Senior Medical Director

Job Description:
The Senior Medical Director of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services ("PALM") is a system-wide role, responsible to oversee PALM Services for Intermountain's Clinical Shared Services in conjunction with the clinical shared services operations director to ensure that patients, clinical teams, and physicians and advanced practice providers ("APPs") receive the safest and highest quality care and experiences from pathology and laboratory medicine, model and champion the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain, and be responsible to IHCHS administration for abiding by state and federal regulations and the policy, procedures, and guidelines of IHCHS. This role will work actively to drive optimization and standardization across PALM at Intermountain Health and will have leadership accountability to align affiliated and employed pathology groups across the Intermountain enterprise.

The leadership portion of this position is a .7 FTE, but can be combined with .3 FTE's worth of clinical work to equal a full time position.

The Senior Medical Director of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services ("PALM") is a system-wide role, responsible to oversee PALM Services for Intermountain's Clinical Shared Services in conjunction with the clinical shared services operations director to ensure that patients, clinical teams, and physicians and advanced practice providers ("APPs") receive the safest and highest quality care and experiences from pathology and laboratory medicine, model and champion the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain, and be responsible to IHCHS administration for abiding by state and federal regulations and the policy, procedures, and guidelines of IHCHS. This role will work actively to drive optimization and standardization across PALM at Intermountain Health and will have leadership accountability to align affiliated and employed pathology groups across the Intermountain enterprise.

In this role, the Senior Medical Director reports directly to the assigned Region Chief Medical Officer.

Essential Job Duties

Medical Direction. Provides medical direction for all services associated with the PALM Services and oversees medical leadership for PALM, emphasizing safety, quality assurance, consumer and patient experience, and provider engagement, and approval of standards and policies for these services.

Conformance with Policies. Provides such medical direction in conformance with applicable IHCHS policies and procedures established from time to time by the IHCHS, applicable standards of The Joint Commission ("TJC"), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

(CLIA), College of Anatomic Pathology (CAP), the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act

("EMTALA"), any and all applicable requirements of federal, state, or local laws, rules, and/or regulations, or third party reimbursement sources (public or private) covering the Senior Medical Director's services.

Records. Keep or cause to be kept in the PALM Services accurate and complete administrative records, in an adequate filing system to be furnished by IHCHS. The Senior Medical Director shall ensure compliance with all PALM Services, governmental and applicable TJC record keeping and recording requirements.

Training. Assists IHCHS in the training of IHCHS personnel where appropriate, including in-service education, providing such training is within the scope of the Senior Medical Director's practice.

Strategic Planning. In partnership with Clinical Shared Services Operations Director, assists with strategic planning for the PALM Services and affiliate pathology contracts.

Development of Policies. Leads the development of written medical policies for the PALM Services, with approval of such policies to be pursued as may be necessary in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws of the

respective facilities of IHCHS. The Senior Medical Director shall assist in securing compliance with these policies by all IHCHS personnel.

Quality of Care Utilization. Assures that utilization and quality of care studies are regularly performed in accordance with IHCHS policy and accreditation standards.

PALM Services Coverage. Directs physician leadership to provide medical support for PALM Services so that at least one physician shall remain available to meet the needs of IHCHS.

Cooperation. Cooperates closely with other IHCHS departments.

Outside Agencies. Coordinates with outside agencies as necessary

Equipment/SuppIies. From time to time and with operations, determines the need for necessary equipment and supplies and submit requisitions for the same to the IHCHS administration. Such requisitions shall be processed in accordance with established Il-ICHS budgeting and purchasing procedures.

Rules and Regulations. Represents and warrants to IHCHS that PALM Services hereunder will be provided in adherence to principles of professional ethics and IHCHS rules and regulations, including but not limited to:  Reporting of defective equipment;
Reporting of incompetent employees;Maintenance of confidentiality of 11--ICHS affairs and business; and  Maintaining adequate records as set forth by IHCHS.
Meetings. Attend various meetings of PALM Services in order to provide clinical direction to PALM Services staff. Meetings that the Senior Medical Director shall attend include, but are not limited to PALM Services meetings, IlICHS quality assurance meetings, and administration meetings. In addition, Senior Medical Director agrees to schedule time as needed in PALM Services to address other issues involving PALM Services' medical direction.

Professional Demeanor and Engagement. Maintains a professional demeanor and collegial relationship and advance engagement as measured by the system surveys and methodologies with PALM Services, support staff, patients, IHCHS employees, and other members of the health care community.

Minimum Requirements
M.D. or D.O. Education must be obtained through an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.Board certified in relevant medical specialty and active Utah Medical Licensure, or in process of obtaining licensure.Basic Life Support for healthcare workersFive (5) years of successful medical leadership experience.Extensive medical practice experience and excellent leadership skills.Sound understanding of modern health care economics and knowledge of financial principles.Demonstrated commitment to the Fundamentals of Extraordinary Care; Safety, Quality, Patient Experience, Equity, Access, and Stewardship.
Preferred Qualifications

Deep understanding of Pathology and Lab Medicine and experience working in a top performing Health System
- and -
Extensive Clinical Research experience
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Leadership experience in an integrated Health System - and -Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement - and -Data driven decision making
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Experience in population health/proactive care
and -
Current academic appointment or eligible
Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements
Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.and -Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.and -See and read computer monitors and documents.and -Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.and -Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.and -Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.and -May be expected to stand or bend (while performing surgery) in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
Anticipated job posting close date:
07/10/2025

Location:
Central Laboratory

Work City:
Murray

Work State:
Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$7.25 - $999.99

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