Medical Director

Description

Healthy Community Health Centers (HCHC) has been operating since 2008 as a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the City of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, and the surrounding area.

HCHC serves approximately 15 thousand community members by providing adult and pediatric primary care, acute care, chronic disease management, wellness / preventative services, women’s health services, including pre and post-natal care, HIV/AICS support services, behavioral health, community resource coordination, translation services, outreach and enrollment support services, medication and transportation assistance, including access to medication cost assistance, on site and collaborative pharmacy services with community partners and more.

HCHC has an open position for a skilled physician leader to represent the organization as Medical Director. This position will provide direct supervision and support to the HCHC medical provider team as well as provide access to care for patients in our community. The administrative role encompasses 50% of the work time for this position.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a physician leader who wishes to use their education and skill to inspire and motivate a team, support a mission driven organization, and facilitate workflows and clinical strategies demonstrating a commitment to excellence in the practice of medicine.

The ideal candidate for the role of Medical Director should possess a medical degree along with board certification in family medicine. The candidate must hold a current unrestricted Virginia license to practice medicine (or be eligible for such) as well as DEA licensure. Proficiency in electronic medical record (EMR) systems is essential.

Requirements

• Must maintain Federal, State, and professional licenses and qualifications to maintain scope of practice in Virginia to include: an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia, active DEA license, Board certification in chosen field of practice.
• Candidates cannot be sanctioned under Medicaid or Medicare.
• Current CPR/BLS certification is required.
• Hearing: Adequate to perform the essential functions of the job, such as: auscultating blood pressure, ability to hear soft voices.
• Speaking: Adequate to perform the essential functions of the job, such as: clearly communicating instructions, performing assessments, taking patient history, relaying information to multiple personnel, patients, and their families. The ability to speak English is required.
• Vision: Visual acuity within normal limits. Ability to see communication in electronic and written form required.
• Other: Must be able to prioritize, have cognitive reasoning, able to mathematically calculate for drug therapy. This role is a moderately active role, which requires the ability to lift and/or move items up to 25 pounds, bending and standing as necessary. Must be able to lift, carry and handle equipment, supplies and other work site materials based on position duty requirements.