Physician - Associate Medical Director - Home-based Medical Care
Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: El Segundo
Posted on: May 29, 2023
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Job Description:
Description - External
*** $80,000 Student Loan Repayment Bonus or $40,000 Sign-on Bonus
for individuals who have not previously participated in this
program. ***
Careers at Landmark , part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group
family of businesses. At Landmark, we work to deliver high quality,
comprehensive care to chronically ill patients wherever they reside
and whenever they need it. We focus on doing what's right for the
people we serve, even when it's not easy. This is your opportunity
to be part of a compassionate team that is setting out to change
health care for complex, chronic patients. We're looking for driven
people like you because changing the status quo takes dedication.
Here, we'll invest in your personal and professional growth while
giving you a unique opportunity to make a difference. Helping
people feel their best is a rewarding part of doing your life's
best work.(sm)
The Associate Medical Director (AMD) provides direct and indirect
medical care and population health management to patients served by
Landmark Health. This role reports directly to the Market Medical
Director. This role also provides clinical and operational
oversight to a team of physicians and advanced level practitioners
assigned to them. The AMD also acts as a leader for the zone's
interdisciplinary team accountable for serving a patient population
and/or geography within a Landmark market
The AMD directs and helps build the capacity of a team of providers
in a zone to manage a population of complex patients, and is
responsible for achieving clinical outcomes, optimizing
utilization/costs, and ensuring high patient satisfaction within
that zone. This position is 60% direct and indirect patient care
and 40% administrative.
This is an outstanding opportunity with a Fortune 5 Company to be
at the forefront of our continued growth in this specialty area.
Join us today!
Primary Responsibilities:
Provide medical care to a panel of patients of the highest
complexity
Transition high acuity patients back to longitudinal providers as
patients' condition improves
Act as a consultative physician focused on stabilizing the frailest
and most vulnerable patients within the population
Complete comprehensive chart reviews and ride-alongs with providers
in their respective zone in order to ensure high quality care of
patients
Participate in the market on call schedule and provide telephonic
on-call coverage that require telephonic triage based on market
needs
Support advanced level practitioners with in-person or telephonic
clinical consultations
Provide real time supervision of Urgentivist Extenders (paramedics
or RNs/LPNs/LVNs) as needed
Review reports and data to improve population health for patients
within their zone and patient panel
Provide clinical leadership, oversee quality and execute clinical
operations within a defined zone
Oversee the application of specific measurements of quality and
ensure that all providers consistently meet thresholds
Other duties as assigned by the Market Medical Director
Compensation/Benefits Highlights:
Competitive base pay and bonus rewards incentives
Generous PTO package and eight holidays per year
Matching 401k
UnitedHealth Group offers medical, dental and vision health
plans
Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
Coverage
Spouse or Domestic Partner Life Insurance and AD&D
Short and Long Term Disability Coverage
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Discounts
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
And more...
What makes an OptumCare organization different?
Our care model limits daily volume to allow our providers the time
needed to provide quality care to their patients
We offer clinical and leadership growth and stability second to
none
Providers are supported to practice at the peak of their
license
We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the
culture and community of our local care organization
The culture is one of clinical innovation and transformation
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an
environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on
what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide
development for other roles you may be interested in.
Qualifications - External
Required Qualifications:
Physician currently licensed to practice without restriction in the
State of California
Medical Doctorate or Doctorate of Osteopathy
Board Certified or eligible with preference in Internal Medicine,
Geriatrics or Palliative Medicine sub-specialty, Family Practice or
Emergency Medicine
5+ years experience as a physician
Experience managing and leading teams of physicians and mid-level
providers
Experience in recruiting and hiring medical talent
Experience in coaching members of the health care team
Access to reliable transportation.
Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this
role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster
doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth
Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as
well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of
vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to
ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential
job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Preferred Qualifications:
2+ Home-based clinical care experience
Awareness about UM standards, NCQA requirements, CMS guidelines,
Milliman guidelines, and Medicaid/Medicare contracts and benefit
systems
To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and
communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate
companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination
status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and
locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as
an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all
federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well
as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the
necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure
compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job
functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet
the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an
employment offer or termination of employment.
Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler
and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all
aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier
world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We
bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health
care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and
accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams
to help solve important challenges.
PLEASE NOTE Employees must be in an active regular status.
Employees must remain in role for a minimum of 12 months from the
date of hire/rehire/transfer.--- If an employee leaves Home and
Community, the student loan repayments will cease.--- The employee
must remain in an Advanced Practice Clinician or Physician role
within Home and Community for 36 months to receive the full benefit
of the student loan repayments.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier
lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We
believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location
and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life.
Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good
health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color,
historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We
are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and
enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health
disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority
reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin,
protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information,
or any other characteristic protected.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are
required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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