Regional Medical Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Train, coach, and mentor Market Medical Directors to enhance their influence and engagement with primary care practices.

• Exercise supervisory responsibilities and maintain ultimate accountability for pod performance, ensuring both clinical and financial success.

• Meet consistently with Market Medical Directors to address practice challenges, provide strategic guidance, and offer continuous support.

• Offer guidance and keep Market Medical Directors informed regarding Regulatory and Compliance issues related to CMS regulations and ACO contractual obligations.

• Regularly evaluate key performance indicators and clinical utilization metrics provided by Market Medical Directors, identifying areas that need focus or additional motivation.

• Ensure productivity targets are achieved concerning practice meetings, pod meetings, and internal assignments.

• Identify opportunities to enhance practice workflows, healthcare utilization, and the accuracy of clinical documentation.

• Drive ongoing performance improvements by analyzing data trends and executing strategic interventions at the regional level.

• Collaborate with Market Medical Directors to guarantee ACO practice compliance with Vytal Signs gates, including but not limited to EMR access, EMR integration, utilization of Vytalize VBC tools, and participation in clinical programs.

• Work cooperatively across departments, including Regional Vice Presidents, Practice Transformation Managers, Risk & Quality Teams, and Product & Tech Teams, to synchronize value-based care strategies and clinical initiatives.

• Assess the areas of greatest opportunity within ACO practices, pinpointing potential changes, enhancements, or new programs to optimize healthcare delivery.

• Advocate for value-based clinical strategy by supporting Vytalize Health's initiatives and contributing clinical insights to strategic discussions, including the selection and prioritization of organization-wide initiatives.

• Provide clinical oversight for ongoing initiatives, developing new strategies that align with the evolving healthcare landscape and provider needs.

• Disseminate best practices across pods, promoting provider collaboration and knowledge-sharing sessions, particularly through pod meetings.

• Develop, refine, and promote key initiatives, allowing Market Medical Directors to concentrate on direct physician engagement.

• Occasionally present clinically (virtually or in person) to practices, reinforcing VBC principles and supporting PCP engagement.

• Collaborate with Vytalize’s Central and Market Medical Directors to share successes, refine strategies, and seek advice and feedback.

• Participate in ACO leadership meetings, providing insights to enhance national and regional healthcare initiatives.

• Attend and engage in Vytalize Physician Advisory Council meetings.

⛳️ Requirements

• Medical degree (MD or DO) with board certification preferred in a primary care specialty (primary care, family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics, pediatrics).

• A minimum of 5 years of clinical experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role within an ACO or a similar healthcare organization.

• Active medical license and board certification.

• Strong analytical abilities.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Capacity to work collaboratively with diverse teams.

• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.

• In-depth understanding of value-based care.

• Knowledge of healthcare cost management and utilization review processes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base compensation.

• Annual bonus potential.

• Health benefits effective on start date.

• Health & Wellness Program; up to $300 per quarter for your overall well-being available on start date.

• 401K plan effective on the first of the month following your start date; 100% match of up to 4% of your annual salary.

• Unlimited (or generous) paid "Vytal Time", and 5 paid sick days after your first 90 days.

• Company-paid STD/LTD.

• Technology setup.

• Opportunity to help establish a market leader in value-based healthcare within a rapidly growing organization.