Description MaineHealth Maine Medical Center is recruiting for an Associate Medical Director for their Family Medicine Sanford, ME location. The Associate Medical Director is a physician or APP who will serve as the subject matter expert and will partner with administrative leaders to ensure quality of care, patient safety, patient, provider and employee satisfaction and efficient use of resources are met. The Associate Medical Director ensures policies and workflows are in compliance with MaineHealth and regulatory agency standards and procedures. The Associate Medical Director will align their individual efforts with the mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and organizational aims of MaineHealth.
Essential Functions:
- Provides clinical operations oversight of the program.
- Accountable for the development, implementation, and success of the quality and safety of the practice.
- May work closely with the residency program directors and preceptors to continue our commitment to teaching.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Works closely with the practice leaders and physicians/APPs to ensure the proper functioning and utilization of the practice.
- Serves as the clinical lead for protocols and workflows within the practice- helps with the development, implementation and refinement of protocols and workflows.
- Accountable for the quality and safety as well as productivity and operational efficiency within the practice.
- Responsible for implementation of MHMG policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure that clinical and regulatory work is in compliance.
- May be asked to perform peer review.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge and expertise in the clinical aspects of the practice.
Other Skills
- Communication: Is both an effective listener and presenter of ideas. Is as interested in the ideas of others as they are in their own.
- Decision Making: Able to make decisions within the scope of the position and can anticipate ramifications. Is clear with those impacted by the decision how it is going to be made. Makes decisions based on appropriate data, in a timely fashion and communicates effectively with those impacted by the decision.
- Dealing with conflict: Is skilled at surfacing and sharpening the issues in a conflict situation and adept at resolving conflicts while tending to the needs of those involved whenever possible.
- Openness: Is appropriately transparent with others and shares information and reactions in ways that s/he wants to grow these skills in others. Also demonstrates and openness to ideas that differ from their own and encourages their expression.
- Professionalism: Models professional behavior in both clinical practice and administrative responsibilities. Demonstrates caring, respectful and compassionate attitude towards all people, and takes responsibility for personal growth.
- Other duties in mutual agreement with your medical leader.
Education and Experience
- MD/DO degree or certified NP or PA required
- Minimum of 2 years of clinical practice.
MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth offers a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.
To learn more about our system, please visit www.mainehealth.org and our benefits page.
For more information, please apply and/or contact Kelley Johnson, Physician & APP Recruiter at [email protected]
