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Posted : 24-Jun-23

Location : Las Vegas, Nevada

Salary : Open

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Physicians / Surgeons

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At Optum, we share what might be a surprisingly simple goal : make the health system work better for everyone. We look for people who relentlessly push themselves to go farther.

For these high performers, a position on a team at OptumCare is a natural fit. We offer more than the talent, resources, and can-do culture we offer a place to improve the lives of others while doing your life’s best work.(sm)

What You Will Do : As a Medical Director you will lead and oversee medical strategy and medical policy. The position will report into the Senior Medical Director of Specialty Medicine.

You will play a critical role in the development and successful implementation of the medical strategy by all Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs).

You will also be responsible for continual improvement in our medical program goals as defined. This position will work in partnership with Specialty Operations leadership to ensure service line operates to Executive expectations.

A Day in the Life : A Medical Director includes a variety responsibilities including ongoing clinical patient care and leadership oversight of the Medical Oncology team, providing clinical leadership to the physician in charge of Clinical Trials, participating in committees (pharmacy and therapeutics), participating in tumor boards (breast, GU, General), and treating patients as a medical oncologist / hematologist (outpatient and inpatient) in alignment with the value based clinical care expectations.

The clinical care expectations are set around the following : clinical pathway adherence, reduction of cancer-related unplanned admissions, avoidance of emergency department visits and facilitate advanced care planning.

Your medical communications expertise will be a key strength in this role, as well as your clinical expertise to oversee our Clinical Trials program.

Additional responsibilities include :

• Lead and manage the medical team’s quality assurance performance results.
• Lead and manage the medical team’s patient satisfaction performance results.
• Lead and manage the medical team’s efforts to integrate palliative and other supportive care services into the medical oncology service line.
• Serve as a key strategy resource for both internal and client teams
• Attend conferences / symposia and client meetings
• Develop departmental guidelines and procedures
• Participate in new business development activities by attending client presentations.

The Team You Will Work Closest With :

• The senior medical and business leadership team of OptumCare Specialty.
• The Oncology providers

Required Qualifications :

• Fellowship in Medical Oncology
• Relevant cancer clinical trial experience
• Medical communications agency and / or pharma experience or experienced oncology clinician with strong familiarity and experience in healthcare communications strategy and offerings
• Good working knowledge of pharmaceutical and biotech industries and scientific communications
• Strong understanding of a variety of scientific communications deliverables
• Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently, plan for additional resources, set goals and objectives, organize other people and other tasks
• Travel within the US and internationally as necessary, based on project, sponsor, and organizational needs (

Preferred Qualifications :

• At least 5 years of leading a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses
• Led or managed a team of at least 3 direct reports preferred
• Relevant cancer clinical trial experience
• Highly proficient with the following computer programs and systems : MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe, WebEx (or other similar systems)

an Optum Organization, is one of Nevada’s largest multi-specialty medical groups. We’ve been caring for southern Nevadans since .

We have decades of experience and a drive to better our patients’ lives. Southwest Medical is as unique as the community we live in.

What makes an OptumCare Organization different?

• Providers are supported to practice at the peak for their license
• As one of the most dynamic and progressive health care organization in the country, Optum consistently delivers clinical outcomes that meet or exceed national standards
• We promote a culture of clinical innovation and transformation
• We are a top performer of the Quadruple Aim initiative in Southern Nevada
• We are influencing change on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community or our local organizations

Optum is a family of more than 70, doctors and 2, locations nationwide. We work together to help over 20+ million people live healthier lives in-person or virtually.

Our goal as an organization is to transform healthcare nationally, while providing Physician-led care locally. Our distinctive culture and set of capabilities enable independent physicians to succeed in value-based models of care and fulfill the Quadruple Aim of high-quality, high-value services, and outstanding patient and provider experience.

To learn more about our growing presence :

• Optum is the largest employer of providers.
• $6.4B invested annually in technology and innovation.
• Over 3.5 million Veterans and Military service members served.
• 99% of Optum Care’s MA patients will be in 4-star plans or better by .
• Optum serves approximately 9 out of 10 U.S. hospitals and 9 out of 10 Fortune employers.
• Optum is the technology-focused and care-delivery arm of UnitedHealth Group.

o UHG is ranked 5th of the Fortune .

o The largest healthcare company in the world according to .

o Seventh largest company by revenue in the world.

Optum HouseCalls in-home assessments are now available in all 50 states. Learn how implementing a holistic approach can help improve health outcomes and quality measures for Medicare Advantage members :

The Optum Care Partnership Program for Physicians is designed to reward, recognize, and develop physicians and provides multiple tracks for career development.

Partners and Distinguished Partners are invited to attend a once-a-year Partnership Forum hosted by Optum and focused on creating engagement for providers across the country.

Whether you want to be the next clinical leader at Optum or a stronger clinician, this program will support your career desires.

Compensation / Benefit Highlights :

As an employer of choice, we offer a full comprehensive range of benefits and attractive compensation package :

• Competitive sign-on bonus
• Med / Den / Vis, STD, LTD, k with match
• Professional liability at no cost to clinician
• CME Reimbursement & Time Off
• Stock Purchase Option / Executive Savings Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Bright Horizons Back-Up Care™ : In-home back-up child and adult / elder care
• Bright Horizons College Coach™ : Tuition Payment Planning & More
• Stride Well-being Programs to help with health and lifestyle goals
• Physician Partnership Program

Top reasons to live in Las Vegas, Nevada :

• days of sunshine, annual average temperature of 70 degrees, beautiful desert flowers and red rock canyons
• The best of superstar shows, concerts, sporting events, restaurants, and shopping available days a year
• NO STATE INCOME TAX, affordable housing, wonderful recreation available : Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead, Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Lake Powell, Mt.

Charleston (11, ft elevation) are all nearby; Las Vegas is situated a short distance from 10 Scenic National Parks; Las Vegas is also a Golfers Paradise with 40+ neighborhood and championship courses

Careers with Optum. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone.

So when it comes to how we use the world’s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve.

Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential.

For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.(sm)

Nevada Residents Only : The salary range for Nevada residents is $, to $,. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere : OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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$30, Sign-on Bonus for individuals who have not previously participated in this program

Bilingual Preferred English Spanish

Landmark Health, now part of the Optum family of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community.

Our medical group provides home-based medical care to chronically ill patients, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our overwhelming healthcare system.

Because many of our patients are frail and elderly, we deliver care primarily in the comfort of their home. Our Program is also offered to eligible patients at no incremental financial cost to them .

We are not a fee-for- service practice; we benefit economically only if we deliver high-quality patient outcomes and satisfaction.

As a result, our clinical teams can spend quality-time caring for a smaller number of patients, giving all patients the space, respect, compassion and care they deserve.

At Landmark, our interdisciplinary teams collaboratively manage our complex patient panels. These teams are led by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants, with supporting care provided by RN Nurse Care Managers, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Behavioral Health, and other employed team members.

Join Landmark to be part of a growing company full of purpose-driven, action-oriented, and compassionate team members working to dramatically transform healthcare for our communities.

The Associate Medical Director (AMD) provides direct and indirect medical care and population health management to patients served by Landmark Health.

The AMD reports directly to the Market Medical Director and provides clinical and operational oversight to a team of physicians and advanced level practitioners assigned to them.

The AMD also acts as a leader for the zone’s interdisciplinary team accountable for serving a patient population and / or geography within a Landmark market.

The AMD directs and helps build the capacity of a team of providers in a zone to manage a population of complex patients, and is responsible for achieving clinical outcomes, optimizing utilization / costs, and ensuring high patient satisfaction within that zone.

This position is 60% direct and indirect patient care and 40% administrative.

Primary Responsibilities :

Direct & Indirect Patient Care

• Provide medical care to a panel of patients of the highest complexity
• Transition high acuity patients back to longitudinal providers as patients’ condition improves
• Act as a consultative physician focused on stabilizing the frailest and most vulnerable patients within the population
• Complete comprehensive chart reviews and ride alongs of providers in their respective zone in order to ensure high quality care of patients
• Participate in the market on call schedule and provide telephonic on-call coverage that require telephonic triage based on market needs
• Support advanced level practitioners with in-person or telephonic clinical consultations
• Provide real time supervision of Urgentivist Extenders (paramedics or RNs / LPNs / LVNs) as needed
• Review reports and data to improve population health for patients within their zone and patient panel
• Provide clinical leadership, oversee quality and execute clinical operations within a defined zone
• Oversee the application of specific measurements of quality and ensure that all providers consistently meet thresholds
• Remain current in the knowledge of geriatrics, utilization management, quality management, managed care principals and new clinical developments and technologies
• Participate in the continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care provided to members
• At the direction of the Market Medical Director participate in the resolution of medically related grievances

Team Performance Management

• Supervise POD leaders and advanced practice practitioners directly reporting to AMD, including conducting regular 1 : 1s, proactively providing performance feedback, reviews and mentorship, overseeing provider education, in-service training, and orientation
• Support the Market Medical Director in recruiting advanced practice practitioners and physicians in their zone, ensuring the pursuit of talent with the appropriate mix of clinical skills and behavioral qualities to retain a high performing team
• Proactive ownership for zone’s performance against key clinical and operational performance metrics
• Ownership of onboarding support and clinical education to providers in the zone
• Assist with creating, publishing and participating in the call schedule, approving PTO and other administrative activities

Interdisciplinary Team Leadership

• Lead and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, including case reviews that engage the full team, teaching on relevant clinical topics, and training on new protocols and workflows
• Participate in provider and physician meetings
• Join daily huddle with a focused team of interdisciplinary staff Health Plan & Community Relations
• Assist Market Medical Director in enhancing community relationships with targeted and local hospitals, PCPs, community acute care, SNF, LTC and ALF facilities in the market
• Act as a local leader and advocate for the Landmark model with community providers and delivery systems and other community partners or potential business partners
• Serve as an advocate for the team with community providers when escalation is necessary and ensure appropriate resolution

Strategy & Standardization

• Support implementation of centrally led initiatives and develop market-led improvement initiatives Other
• Support Market Medical Director when not available for meetings within and outside of Landmark
• Participate actively in all Peer Review activities
• Other duties as assigned by the Market Medical Director

Competencies :

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions;

works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills;

shares expertise with others

Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality; listens to others; keeps emotions under control and overcomes resistance when necessary;

remains open to new ideas

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and seeks clarification;

responds openly to questions. Must be able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events

Attendance / Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent;

arrives at meetings and appointments on time

Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks;

looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed; generates suggestions for improving work and workflow

Required Qualifications :

• Physician currently licensed to practice without restriction in the state of practice and has met or exceeded all the credentialing requirements of a provider within the provider panel
• Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, other IM Subspecialty, Family or Emergency Medicine
• Bilingual in English Spanish
• Participate in rotating call schedule
• Experience in leading teams of physicians and mid-level providers in delivering high-quality, cost-effective care
• Experience in recruiting and hiring medical talent along with continuous supervision of the medical care delivered
• Experience in coaching members of the health care team to provide excellent care or, if needed, determine deficiencies in care and formulate a plan for improvement
• Current in the knowledge of geriatrics, utilization management, quality management, managed care principals and new clinical developments and technologies
• Proven ability to analyze staffing needs sufficient to care for the patient panel
• Access to reliable transportation; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Landmark Motor Vehicle Safety Policy

Physical Demands :

• Regular requirement to sit; use hands to touch, handle or feel
• Regular requirement to talk and listen
• Occasional requirement to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms
• Occasional requirement to lift and / or move up to 10 pounds
• Vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Ability to travel by plane or car

Work Environment :

Noise level is usually moderate

If the hired individual resides in Florida (office based or telecommuting) this position requires the AHCA Level II background check (fingerprinting) by the State of Florida for all clinicians that have direct face to face