JOB DESCRIPTION McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time faculty Medical Director position in the Department of Family & Community Medicine. The selected candidate will contribute to the department's mission to provide health care to an urban underserved population and train the next generation of physicians. The Medical Director at each site
is the physician leader of primary care services in the site clinic. The Medical Director has the ultimate responsibility for clinical and educational services/activities at the clinic. Day-to-day coordination of activities for education (site coordinator) could be the assignment of another on-site faculty member. This position is 80% Patient Care Clinical Time, 20% Director Administrative Time, and supervises clinic
site faculty, nurse practitioners, and trainees (medical students and residents). Medical Director Scope: Within established Department and/or Harris Health System policies, is responsible for overall monitoring as well as coordinating the successful day-to-day operation of clinical and educational activities at the clinic site. The Medical Director frequently interacts and is involved with the Clinic Operations
Manager and Nurse Manager in all areas of clinic operations. Together, the triad ensures that the clinic is providing the best possible patient care with maximum efficiency. Medical Director Duties: The Medical Director has the ultimate responsibility for clinical and educational services/activities at the clinic site. Day-to-Day coordination of activities for education (site coordinator) could be the assignment of
another on-site faculty member; however, the Medical Director is expected to participate in teaching/precepting of medical students/residents. Position Key Accountabilities: Ensuring quality of clinical services, including:· Peer Review· Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Activities· Harris Health System performance improvement activities· Clinician involvement in the development and implementation of improvement
processes Ensuring accuracy and completeness for the billing and documentation of the individual clinicians:· Encounter form.· Coding.· Medical record notes.· Internal auditing of productivity measures. Supervising all UTH MDs, NPs, and locums:· Clinical activities.· Patient complaints.· Leave requests (vacation, Continuing Medical Education, etc.).· Personnel problems.· Ensure implementation of UTH/HHS policies and
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