Medical Director, Parkview

Job description

Organization: UCHealth Medical Group

Region: South

Reports To: Senior Medical Director, South Region

Leadership Model: Delegated physician leadership within a physician-administrator dyad structure

Position Summary

The Medical Director, Parkview provides delegated physician leadership for assigned specialty practices within the South region of the UCHealth Medical Group. Reporting to the Senior Medical Director of the South Region, the Medical Director partners with operational leaders, Medical Practice Leaders (MPLs), APP leaders, and clinical teams to advance quality, patient safety, access, patient experience, clinician engagement, and operational performance across assigned departments. The role serves as an extension of the Senior Medical Director to support regional priorities, strengthen local leadership capability, facilitate communication, and promote consistency across specialty practices. Partner collaboratively with Memorial Hospital CMO, Administrative leadership team.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to: Senior Medical Director, South

Works closely with: Parkview CMO, VP Operations, UCHMG South, administrative leaders; MPLs; APP leaders; clinical directors; regional quality, safety, access, and patient experience leaders

Escalates to: Senior Medical Director, UCHMG CMO

Leadership model: Physician-administrator dyad structure

Assigned Scope of Responsibility

The Medical Director Provides Physician Leadership Oversight And Support For All UCHealth Medical Group Medical Offices And Associated Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Allied Health Professionals, And Contracted Clinicians Within The Parkview Catchment Area. The Assigned Scope Includes

UCHealth Anesthesiology - Parkview

Associates in Women's Health Care / Parkview women's services

UCHealth Behavioral Health - Parkview

UCHealth Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery - Pueblo

UCHealth Endocrinology Clinic - Pueblo

UCHealth Family Medicine - 13th Street

UCHealth Family Medicine - Colorado City

UCHealth Family Medicine - Parkview MOB

UCHealth Family Medicine - Pueblo West

UCHealth Foot and Ankle Clinic - Pueblo

UCHealth Gastroenterology Clinic - Parkview MOB

UCHealth Hospital Medicine - Parkview

UCHealth Infectious Disease - Parkview

UCHealth Internal Medicine - Park West and Parkview MOB

UCHealth Neurology and Neurosurgery - Pueblo

UCHealth Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Pueblo

UCHealth Pain Management - Pueblo

UCHealth Palliative Care - Parkview

UCHealth Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Parkview MOB

UCHealth Primary Care / Rapid Care - Parkview MOB

UCHealth Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine - Pueblo

UCHealth Radiation Oncology - Pueblo

UCHealth Rheumatology Clinic - Pueblo

UCHealth Surgery - Parkview

UCHealth Urology - Pueblo

UCHealth Vein and Vascular - Pueblo

UCHealth Wound Care - Parkview

The assigned scope includes all current and future physicians, advanced practice providers, allied health professionals, and contracted clinicians practicing through these medical offices. The practice and provider roster will be maintained in alignment with the current UCHealth Medical Group Parkview practice listing and may be updated as organizational needs, affiliations, and services change within the Parkview catchment area.

Primary Responsibilities

Medical Practice Leader Development

Mentor, coach, and support Medical Practice Leaders within assigned specialties.

Assist MPLs in developing leadership capabilities, communication skills, change management competencies, and succession planning.

Support development of local action plans to address departmental opportunities and performance gaps.

Review and discuss data with local MPLs related to items including but not limited to in-basket performance, patient experience/ ”provider listened” scores, QVIP performance, supply/demand, access, productivity, and network integrity.

Promote consistency in leadership practices across assigned departments.

Quality, Safety, and Compliance

Support achievement of regional and system quality goals.

Promote a culture of patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.

Partner with operational and clinical leaders to identify and address quality, safety, and compliance concerns.

Support implementation of system-wide clinical initiatives and evidence-based practices.

Physician and APP Engagement

Support clinician recruitment, onboarding, engagement, retention, and professional development efforts.

Facilitate communication between clinicians, MPLs, operations leaders, and medical group leadership.

Identify emerging clinician concerns and assist in developing solutions.

Foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, collaboration, and respect.

Operational and Strategic Leadership

Partner with operational leaders to improve access, patient flow, productivity, and patient experience.

Support implementation of organizational strategic initiatives.

Assist with physician alignment, practice integration, and change management efforts.

Facilitate resolution of operational and clinical issues requiring regional leadership involvement.

Participate in strategic planning for specialty services growth and development as needed.

Communication and Alignment

Establish and maintain effective bi-directional communication across assigned departments.

Ensure consistent dissemination of information from Medical Group leadership.

Escalate significant issues, risks, and opportunities to the Medical Director of Metro Specialties.

Serve as a liaison between local MPLs and regional leadership teams.

Dyad Leadership

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with operational partners.

Collaboratively lead assigned specialty areas through a physician-administrator dyad model.

Support coordinated decision-making and accountability across clinical and operational domains.

Performance Expectations

The Medical Director will contribute to measurable improvement in the following domains. Annual goals and performance indicators will be established in collaboration with the Medical Director of Metro Specialties and other Medical Group leaders.

Domain: Illustrative Measures or Focus Areas

Leadership Development: MPL engagement and development, leadership succession planning, physician leadership participation

Quality and Safety: Quality metric performance, patient safety initiatives, regulatory and compliance performance

Clinician Engagement: Physician and APP recruitment, clinician retention, provider engagement outcomes

Operational Performance: Access to care, patient experience, operational efficiency, implementation of regional strategic priorities

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Worksite address

pueblo, CO, 81004, US

Who can apply

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