Regional Medical Officer -West Coast

About the Role

We are looking for a Regional Medical Officer (RMO) to serve as a strategic clinical leader responsible for overseeing Market Medical Directors and driving value-based care (VBC) transformation across a designated geographic area (CA/WA/AZ/NM). This role involves leading and mentoring Market Medical Directors, fostering provider collaboration, and working cross-functionally with Vytalize Health’s leadership teams to implement high-impact clinical programs. The RMO ensures alignment with organizational objectives while optimizing practice performance and outcomes, including decreased costs, improved health, and increased shared savings.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Supervision
  • Train, coach, and mentor Market Medical Directors to expand their influence and engagement with primary care practices.
  • Exercise supervisory responsibility and ultimate accountability for pod performance, ensuring clinical and financial success.
  • Meet regularly with Market Medical Directors to troubleshoot practice challenges, provide strategic guidance, and offer ongoing support.
  • Provide guidance and keep Market Medical Directors abreast of regulatory and compliance issues as they pertain to CMS regulations and ACO contractual obligations.
• Performance Oversight & Continuous Improvement
  • Regularly review key performance indicators and clinical utilization metrics delivered by Market Medical Directors, highlighting areas that require focus or additional motivation.
  • Ensure productivity targets are met related to practice meetings, pod meetings, and internal assignments.
  • Identify opportunities to improve practice workflows, healthcare utilization, and clinical documentation accuracy.
  • Drive continuous performance improvements by analyzing data trends and implementing strategic interventions at a regional level.
  • Work with Market Medical Directors to ensure ACO practice compliance with Vytal Signs gates, including EMR access, EMR integration, use of Vytalize VBC tools, and participation in clinical programs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Internal Strategy
  • Work collaboratively across departments, including Regional Vice Presidents, Practice Transformation Managers, Risk & Quality Teams, and Product & Tech Teams, to align on value-based care strategies and clinical initiatives.
  • Assess areas of greatest opportunity within ACO practices, identifying potential changes, enhancements, or new programs to optimize healthcare delivery.
  • Promote value-based clinical strategy by supporting Vytalize Health's initiatives and lending clinical perspective to strategic discussions, including selection and prioritization of organization-wide initiatives.
  • Provide clinical oversight for ongoing initiatives, shaping new strategies that align with evolving healthcare models and provider needs.
• Provider Engagement & Best Practice Sharing
  • Spread best practices across pods, sponsoring provider collaboration and knowledge-sharing sessions, particularly through pod meetings.
  • Develop, refine, and propagate key initiatives, enabling Market Medical Directors to focus on direct physician engagement.
  • Periodically present clinically (virtually or in person) to practices, reinforcing VBC principles and supporting PCP engagement.
• Collaboration Across Vytalize Leadership Teams
  • Collaborate across Vytalize’s Central and Market Medical Directors to share achievements, refine strategies, and seek advice and feedback.
  • Engage in ACO leadership meetings, contributing insights to refine national and regional healthcare initiatives.
  • Attend and participate in Vytalize Physician Advisory Council meetings.

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD or DO).
• Board certification in a primary care specialty (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, or Pediatrics) preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role within an ACO or similar healthcare organization.
• Active medical license and board certification.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.
• In-depth understanding of value-based care.
• Knowledge of healthcare cost management and utilization review processes.

Benefits

• Competitive base compensation with annual bonus potential.
• Health benefits effective on start date.
• Health & Wellness Program: up to $300 per quarter for overall well-being, available on start date.
• 401K plan effective on the first of the month after your start date; 100% match of up to 4% of your annual salary.
• Unlimited (or generous) paid "Vytal Time," plus 5 paid sick days after your first 90 days.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD).
• Technology setup.

Schedule

• Hybrid work environment with a combination of remote and on-site work.
• This position may require in-person travel to various primary care practices within the ACO.