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ChenMed

High-touch primary care for underserved seniors

Associate Market Clinical Director

Physicians & SurgeonsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSt. Louis, MO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 2 years of clinical experience is required.
  • One year of previous experience as a Medical Director or equivalent with a Medicare or Medicaid patient population is strongly preferred.
  • Board eligibility is required.
  • A current, active license to practice medicine in the state of employment is required.
  • The candidate must have completed all internal physician training and attained partnership.
  • Experience with population risk management or complex chronic disease care management is required.
  • The candidate must be a high-performing physician with a proven track record of clinical leadership experience.
  • The candidate must have demonstrated leadership within their specialty and delivered superior outcomes, with the ability to deliver primary care in the organization's model, if specialty-trained.
  • Strong clinical skills, knowledge and experience in a managed care delivery system, and knowledge of clinical outcomes and quality improvement processes are required.
  • The candidate must have a history of teaching fellow physicians.
  • The candidate must have analytical skills and the ability to build relationships with external organizations.
  • The candidate must be familiar with Microsoft Office Suite products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, or be proficient in them.
  • The candidate must be comfortable using electronic medical records and keyboarding.
  • The candidate must be fluent in spoken and written English.
  • The role requires independent judgment.
  • The candidate must be able to travel locally, regionally, and nationally up to 30% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Directly supervise, performance-manage, and train Clinical Directors within the assigned market.
  • Be accountable for clinical outcomes and day-to-day management of Medical Directors across multiple centers, with regular presence in those centers and under the Regional President's supervision.
  • Ensure successful clinical operations and meet or exceed planned market earnings.
  • Manage, mentor, and coach Medical Directors to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes.
  • Oversee and facilitate talent development for PCPs, NPs, and Medical Directors, including facilitated practice through physician shadowing and coaching, conducting 1:1s with direct reports, executing leadership development plans, and performance management.
  • Cultivate a center-level physician culture aligned with the organization's core model, values, behaviors, and service standards.
  • Assist the Clinical COE with training new practitioners in assigned centers.
  • Participate in recruiting and interviewing PCP and specialist candidates.
  • Partner with Clinical COE and Talent Acquisition on the clinical talent lifecycle, including hiring PCPs, NPs, and Medical Directors; managing and mentoring physicians; and modeling exemplary clinical leadership.
  • Develop and support relationships with payers, specialists, the community, and hospitals, and drive a local social media presence.
  • Monitor market culture and respond urgently to workplace concerns.
  • Review and approve center-level referrals and provide backup for market referral and delegated utilization authorizations.
  • Assist the Regional President with market quality and performance-improvement initiatives.
  • Oversee monthly scorecard reviews and, with Clinical Leadership, deliver quarterly clinical metric analysis.
  • Provide training to other company entities as needed.
  • Develop relationships with providers and key stakeholders in the market.
  • Use knowledge of local market dynamics to drive clinical initiatives.
  • Build clinical credibility and trust to deepen relationships.
  • Assist with implementing cost-reduction and market clinical strategies.
  • Deliver clinical outcomes and patient service for a patient panel as a PCP, allocated 20% of the role.
  • Perform other duties as assigned or modified by the Regional President or manager.

Desired Qualifications

  • Three years of clinical experience is preferred.
  • Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a similar specialty is preferred; hires may have other subspecialty training and board certification.
  • Experience working with interdisciplinary teams in quality improvement or medical/healthcare leadership activities is preferred.
  • Prefer an existing high-performing PCP partner and/or Medical Director within the organization's core model, with a proven ability to manage a panel of more than 400 patients while achieving strong clinical, customer service, and cost outcomes. Prefer more than two years with the organization, recognized leadership among peers, and the ability to lead teams in quality and performance-improvement initiatives.

About the Company

ChenMed

High-touch primary care for underserved seniors

ChenMed provides primary care for underserved, moderate-to-low-income seniors with complex chronic diseases through a network of 100+ centers across 15 states. Its high-touch, preventive primary care model emphasizes longer visits and closer patient relationships, enabled by a lower doctor-patient ratio and physician-led operations. This approach distinguishes it from typical primary care providers by offering more time per patient, personalized care, and a mission-driven culture. ChenMed aims to improve health outcomes and lives by delivering accessible, patient-centered care while transforming how care is delivered to needy seniors.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$300K
Headquarters
Miami Gardens, FL
Founded
1985

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