Summary Sheet: Healthcare & Medical |
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| Advertiser Name | Intermountain Health | | Advertiser Type: | Company |
| Classification: | Healthcare & Medical | | Subclassification: | |
| Country: | United States | | Location: | United States |
| Language: | English - United Kingdom (en-GB) | | Contact Name: | |
| Employment Type: | Permanent | | Workhours: | Part Time |
Position: Medical Director Physician |
Description:
Job Description:
This position oversees the continuum of care including wellness and prevention, community support networks, collaborations with primary care, pre-admission work up, perioperative care, anesthesia best practice, and post-discharge care. This position provides strategic direction, leadership, oversight, and support for a region-wide surgical oncology team and develops a culture of highly reliable, best care for patients.
The Medical Director-Surgical Specialties-Surgical Oncology-Region collaborates and communicates effectively with all surgical oncologist and associated Advanced Practice Providers across the region as well as other team members caring for cancer patients. This position also partners and collaborates with leaders in other Clinical Programs, Shared Clinical Services, Shared Support Services, Research & Academics, Intermountain Foundation, Select Health and other aligned payers, as well as the Specialty and Community Based Care Group and Clinical Experience to create a professional and positive environment for patients to receive care and for providers to do their work. This position champions provider growth and development, innovation, continuous improvement, and is accountable for the successes of the One Intermountain Surgical Oncology Team and sub-teams and the Surgical Specialties. This leader promotes excellence in the fundamentals of extraordinary care by engaging physicians, APP's, and teams across the region.
The Medical Director-Surgical Specialties-Surgical Oncology-Region reports to the Senior Medical Director of the Surgical Specialties. While primary relationships include all surgeons involved in oncologic care, this position is expected to collaborate, communicate, and build relationships with all members of the cancer patients healthcare team such as Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Pathology, Radiology, etc. as appropriate.
Job Essentials:
- Direct supervising physician leader for region surgical oncologist.
- Leads the process to establish evidence-based, best practice cancer surgery care for patients. Ensures established standards are effectively implemented and monitored across Intermountain. Helps to map and coordinate the journey for patients throughout their cancer treatment process.
- Leads physician and advanced practice provider collaborations in oncologic surgery care across the region.
- Defines and establishes care models of all oncologic surgery in the facilities per CMS/JC direction.
- Defines and establishes care models that best meet the needs of patients receiving oncologic surgery including supplies and equipment through the entire continuum of care.
- Leads the process to identify where care should be provided with clinical program leadership and providers.
- Leads the strategic vision and physician component of oncologic surgery via telehealth services.
- Develops and implements a communication process which regularly informs and connects oncologic surgery providers and teams from across the region and across disciplines
- Develops, educates to, and drives results for key performance metrics in oncologic surgery (e.g., patient experience, CMS metrics)
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