Associate Medical Director, AtlantiCare Urgent Care

The AtlantiCare Physician Group Urgent Care Associate Medical Director will support the Eastern Market locations, which include nine centers along the southern NJ coast, expanding from Manahawkin to Cape May Court House, NJ. The Associate Medical Director will report to the Urgent Care Medical Director and be accountable to this individual for peer review, clinical quality, and providing patient care clinical services. The Associate Medical Director will work collaboratively with the Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Urgent Care and RN Nurse Directors. 

This role will be responsible for positive group culture and will ensure high-quality, efficient, and consumer-friendly care for urgent care at all AtlantiCare locations. This exciting leadership role provides the opportunity for flexible work/life balance. One weekend per month is required, as well as two-three shifts per week (mix of 12-, 8- and 4-hour shifts) with the ability to work remotely to perform administrative tasks. Additional tasks will include assisting with physician recruitment, interviewing candidates, and applicant selection. You will have the ability to share your innovative ideas by implementing special projects, highlighting your strengths by incorporating urgent care best practices, and leading one of southeastern New Jersey’s largest urgent care networks.

Physician Leadership Experience:

• Accepts responsibility for shared goals. 
• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and is respected and trusted by colleagues and peers across the system.
• Demonstrates professional behavior in all settings. 
• Committed to high efficiency, quality, and productivity in both the inpatient and outpatient arenas.
• Exhibits AtlantiCare's values and CICARE standards.
• BC in Emergency or Family Medicine.

Leadership Duties:

• Develops strong professional relationships with each provider in order to foster an environment of trust and team-oriented behaviors.
• Participates in monthly meetings with Urgent Care Medical Director. 
• Monitors and achieves goals set forth in the urgent care scorecards. 
• Develops and implements an APG urgent care quality improvement plan, best practice protocols, and clinical pathways conforming to both AtlantiCare and regulatory agency standards.
• Participates in system performance improvement activities and/or assigns others as appropriate.
• Leads physician strategies that align behaviors/actions to ensure an optimal patient experience and create patient loyalty.
• Supports physician participation in all system-wide education and training. 
• Encourages collaborative participation by all the APG urgent care providers with other specialties – supporting AtlantiCare First and Hub & Spoke initiatives.
• Conducts onboarding and annual performance evaluations for providers in region and reviews with Medical Director.
• Assists with the coordination planning, development, and execution of the employer’s urgent care center expansion and improvement projects.
• Promotes a regional reputation of excellence. 
• Co-leads monthly staff meetings with RN Directors. 
• Performs physician chart reviews (3 per quarter/physician). 
• Acts as collaborating physician for APNs and PAs. 
• Performs APN and PA chart reviews (5 per month/APN, PA). 
• Works closely with Medical Director to address concerns related to provider performance.
• Participates in local/community events. 
• Participates in other duties, as necessary.

Come be a leader within an organization that is renowned for medical innovation and performance excellence, that values and rewards your contributions, and that respects your need for work/life balance and your desire to make a difference. You’ll have it all here in beautiful southeastern New Jersey with its pristine beaches, proximity to major East Coast cities, welcoming neighborhoods, and abundance of history, culture, arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Join AtlantiCare. Enjoy the freedom to take your career in any direction and make a contribution that could change healthcare.

INSPIRE. DREAM. ACHIEVE.

To learn more about this opportunity and submit a CV online, visit: www.atlanticarecareers.org/AMD/NEJM

To apply or inquire about career opportunities, please call Abbey Ametrano, Talent Acquisition Partner, at: 609-437-6542 or e-mail your CV to: Abbigail.Ametrano@atlanticare.org

Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V