Medical Director, Primary Care Clinic

Position Purpose and Overview :

The Primary Care Clinic Medical Director partners with the Clinic Manager in joint responsibility for the leadership, supervision and outcomes of all clinic activities and day to day operations.

Together they work to assure a vibrant practice based on sound stewardship principles, and for the retention and recruitment of clinic physicians and advanced practice providers.

The Clinic Medical Director is responsible for ensuring outstanding clinical care, patient satisfaction, and access to affordable care in the context of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim.

The Clinic Medical Director provides accountable leadership for all of the HealthPartners Medical Group goals and priorities, including the People, Experience, Health and Stewardship (Four Dimensions) goals.

The Clinic Medical Director has a good understanding of systems thinking and planning, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a basic understanding of finance, and an ability to make and execute difficult decisions.

Reporting Relationship :

The Clinic Medical Director reports directly to the Primary Care Regional Medical Director (RMD) and is responsive to the Regional Clinic Director (RCD).

Working Relationships :

To accomplish the intended outcomes, the Clinic Medical Director maintains professional and effective working relationships with :

Patients and their families

The Clinic Manager

Clinic administrative leadership

Primary care clinic physicians and advanced practice clinicians

Primary care clinic nursing, administrative, and support staff

The Primary Care Regional Medical Director

The Primary Care Regional Clinic Director

The Senior Medical Director of Primary Care

The Vice President for Primary Care, HealthPartners Medical Group

Department Chairs of primary care and specialty care

The Director of Primary Care Finances, HealthPartners Medical Group administrative staff, and all others within HealthPartners with whom there are shared goals and responsibilities.

Required Qualifications :

or foreign equivalent degree

Board certification in a primary care specialty (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Med-Peds)

Possession of a current Minnesota medical practice license

Demonstrated communication skills and an ability to work effectively with all disciplines and levels of professionals within a large multi-specialty organization

A commitment to develop leadership skills

Position Responsibilities :

The Clinic Medical Director will first and foremost lead by example :

Advocate and model the vision, mission, and values of HealthPartners

Provide care, to all patients, consistent with the Triple Aim.

Work full-time at HealthPartners (combined clinical and administrative time totaling the equivalent of a 0.8 FTE or greater) and maintain a substantive clinical practice

Work within the primary care clinic leadership team to achieve organizational goals in all of the Four Dimensions (Health, Experience, Stewardship, and People)

Assigned projects.

Understand, support, and lead consistent with the Group Practice Culture

Promote and represent the primary care clinic within the HealthPartners organization and within the community

Represent the primary care clinic at the Primary Care Leadership Team (PCLT) meetings

Attend and participate in HealthPartners Medical Group leadership meetings as directed by the Primary Care Regional Medical Director