Medical Director, Primary Care

About the role

Medical Director Lead with Compassion. Strengthen Our Community. INTERNAL OPPORTUNITY – CURRENT NWHS EMPLOYEES ONLY We encourage current NWHS team members to explore this opportunity for professional growth within our organization. Employment Status: Full Time – 1.0 FTE 40 hrs./wk. Are you an experienced physician who is ready to take the next step in your clinical leadership journey? Northwest Human Services is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical leadership while maintaining an active clinical practice. This role provides an opportunity to support and develop providers, advance quality and patient safety, strengthen integrated care, and help ensure our patients receive compassionate, high-quality care. As Medical Director, you’ll work closely with clinical and operational leadership to support our teams, improve patient access and experience, and advance NWHS’s commitment to whole-person care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, coaching, mentoring, and support to physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and other clinical staff.
• Support provider onboarding, professional development, competency, and performance.
• Coordinate provider schedules and coverage to support patient access and continuity of care.
• Serve as a clinical resource and advocate for providers, staff, and patients.
• Lead and support quality improvement, patient safety, and evidence-based clinical initiatives.
• Participate in peer review, clinical governance, chart review, credentialing, privileging, and risk management activities.
• Support compliance with HRSA, FTCA, Joint Commission, HIPAA, CMS, and other applicable requirements.
• Use clinical, quality, and operational data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with operational leadership to support safe, efficient, and patient-centered clinic operations.
• Collaborate with Behavioral Health and other teams to strengthen integrated care.
• Support community-based clinical services and efforts to improve access to care.
• Participate in leadership meetings, quality committees, organizational initiatives, and new models of care.
• Provide professional medical services including examinations, diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up care.
• Provide clinical consultation and supervision to assigned advanced practice providers.
• Support care coordination, specialty referrals, and continuity of care.
• Participate in community-based clinical rotations as assigned.
• Provide clinical coverage and support to the care team as needed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical practice experience in ambulatory, primary care, community health, or integrated healthcare settings.
• Minimum of three (3) years of progressive clinical leadership experience, such as Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, Clinical Lead, Clinical Director, Physician Supervisor, or similar role.
• Completion of Primary Care residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics.
• Board certification.
• Current Oregon medical licensure or eligibility for licensure.
• Current DEA registration and eligibility to prescribe medications in Oregon.
• Current BLS certification consistent with American Heart Association guidelines.
• Experience providing clinical consultation, mentoring, coaching, and performance feedback to physicians and advanced practice providers.
• Experience