Medical Director

Role Overview

• Provide prior authorization medical reviews, consultation and clinical review services
• Participate in peer-to-peer discussions
• Provide provider education, training, data sharing, performance evaluations and orientation to the plan
• Conduct clinical reviews for designated CareSource members as requested
• Provide physician review for clinical appeals cases
• Participate in the evaluation and investigations of cases suspected of fraud, abuse, and quality of care concerns
• Participate in development of policies and procedures
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, case management activities and member safety activities (i.e. incident management)
• Provide cross-coverage for other Medical Directors and/or markets, as needed
• Oversight and quality improvement activities associated with case management activities
• Assist in the review of utilization data to identify variances in patterns, and provide feedback and education to MCP staff and providers as appropriate
• Participate in the development, implementation and revision of the clinical care standards and practice guidelines ensuring compliance with nationally accepted quality standards
• Participate in the development, implementation and revision of the Quality Improvement Plan and corporate level quality initiatives
• Collaborate with market/product leaders to help define market strategy
• Community collaborative participation
• Support of regulatory and accreditation functions (eg. CMS, State, NCQA and URAC) and compliance for all programs
• Perform any other job related instructions, as requested

Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Medical Degree program as a medical doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) medicine is required
• Successful completion of a residency training program, preferably in primary care is required
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical practice experience is required
• Managed care medical review/medical director experience is preferred
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Operational Excellence, Healthcare Administration or Medical Management is preferred
• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in state of practice as necessary to meet regulatory requirements is required
• Board Certification, preferably in primary care specialty is required
• Re-certification, as required by specialty board, must be maintained (exceptions may be granted by Chief Medical Officer)
• MCG Certification is required or must be obtained within six (6) months of hire
• Basic Microsoft Word skills

Benefits

• substantial and comprehensive total rewards package
• health insurance
• retirement plans
• paid time off
• flexible work arrangements
• professional development opportunities
• bonuses