships with physician assistants, as is or if applicable to state scope of proactive regulations.

· Participates in the development and execution of quality initiatives and performance improvement activities as required by federal or state agencies and/or by the RHC Administration.

· Provides Medical Directorship at the same local of participation and within a comparable scope and nature as do other hospital department Medical Directors if the RHC is provider-based.

· Participates in periodic performance evaluation of nurse practitioner and physician assistant including evaluation of clinical competencies.

· Participates in other activities, committee meetings and staff meetings as required by the hospital (if provider-based) or the RHC including the annual program evaluation meeting.

· Ensures the establishment, maintenance, continuing improvement, and enforcement of acceptable professional and ethical standards and performance of the medical staff and patient-care personnel.

· Reports to hospital and clinic leadership regarding the quality and efficiency of medical care provided and follows appropriate peer review process.

· Oversees medial issues of day-to-day operations.

· Supports administrative decisions and activities affecting patient care.

Medical Staff:

• Serves as a liaison between the medical staff and McPherson Hospital Administration
• Conduct preliminary investigation breaches of quality patient care or ethical conduct by medical staff members and makes appropriate recommendations to McPherson Hospital administration and clinic leadership.
• Enforces medical staff by-laws, rules and regulations, and facility policies and procedures.
• Implements performance improvement plans/disciplinary actions where indicated, including all instances in which corrective action has been requested against a practitioner regarding his or her compliance with procedural safeguards.
• Reviews performance of medical staff member for reappointment recommendation.

Medical Staff:

· Ensures that the quality of patient care is in accordance with the established policies and procedures.

· Assists the facility staff in identifying and solving patient-care problems.

· Assist clinic leadership in maintaining continuity of patient care through coordination of physicians and nursing staff.

· Provide and manage primary preventative and acute care to patients and families in the clinic following established standards and practices.

· Evaluate physical/psychosocial health status through performing comprehensive3 health history and physical examinations.

· Ordering, performing, interpreting, and evaluating diagnostic tests.

· Synthesizes data to determine preliminary diagnosis and therapeutic plan utilizing principles of preventions.

· Refer patients appropriately to consulting physicians and services, providing relevant records. Respond to consultation with continued evaluation and management of the patient as appropriate.

· Administers medications and injections, suture minor lacerations.

· Counsel individuals, families, and groups about health, illness, and promotion of health maintenance. Recommends community resources to meet patient and daily needs.

· Instructs patients and family regarding medication and treatment instructions.

· Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information.

· Manages medical and surgical emergencies.

· Maintain current certifications for BLS (ACLS, ATLS, PALS as it pertains to each department’s requirements).

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.