Medical Director

Since 1985, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless has dedicated its mission exclusively to providing services to people experiencing homelessness. AHCH provides a distinctive continuum of integrated care through outreach and site-based services to address the health-related causes and consequences of homelessness. Our vision is to live in a world that is just and without homelessness. We believe that homelessness is an issue that can be solved through access to quality health care, adequate and affordable housing, and a living wage.

AHCH is seeking a Physician or Advance Practice Provider as a full-time Medical Director to provide leadership, clinical oversight, and patient care in the Medical program. We are a team dedicated to the community we serve, driven by our passion of mission, commitment to exceptional patient care, and workforce excellence. This position is an 80/20 split of clinical and admin time (respectively) and reports to the Chief Clinical Officer. The Medical Director leads a team of physicians, advanced practice providers,, and registered nurses, while working collaboratively with social services and behavioral health leadership in an integrated model. We are looking for a candidate with a desire to expand their leadership skills and to also bring their personal contribution to strategic goals and innovation to patient care. If this sounds like a fit for you, please apply!

Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Provide medical leadership and work with other disciplines toward integrative approaches to patient care.
•    Supervises physicians, nurse practitioners, psych nurse practitioners, and pharmacist clinicians
•    Provide direct patient care to those experiencing homelessness both at the clinic site and through outreach                locations in the Bernalillo County service area.
•    Provide clinical supervision to physicians and nurse practitioners.
•    Engage in performance management and coaching/development of medical staff through performance reviews          and regular feedback.
•    Serve as a cross-department clinical resource for AHCH staff.
•    Collaborate with other staff in treatment planning and provide in-service trainings. 
•    Oversee, in conjunction with Practice Operations Manager the training and department-specific onboarding of            new medical staff and volunteer providers.
•    Implement peer review process for medical providers.
•    Coordinate clinical precepting and clinical orientation and training of medical students and residents.
•    Implement periodic review and update of formulary.
•    Coordinate continuity of care for AHCH patients hospitalized and through medical respite upon release.
•    Participate in annual planning, budget, and service goal development for medical program.
•    Serve as liaison to UNM School of Medicine, hospitals and professional organizations, other safety net system            providers.
•    Network with NM Department of Health, NM Primary Care Association, and other community agencies to ensure        coordinated practices and unduplicated delivery of services.
•    Assist in the development of the electronic health record templates and patient portal and assist in training of the        EHR in the medical program.
•    Represent AHCH and mission/priorities/objectives in public presentations.
•    Participate on management team, manager/coordinator meetings regularly and board meetings periodically.
•    Ensure QI/QA and compliance of medical practice; serves as member of QI Oversight Workgroup.
•    Develop and implement AHCH medical/clinical policies and procedures, including integration with other                        programs.
•    Must comply with all AHCH policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Ability to thrive in a complex non-profit healthcare setting.
•    Ability to work with peers to lead change, high performance, and innovation.
•    Proven track record of effectively leading in a direct service organization with a complex array of programs.
•    Capacity to mentor providers to acquire specific skills, develop professional growth, and produce providers that          will make significant contributions to the organization and team.
•    Ability to have long-term strategic vision balanced with addressing day-to-day issues.
•    Be a mission-driven leader with a preference to work in a values-base, patient-centered organization.
•    Ability to analyze data and use data to communicate relationship between accomplishing service/productivity            goals to financial sustainability of the organization.
•    Have a strong desire to work in an integrated/cross-disciplinary team model.
•    Current MD or DO licensed or eligible to practice in New Mexico with a specialty in primary care, addiction                  medicine, urgent care, or related field.
•    Current DEA and CSR license.
•    5 or more years of progressive leadership experience in a healthcare setting

Preferred Qualifications:

•    3 or more years in Medical Director role.
•    Previous experience with outreach/street medicine.
•    Clinical experience with underserved populations, those with SMI/CMI, and substance abuse disorder.
•    Previous experience working in a FQHC.
•    Bilingual Spanish/English.

All benefits start the month after you begin work:

• Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership


• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization


• Long Term Disability fully paid for by organization


• Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment


• Catastrophic Sick Time accrual


• 7 Paid holidays


• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts


• 401k with employer match


• New Mexico State License renewal paid for by organization


• Yearly stipend towards CEUs


• Student loan forgiveness eligible 
  


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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.