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Regional Medical Director, Post-Acute Care & SNF (Full-Time)

Theoria Medical · Kansas City, MO · 6 days ago
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About Theoria Medical

Theoria Medical is leading the charge in healthcare innovation, bringing multispecialty physician services and forward-thinking technology to skilled nursing facilities across the country.

What You’ll Do

  • Clinical Leadership
    • Provide oversight, mentorship, and support to Medical Directors, Attending Physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers across the region.
    • Establish and maintain clinical standards to promote quality, compliance, and exceptional patient outcomes.
    • Support provider recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and retention initiatives.
  • Quality & Performance Improvement
    • Lead initiatives focused on reducing hospital readmissions, improving transitions of care, and enhancing patient outcomes.
    • Drive performance related to value-based care programs, HCC documentation, risk adjustment, and care gap closure.
    • Promote evidence-based medicine and High Reliability Organization (HRO) principles throughout assigned markets.
  • Operational Partnership
    • Partner closely with Regional Directors of Operations and Vice Presidents of Operations in a dyad leadership model to drive regional clinical and operational performance.
    • Align clinical and business objectives with operational leadership.
    • Support initiatives that improve productivity, census growth, care coordination, and operational efficiency.
    • Utilize data and analytics to identify opportunities and implement performance improvement strategies.
  • Growth & Strategic Partnerships
    • Collaborate with hospitals, health systems, and referring providers to strengthen post-acute care partnerships.
    • Assist in developing specialized clinical programs that support patient recovery and enhance organizational growth.
    • Support regional growth initiatives through physician leadership, hospital partnerships, and development of innovative clinical programs.
    • Serve as a physician ambassador for Theoria Medical throughout the assigned region.

Your Qualifications

  • Required
    • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
    • Board Certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Geriatrics
    • Active and unrestricted medical license in applicable state(s)
    • Active DEA registration
    • Minimum of five (5) years of physician leadership experience in post-acute care, senior living, long-term care, or related healthcare environments
  • Preferred
    • Multi-site physician leadership experience
    • Experience leading value-based care, population health, HCC/risk adjustment, or readmission reduction initiatives
    • Demonstrated success improving quality, operational, and financial performance metrics
    • Experience leading change management and quality improvement initiatives

Leadership Competencies

  • Strong physician leadership and team development skills
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across clinical and operational teams
  • Experience using data to drive decision-making and performance improvement
  • Knowledge of geriatric and post-acute care practices
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
  • Commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care

Work Environment

  • Full-time exempt position
  • Approximately 80% clinical responsibilities and 20% administrative leadership responsibilities
  • Regional travel required (approximately 20%) to support facilities, provider engagement, quality initiatives, and strategic partnerships
  • Opportunity to maintain clinical practice while serving as a physician executive responsible for regional clinical strategy, quality outcomes, and provider engagement

Benefits

  • Exceptional compensation, with the opportunity to exceed industry benchmarks
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k with employer matching and participation
  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance for eligible candidates
  • Short and long-term disability insurance for eligible candidates
  • Employer Paid - Life Insurance Policy
  • CME and licensure reimbursement
  • iPad with LTE for charting and lab coat
  • Relocation support

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