System Medical Director

Position: System Medical Director

Company Overview:

Direct Recruit Agency is a leading recruitment agency that specializes in providing top-quality healthcare professionals to various organizations. We work with a wide range of clients, from hospitals and clinics to long-term care facilities and private practices. Our mission is to connect talented medical professionals with the right job opportunities and help our clients find the best candidates for their healthcare needs.

Job Summary:

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced System Medical Director to join our team. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and direction to our team of medical professionals. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest level of quality care is delivered to our clients and their patients. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in healthcare management and a proven track record of successfully leading a team of medical professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

- Holds responsibility for the quality of medical care delivered in the hospital's Employee Health and Occupational Medicine practices.
-Delivers clinical care to employees, particularly in difficult or complex cases. Assumes a lead role in resolving patient-related issues that require medical expertise and/or management support.
-Together with the dyad partner, collaborates in the development and implementation of policy and practice that promotes employee wellness, infectious disease avoidance & mitigation, and general employee safety, keeping the medical staff informed of changes.
-Supports the Epidemiology, Infection Control & Prevention (EICP) Department to control outbreaks and thus potential employee exposure to infection. 

-Supports the development of the IPC Risk/Analysis/Intervention Plan, and collaborates to review data on hospital-acquired infections and to recommend and support control strategies. Assists in setting policy and interventions around Vaccination initiatives.
-Supervises the physicians and advanced practice providers in the hospital's Employee Health and Occupational Medicine practices and is responsible for their recruitment and retention. Provides an opportunity for growth and education for clinical staff. Participates in teaching staff, residents and/or medical students.
-Identifies new opportunities to improve the employee experience with the hospital's Employee Health and
Occupational Medicine practices and thus improve the patient experience.
Assures program compliance with regulatory agencies and hospital policy.
Develops and maintains the necessary clinical policies and practices and disseminates these throughout the health system.
Develops and supports Worker Safety programs through clinical leadership. 

-Develops, reviews, and collaborates on periodic and ad hoc analyses regarding the quality of Occupational Health and Employee Health Services programs, the general occupational health of the workforce, incident tracking and trending, and exposure data. 

-Ensures the proper distribution of such reports and interprets the results so that responsible parties may take corrective action where needed. (FOR EXAMPLE Masking policies, Fit testing, needle stick policies, TB exposure Plan)

-Serves as a clinical resource to TH Employee Health and Occupational May serve as a consultant in Occupational Health to other departments and client companies.

Member of the Infection Prevention Committee, Seasonal and Situational task forces, TH Incident Command & Clinical Operations Team, Workplace Safety Committee, and other committees deemed necessary.
-Collaborates and provides clinical expertise and oversight to the Workers Compensation, FMLA, Worker's, and Case Management programs. Assures that the hospital is meeting OSHA standards to keep our employees safe in conjunction with the safety officer. Need certified employee safety officer- get input from legal, risk (self-insured);
emergency management (Raf)
Supports safety investigations
Supports OSHA investigation response
Review data to evaluate trends in employee safety
Leads or otherwise contributes to safety committee meetings as required
Chairs periodic meetings between relevant stakeholders regarding Worker's Compensation case exposures as well as strategies for resolution.
-Medical Review Officer (MRO) supporting enterprise internal drug testing procedures and external client support.
-Promotes the use of technology throughout the institution as a means of increasing efficiency and improving job performance.
-Is competent to deliver clinical care relevant to this position in an adult care setting.
-Performs all duties inherent to a managerial role. Participates in hiring, training, evaluation, and termination of assigned staff according to hospital policies and procedures.
-Performs other special projects and duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

- BC/BE in Occupational Medicine - Preferred. If not BC/BE in Occupational Medicine, the candidate must be board-certified in another specialty with significant experience in Occupational Medicine.
-If not BC/BE in Occupational Medicine - Must be board certified in another specialty with significant experience in Occupational Medicine 

-Must maintain a current, unrestricted medical license and be a member in good standing of the Medical Staff and THMG.
-THMG will commit to providing incumbent physician education related to management training. Medical degree from an accredited institution

- Current medical license and board certification

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role in the healthcare industry

- Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations and standards

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Proven ability to lead and motivate a team

- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities

- Proficient in Microsoft Office and other relevant software

- Experience with budget planning and management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of the PA worker's compensation system, pertinent DOH regulations, and particularly PA Act 148.
Understanding of relevant legislative framework including but not limited to: OSHA, ADA, FMLA, and GINA.
OSHA certification
MRO certification
Strong knowledge of workers' compensation.
Excellent oral/written communication skills.
Strong education/teaching skills

If you are a driven and experienced medical professional looking for a challenging and rewarding leadership role, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application today and join our team at Direct Recruit Agency.