Director of Family Medicine

Company: Carolina Health Centers Inc.
Location: Greenwood
Posted on: September 1, 2024

Job Description:

Description: GENERAL DESCRIPTION:The Director of Family Medicine (DFM) is appointed by the President and CEOand is responsible to the CMO as the director of the department of familymedicine and is charged with providing leadership to all clinical providers in thespecialty of family medicine. The DFM is primarily responsible for supervisingthe provider staff in their clinical and administrative duties in the Department ofFamily Medicine. The DFM is a standing member of the Patient Care Executivecommittee, chaired by the CMO, and is responsible for recommending andimplementing clinical policies and procedures, as approved by said committee.The DFM is to assist the CMO in ensuring continuous quality improvement in allclinical activities, assist in coordinating provider schedules and call schedule, andto assist in development of the department and its programs.Requirements: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:A. Recruitment and Employment:i. One of the primary contacts for recruitment of physicians and APPsfor the department.ii. In conjunction with the CMO and the President/CEO, negotiatescontracts and any related incentive packages with prospective providercandidates and current providers.iii. Approves annual leave, CME leave and CME reimbursement usedthroughout fiscal year for providers in department.iv. Responsible for assisting new providers as they become accustomed toserving patients in their assigned office(s). Assists in training,mentoring and monitoring progress especially in the first few weeks ofemployment.v. Responsible for mentoring, advising and correcting existing providersin workflows, efficiencies, inter-staff relationships and otheremployment matters.B. Medical Services:i. Provides primary medical care to patients of Carolina Health Centers(CHC).ii. Assists in the approval of schedules leave time for providers of thedepartment, coordinating with CMO for floating provider substitution,to ensure adequate provider coverage for all CHCs FM offices.iii. Maintains directly or indirectly the FM call schedule as well as theschedule of providers for Migrant Clinic, Saturday Village Clinic andany similar department-staffed specialty clinic.C. Quality Management:i. Reviews appropriate patient complaints, investigating as needed andresponding in an appropriate manner.ii. Is a standing member of the Quality Improvement Committee and isexpected to contribute significantly to the work of that committee.iii. As part of the Patient Care Executive committee, helps to review,update, and develop policies and procedures regarding clinical caredelivery and processes.iv. Responsible for leading and coaching providers in quality matters,PDSA cycles, individual quality projects and other quality-relatedendeavors.D. Business and Finance:i. Assists CMO and CEO in efforts of business development and newbusiness strategies.E. General Management:i. Provides direct supervision for subordinate staff.ii. Performs annual reviews on all subordinate staff.iii. Perform other duties as identified and/or assigned.IV. REQUIREMENTS:All employees of Carolina Health Centers, Inc. are expected to perform theduties of their job and behave in a manner consistent with the CorporatePhilosophy which supports the values of: honesty, integrity, openness, thepursuit of individual and collective excellence, and unwavering mutualrespect and appreciation. In addition, this position requires:A. Education and Experience:i. Graduate of an accredited medical school.ii. Residency-trained in a primary care specialty.B. Skills and Abilities:i. Supervisory skills to manage health care providers in the department.ii. Clinical skills to see a regular panel of patients.iii. Ability to visualize future business prospects and ideas and considerthe impact on the current business model.C. Licensure/Certification:i. Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy, licensed to practice in thestate of South Carolina.ii. Board certified in Family Medicine.D. Physical Demands and Work Environment Considerations:i. While performing the responsibilities of the DFM, the employee isrequired to talk and hear in order to communicate with others.ii. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers,to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.iii. The employee is often required to stand, walk, reach with arms andhands, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch.iv. Visual abilities required by this job include close vision withsometimes long periods of extended exposure to a computer screen.v. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.vi. Moderate to regular exposure to blood borne pathogens.vii. The employee must be capable of regular travel within theCorporations service area.viii. Requirement for out-of-town and/or overnight travel is minimal. Occasional travel to and from CHC's other family practices.REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:A. Responsible to: Reports directly to the CMO.B. Workers Supervised: Directly supervises the provider staff in the department,including physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs).C. Interrelationships: Standing member of the Patient Care Executive committeewhose primary goal is to ensure the delivery of quality comprehensiveprimary care. Standing member of the Quality Improvement Committee.Standing member of the Executive Leadership Team.by Jobble

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