Medical Director
$290,000–$350,000 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Provide evidence-based direct clinical care as a primary care provider and supervising physician, managing a clinical panel and leading medication management including deprescribing. Chair the Quality Improvement Committee, utilizing utilization and safety data to drive measurable improvement in quality, safety, and participant experience. Oversee root cause analyses, implement corrective actions, and maintain compliance with CMS PACE regulations while partnering with the Executive Director on center performance and annual panel growth planning. Serve as the primary clinical liaison with hospitals, SNFs, and community providers to represent the center on enterprise committees.
Required Qualifications
- MD or DO with active, unrestricted state licensure
- DEA license
- Current board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or a relevant specialty
- 3+ years of clinical experience caring for older adults and/or medically complex populations in PACE, geriatrics, SNF, hospice, home-based care, managed care, or comparable integrated care setting
- Demonstrated strength in direct clinical care for complex seniors
- Experience leading clinicians and interdisciplinary teams through coaching, mentorship, and case-based teaching
- Experience in value-based or capitated care models
- Comfort using clinical, utilization, and quality data to improve outcomes and reduce avoidable utilization
- Strong communication, collaboration, and change-management skills
- Ability to influence across disciplines
- Ability to partner effectively with operational leaders in a dyad model
- Commitment to participant-centered care
- Centering care on What Matters Most framework
- Comfort with palliative and end-of-life discussions
- High professional integrity
- Ability to foster psychologically safe, inclusive team cultures
- Some travel locally and regionally
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience as a Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, or comparable physician leader in PACE, integrated senior care, or value-based care environments
- Experience with HCC coding, documentation improvement, chart review, and audit readiness
- Familiarity with how clinical documentation affects quality reporting and risk adjustment
- Experience chairing or leading QAPI, quality, utilization, or safety work including root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
- Experience as a physician liaison with health system partners or referral networks
- Familiarity with CMS PACE regulations and the 11-discipline IDT model
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