Medical Director

Bridgercare is hiring a Medical Director!

Bridgercare is hiring a Medical Director!

The Medical Director oversees medical services, provides direct clinical services, supervises clinical staff, and manages related administrative tasks. In addition, the Medical Director oversees protocols and provides support for Bridgercare's Montana Family Planning (MFP) program as the Title X Medical Director.

20-40 hours per week

$185,000-$275,000 a year

Strong benefits package valued at $55,500 a year. Includes 11 paid holidays, over 3 weeks paid time off per year (accrues immediately after hire), full insurance coverage, IRA retirement, 3% IRA employer contribution, licensing and board certification fees, annual CEU paid time and stipend, DEA and prescription drum registry fees, medical association dues, cell phone stipend and additional benefits!

• Email cover letter/cover email, resume, and references to Elly Webster at ewebster.
• You can find this full description dgercare.org/work-here.

The Medical Director directs the provision of medical services, provides direct clinical services, supervises clinical staff, and manages related administrative tasks. In addition, the Medical Director oversees protocols and provides training and support for Montana Family Planning (MFP) as the Title X Medical Director, a medical provider with training and experience in reproductive health and family planning. The Medical Director is an empathetic and responsive strategist who is passionate about making Bridgercare’s clinical goals reality.

The Medical Director is supervised directly by the Executive Director.

1. Provide high-quality patient focused health assessments, physical exams, and laboratory testing following evidence-based care models, focusing on advanced care and procedures in accordance with Title X medical protocols and guidelines.

2. Identify and work collaboratively with team members including RNs, Medical Assistants, and other support staff to provide care for and plan management of health issues, including referral to appropriate providers for problems outside Bridgercare’s scope of practice.

3. Provide patient referrals to community, health, and social service providers, and collaborates with those providers to ensure coordinated, comprehensive care.

4. Order or perform and interpret screening and diagnostic tests and procedures as indicated, with prompt follow up of any abnormal findings.

5. Prescribe medications and contraceptives in accordance with the Montana Medical Board and Montana Board of Pharmacy regulations.

6. Perform pregnancy testing and comprehensive, unbiased options counseling.

7. Safely perform family planning procedures, including IUD and birth control implant insertion and removal, and additional procedures added to Bridgercare’s scope of service.

8. Provide contraceptive and reproductive life plan education and counseling to all clients following Quality Family Planning Guidelines.

9. Manage communicable infection diagnosis, treatment and education for clients and their partners and facilitate contact follow-up.

10. Clearly document patient visit findings, plan of care, and follow-up in Bridgercare’s electronic health record system complying with Title X Quality Family Planning requirements if applicable. Documentation should be completed in a timely manner. Privacy standards for logging in and out of the system as well as closing patient charts are to be observed continually.

11. Provide supervision, training and clinical guidance for Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, and Patient Care Technicians who provide support functions on the clinical team.

12. Work with management to ensure clinic operations meet the needs of patients, staffing and mission.

1. Work with Executive Director and administrative staff on clinical program development.

2. Facilitate professional clinical staff input regarding practice processes, issues, and solutions with administration.

3. Support the Operations Director in developing and approval of local practice guidelines.

4. Support the Operations Director in reviewing quality…