Medical Director- Hospital & Ancillary Relations

Overview

What you can expect!

Find joy in serving others with IEHP! We welcome you to join us in “healing and inspiring the human spirit” and to pivot from a “job” opportunity to an authentic experience!

The Medical Director of Hospital & Ancillary Relations serves as a physician advisor / dyad partner to other members of the Hospital and Ancillary Relations leadership team in providing clinical leadership and guidance toward operational and quality improvement activities aimed at achieving the strategic initiatives set forth by Plan administration as they relate to hospital and ancillary services. The Medical Director of Hospital and Ancillary Relations leverages their knowledge and experience in health care operations and team dynamics to effectively collaborate with health plan and provider leaders and departments, soliciting input and support in identifying and implementing practice activities and setting appropriate standards to improve care delivery within the hospital and ancillary setting.

Commitment to Quality:
The IEHP Team is committed to incorporate IEHP’s Quality Program goals including, but not limited to, HEDIS, CAHPS, and NCQA Accreditation.

Perks

IEHP is not only committed to healing and inspiring the human spirit of our Members; we also aim to match our Team Members with the same energy by providing prime benefits and more.

• CalPERS retirement
• 457(b) option with a contribution match
• Generous paid time off- vacation, holidays, sick
• State of the art fitness center on-site
• Medical Insurance with Dental and Vision
• Paid life insurance for employees with additional options
• Short-term, and long-term disability options
• Pet care insurance
• Flexible Spending Account – Health Care/Childcare
• Wellness programs that promote a healthy work-life balance
• Career advancement opportunities and professional development
• Competitive salary with annual merit increase
• Team bonus opportunities

• Identify clinical practice opportunities within business unit projects and activities and apply clinical and administrative skills to guide the department in implementing strategic, organizational and departmental improvements.
• Provide clinical leadership to implement, manage and achieve hospital and ancillary optimal care goals utilizing existing channels (i.e., Joint Operations Meetings, Inland Empire Alliance meetings, throughput and quality work groups, etc.), and via development of new avenues for implementation of novel approaches to identified challenges and highlighting best practices.
• Develop relationships with internal and external clinical leadership teams and focuses on mutual goals to improve the quality of medical and ancillary services to advance optimal care (i.e., pediatric strategy, quality network implementation for hospitalist, hospice, post-acute services) and promote appropriate utilization of resources.
• Inform and educate hospital and ancillary clinicians about relevant changes in clinical best practices, regulatory mandates, and other relevant information to support the health plan’s strategies (i.e., palliative care initiatives, peer review program expectations).
• Maintain an updated and expanded knowledge base on factors that affect hospital and ancillary services, and ensures that relevant information about social, medical, and fiscal issues are incorporated into IEHP policies, procedures, and strategies (i.e., All-Plan Letters, state and federal regulations).
• Organize, coordinate, monitor, and promote the activities of the contracted medical providers to help ensure that the quality and appropriateness of services meets community standards. This may include collaboration with departmental leadership to educate and train clinicians in standards of care (i.e., specialty-specific care, evidenced-based practices, infection control practices, etc.).
• Provide recommendations for research and development activities in strengthening quality improvement efforts for the medical providers in hospital and ancillary areas. (i.e., Hospitalist Pay for Performance program).
• Articulate the importance and mission of the work surrounding hospice and post-acute services (i.e., SNF, long-term…