Overview:
St. Luke's Health System is actively seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible physician in Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine to step into a dynamic leadership role at our thriving Urgent Care clinic in beautiful Twin Falls, Idaho.
As the Urgent Care Site Medical Director, you'll join a highly skilled, team-oriented group of providers and play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional care to our community. This full-time (1.0 FTE) opportunity offers a blended clinical and leadership role, giving you the chance to practice medicine while influencing the growth and operations of our clinic.
The Site Medical Director reports to the Urgent Care System Medical Director, is a full-time clinical position and bills approximately 5 - 8 administrative hours in addition to full time clinical compensation.
What You'll Do:
* Provide hands-on clinical care in a fast-paced, well-supported urgent care setting
* Oversee and support a talented team of Advanced Practice Providers
* Collaborate with the System Medical Director for strategic and operational improvements
* Receive 5-8 hours/month of additional billable administrative time
Clinic Snapshot:
* Open 7 days a week: 8 AM-10 PM
* Treats pediatric and adult patients for a wide range of urgent, non-emergency conditions (e.g., lacerations, colds/flu, fractures, minor injuries)
* Fully equipped with on-site lab and imaging services
* Supported by a collaborative care team of RNs, LPNs, and CMAs
Why St. Luke's - and Why Twin Falls?
At St. Luke's, we're building a stronger, healthier future - starting with you. You'll enjoy an innovative practice environment, meaningful work, and a collaborative culture across our network. Twin Falls offers a high quality of life with access to stunning outdoor recreation, a friendly community, and a cost of living that makes it easy to thrive.
Responsibilities:
The Site Medical Director will work in a close partnership with administration to positively impact the entire St. Luke's Health System. This role encompasses leading providers, focusing on clinical outcomes, supporting operational performance, and collaborating with provider leaders in other specialties across the health system.
* Serve as the accountable physician leader for all elements of performance within the group.
* In partnership with his/her administrative leadership, facilitate the execution of system strategies within the group.
* In partnership with his/her administrative leadership, lead the providers in the group to achieve ever-improving clinical outcomes at the lowest total cost of care, including those measures as defined on an annual basis by the organization.
* Identify and foster innovative opportunities to improve the value of care and collaborate with the other leaders in identifying those innovations that may be ready for pilot implementation.
* In collaboration with leadership assure performance to meet or exceed quality dashboard and benchmark standards.
* Support administration in the oversight of group operations.
* Coordinate services with acute care, post-acute care, and ambulatory leaders to assure most effective utilization of specialty services within the site to drive best outcomes, optimal patient and family experience, and lowest total cost of care.
* Oversee the recruiting, onboarding, performance, development, and support of providers within the group, supporting the work of the St. Luke's Clinic to establish a culture of a High-Performing Group.
* Support Clinical Documentation Improvement efforts to optimize the complete and accurate recording of illness burden in the group.
* Support his/her administrative leadership in optimizing the financial performance of the group, including supply chain and Pharmacy and Therapeutic standardization, as appropriate.
* Partner with leaders throughout the St. Luke's Health System to assure reduction in care variation and standardization, where possible.
* Serve as a physician leader, demonstrating the values and behaviors of St. Luke's leadership, inspiring constituents to achieve ever-improving patient-centered care outcomes.
* Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
* Education: Graduation from an accredited school of Medicine or Osteopathy and successful completion of an accredited residency program. Advanced degree in business, healthcare administration, healthcare quality improvement, or other is desirable, but not required.
* Experience: At least 3 years of clinical practice required. Demonstration of progressive leadership roles within healthcare organization(s). St. Luke's Clinic Membership: The Site | Single Medical Director must be a member of the St, Luke's Clinic through an employment, PSA, or ESA relationship and in good standing.
* Licenses/Certifications: 1) Membership as a licensed physician (MD or DO) on a St. Luke's Medical Staff. 2) Maintain Board Certification within specialty 3) Ability to maintain at least a part-time clinical practice while performing the job duties noted above.
Share this job:
Share this Job