Medical Director, MatureCare

The Medical Director provides strategic leadership and administrative and clinical oversight for MatureCare personnel, including managing the day-to-day operations of the practice. This role requires broad clinical knowledge in primary care and geriatrics, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and a strong understanding of accreditation systems and quality improvement processes.

The Medical Director also provides direct clinical services and medical director services to skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and residential care facilities. Additional responsibilities include providing clinical instruction and supervision of medical and other students as assigned, as well as teaching for the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

About the University of New England
UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an eight percent match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time; and educational benefits. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site for additional information regarding UNE’s benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, updates, and implements healthcare policies, procedures, and protocols including management of the electronic medical records system and/or other documentation and compliance, and quality assurance processes.
• Develop monitoring and operational systems to assess financial performance of facilities.
• Develops clinical practice guidelines across all facilities attended by MatureCare.
• Mentors physicians and NPs in the practice of geriatrics and primary care.
• Participate in strategic and operations planning for MatureCare, implement and maintain operating plans and annual implementation plans to meet MatureCare strategic goals and objectives.
• Participate with Department Chair and Director of Finance and Administration to plan, administer, and oversee the operating and capital purchase budgets of MatureCare.
• Participate in preparation of feasibility studies for new initiatives.
• Develop and modify MatureCare services, programs, facilities and operating systems in accordance with overall MatureCare objectives and resources, and patient and student/resident needs.
• Keep abreast of new developments and innovations in health services delivery and management.
• Ensures NPs and physicians are aware of, and compliant with, departmental, institutional, educational, accreditation as appropriate.
• Coordinates with department chair on deployment of physician faculty. Provides ongoing and summative reviews of clinical staff, professional staff, and services of the MatureCare program.
• Exercises departmental budgetary planning, implementation, and review.
• Considered Essential Personnel in the event of a campus, local or federal health emergency or crisis situation.
• Provide direct medical care to MatureCare patients: provide evening and weekend services on an on-call basis.
• Provide clinical instruction to nursing and other clinical staff as required.
• Provide formal and informal clinical instruction and supervision for medical, nursing and medical assistant students working with MatureCare.
• Provide bedside teaching of students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine Coordinate MatureCare clinical instruction with UNECOM curriculum administrators and the faculty principal for MatureCare clinical experiences and clerkships.
• Commit to actively fostering a welcoming culture of inclusion and diversity.
• Understand and comply with MSDS and HAZCOM procedures and policies as part of UNE’s comprehensive OSHA compliance program.
• Understand and comply with OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) and Chapter 8 of the University of New England Safety Manual.
• Understand and comply with OSHA requirements (29 CFR Part 1910) for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as defined by the University Chemical Hygiene Officers, the Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator (EHSC), the supervisor and Chapter 17 of the University of New England Safety Manual.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

Qualifications

Osteopathic or allopathic physician with eligible license in Maine, with relevant training/experience in primary care/family practice/internal medicine, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills have been acquired. The ideal candidate is interested in modeling how osteopathic principles and practice and osteopathic manipulative medicine are integrated into holistic care of the older adult in multiple settings.

• Broad and in-depth technical knowledge and skills related to the practice of family medicine or internal medicine.
• Relevant training and experience serving the geriatric population.
• Certificate of qualifications or fellowship trained in Geriatrics is highly desirable.
• Good formal and informal teaching and supervisory skills. Good planning and administrative skills. Ongoing demonstration of ability to speak clearly and comfortably.
• Ability to use tact, discretion and sensitivity in conversing with patients, families and health care staff.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Good interviewing and counseling skills.
• Ability to explain medical problems and treatments in accurate and understandable lay language.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and efficiently with other UHC / UNECOM / UNE personnel as well as with a wide range of individuals and organizations outside of the University system.

EEO Statement Summary

Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate, discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.

Employees in clinical settings must meet the State of Maine’s immunization requirements for clinical activity.

Posting Number : 2022PS0537P

Open Date : 10/24/2024

Close Date : Open Until Filled

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