Medical Director - PACE

Requirements

• MD and board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine required.
• Minimum of 5 years of working in Geriatrics.
• Current MD licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• BLS Certification.
• Required to obtain and maintain professional lic

Benefits

Additional Information

Thank you for your interest in a career at NeighborHealth, formerly East Boston Neighborhood Health Center! As one of the largest community health centers in the country, NeighborHealth is proud to serve the greater Boston area with a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our patients and communities. Whether you're a nurse or physician providing direct care, a manager leading dedicated teams, or part of the essential support staff who keep our operations running smoothly - every role at NeighborHealth is vital. Together, we're advancing medicine and delivering the best care experience for our patients and community! Interested in this position? Apply online and create a personal candidate account! Current Employees of NeighborHealth - Please use our internal careers portal to apply for positions. To learn more about working at NeighborHealth and our benefits, please visit out our Careers Page . Time Type: Full time Department: PACE Administration All Locations: 300 Ocean Avenue - Revere Position Summary: NeighborHealth is seeking an experienced Medical Director for the administrative and clinical development, and supervision of, primary care staff in PACE. This role will oversee the performance of PACE clinical care, in collaboration with clinical senior leadership and management. In addition, the Medical Director will provide direct primary patient care for PACE participants. What You'll Do The Medical Director of PACE leads the development and ongoing refinement of departmental clinical policies and procedures while overseeing clinical quality management. Working closely with the PACE Quality Director, staff, senior clinical leadership, and administrative partners, the role supports annual performance improvement efforts and ensures excellence in patient experience, safety, and overall quality of care. The successful candidate will be able to perform the following responsibilities: Development and updating departmental clinical policies and procedures. Oversee Clinical Quality Management of the department in concert with PACE Quality Director and other PACE directors. Maintains and communicates all operating policies and procedures to all subordinates on an on-going basis. Provides strong leadership for subordinates and resolves all staff issues, problems, and concerns in a timely manner. Assists the department in annual performance improvement projects. Responsible for recruiting primary care physicians and nurse practitioners. Collaborate with the IT department for data reporting and validating IT reports related to PACE services. Assists in the clinical portion of grant writing and reporting. Works closely with coding and billing departments to assure proper coding and fund allocation. Clinical and Administrative Time: Approximately 12 weekly clinical hours (15 payroll hours), including call rotation. This includes call responsibility in rotation with primary care staff for weekends, holidays, and weekdays. 25 administrative hours will be spent in PACE to include the above noted responsibilities and leadership responsibilities. Leadership Responsibilities: Mandatory meetings: Neighbor Health Clinical Leaders meeting (weekly) NeighborHealth Medical Standards Committee (monthly) NeighborHealth Manager's meeting (monthly) PACE Senior Leadership (weekly) PACE Clinical Operations (weekly) PACE Primary Care staff (weekly) PACE Primary Care Clinic Leads (weekly) PACE Clinical Quality (monthly) PACE Clinical Managers (monthly) PACE Managers (monthly) PACE Utilization Management (quarterly) Additional ad hoc meetings related to services and operations Risk adjustment analysis and strategy (internal, and with external consultants) NeighborHealth Pharmacy NeighborHealth Dental Contracted nursing facilities Meetings to attend in parallel or by delegated personnel NeighborHealth CDS Workgroup (monthly) (and/or PACE Clinician Builder attendance) NeighborHealth Epic Workgroup (monthly) (and/or PACE Clinician Builder attendance) NeighborHealth Medication Safety (monthly) (and/or alternate designated PACE provider) NeighborHealth Risk Management (monthly) (and/or PACE Quality Director or clinical/quality staff designee) NeighborHealth Pharmacy and Therapeutics (quarterly) (and/or PACE Clinical pharmacy staff or clinical staff designee) NeighborHealth Performance Improvement (monthly) (and/or PACE Quality Director or clinical/quality staff designee) Other Duties: Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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