Senior Medical Director
About the role
At Oak Street Health, Senior Medical Director based at 8033 A W Florissant Ave, Jennings, MO 63136. Full‑time, Monday‑Friday, 8 am‑5 pm. The Senior Medical Director joins Oak Street Health at a transformative time for primary care, leading the market transition from fee‑for‑service to value‑based care. Partnering directly with the Regional Vice President, this position drives operational and clinical excellence across hospital admissions, quality metrics, patient satisfaction, provider engagement, and medical expense management. To maintain a deep connection to patient care and clinic workflow, the Senior Medical Director practices primary care in health center clinics 2.5 days per week alongside provider colleagues. This role reports directly to the Executive Medical Director for the region and serves as a key clinical thought partner in refining the overall care model.
Responsibilities
- Medical Director Management & Coaching: Supervise, mentor, and align health center Medical Directors with organizational priorities; guide leaders through team management, performance feedback, and resolution of daily operational questions; train medical directors on data‑driven tools, quality dashboards, and initiatives to keep patients healthy and reduce avoidable hospitalizations; instill managed care perspectives into leadership routines and explain provider performance/compensation structures; lead the interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and retention of providers across the region.
- Physician Leadership Development: Partner with Provider Services to cultivate an internal pipeline of skilled clinical leaders; coach providers in problem‑solving, communication, conflict resolution, value‑based care delivery, and executive collaboration.
- Organizational Strategy & Clinical Programs: Represent Oak Street Health to external partners (e.g., health plans, health systems) to build sustainable strategic partnerships; serve on cross‑functional committees to enhance the care model, including Medical & Care Management, Quality Improvement & Utilization Management, Network & Health Plan Management, Documentation & Risk Adjustment, Clinical Compliance & Policy Development.
- Population Health Leadership: Supervise interdisciplinary Complex Care Teams serving high‑need patient populations; oversee Transitions Nurses monitoring hospitalized patients and coordinating post‑discharge care; collaborate with Population Health and Quality teams to innovate care delivery; lead documentation and coding compliance, including provider education and chart reviews; execute other clinical and operational duties as assigned.