Regional Medical Director - Oakland

About the role

The Regional Medical Director provides leadership and clinical oversight for one or more health centers for LifeLong Medical Care. Clinical oversight includes service planning, objective setting, system development, staffing, quality assurance activity, budget, and personnel issues in close collaboration with the Vice President(s) of Clinical Operations and Center Director(s).

Responsibilities

• Supervise (recruit, hire, train, and evaluate) all physicians and advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs, CNMs) on sites.
• Maintain ongoing involvement in provider recruitment, retention, onboarding, and mentorship.
• Provide direct patient care in a diverse, fast-moving health center, which may include teaching students, residents, and/or fellows.
• Collaborate with Medical Leadership on clinical and operational initiatives.
• Serve as authorizing clinician for organizational licenses, contracts, grants, and other agreements requiring clinician sign-off.
• Participate actively in collaborative care, team building, and staff training.
• Provide medical practice updates and may contribute to guideline revisions.
• Serve as Supervising Physician (if MD or DO) for NP, PA and CNM staff and remain available for consultation on complex medical cases.
• Respond to clinically related grievances or complaints from provider staff.
• Support the ongoing process of peer and chart review.
• Conduct annual reviews to ensure clinicians meet the cultural, clinical, and performance expectations of the organization through peer review, observation, and evaluation.
• Lead or contribute to coaching, performance improvement plans (PIPs), and corrective action processes.
• Monitor medical practice standards through Epic dashboard metrics, including quality measures, open charts, and panel management.
• Ensure workflows, protocols, and guidelines remain current and aligned with evidence-based clinical, quality, and safety standards.
• Engage in quality and safety efforts such as patient care navigation risk reviews, near-miss prevention, sentinel event responses, and incident report follow-up.
• Participate in interdisciplinary training and meetings with providers, registered nurses (RNs), and medical assistants (MAs).
• Support achievement of safety, quality, and productivity benchmarks.

Requirements

MD or DO with management experience and a passion for and participating in a team model of care for a complex population. We seek a MD or DO with administrative experience, a passion for developing and participating in a team model of care for underserved populations, and a commitment to providing high-quality primary care.

Qualifications

MD or DO with administrative experience, a passion for developing and participating in a team model of care for underserved populations, and a commitment to providing high-quality primary care.

Skills

Strong commitment to patient-centered care and improving the health and well-being of our patients.

Benefits

Compensation: MD/DO $233,652.80 - $255,118.40/year depending on years since licensed and pro-rated to FTE, sign-on bonus, and excellent benefits: For APP $157,504 - $181,153.60/year depending on years licensed and pro-rated to FTE, plus sign on bonus and excellent benefits. Medical, Dental, Vision (Dependent & Domestic Partner Coverage)Health Saving AccountsFlexible Spending Accounts403(b) Retirement Savings Plan10 Paid Holidays + Paid Vacation and Paid Sick leaveCME Allowance and Paid Time Off to completeLicense & DEA Renewal ReimbursementAdministrative Time included in work week to allow for better work life balanceMalpractice CoverageFlexible ScheduleLoan Repayment Program - LifeLong is a qualified site for federal and state loan repayment programs (HPSA score is 20).

Pay

$233,652.80 - $255,118.40/year depending on years since licensed and pro-rated to FTE

Schedule

Flexible Schedule