Primary Care Regional Medical Directors | Greater Boston Area

Tufts Medicine Primary Care is seeking multiple Primary Care Regional Medical Directors to oversee our primary care practices in the Greater Boston area.  We are seeking tenured primary care physicians with the acumen to lead our practices to continued success and to support the goals of Tufts Medicine Primary Care across five domains: quality, patient experience, access, growth and financial stewardship. Key responsibilities of this role will include the following:

• Physician/Advanced Practice Clinician Supervisor
• Physician and APC Recruitment
• Business Management
• Growth & Strategic Planning
• Day-to-Day Operational Excellence
• Business Development
• Driving Value-Based Contracting Performance

Why join our team: 

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated Massachusetts-based healthcare system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to our patients. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. 

We are a physician-led, patient centered organization looking to grow our primary care practices with team players dedicated to providing meaningful patient care, while fostering a work environment that is in tune with the needs of a modern workforce.

Join Tufts Medicine Primary Care in our mission to heal, to comfort, to teach, to learn and to seek knowledge to promote health and prevent disease.

How you’ll transform patient care:

• You’ll manage day to day operations, clinical practice oversight, and staff engagement
• You’ll focus on patient care and develop longitudinal relationships with your patients
• You’ll own driving quality-based goals for your team through evidence-based practices, performance measurement, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• You’ll provide service and people focused support to meet the needs of patients, providers management and staff
• You’ll manage practice relationships with regional Specialists to keep care local and ensure that care referred to Specialists is high quality and effective
• You’ll work cross-functionally with executive level leadership to provide direction in the implementation of business and medical strategies, organizational initiatives, and priorities
• You’ll partner with the clinically integrated network to drive success in value-based contracting, including improving population health metrics, reducing the total cost of care, and achieving performance-based targets tied to risk-based agreements, all while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous learning.
• You’ll optimize access to care through innovative care models (e.g., team-based case, telehealth), efficient scheduling and panel management strategies.
• You’ll effectively manage, facilitate, and communicate organizational change
• You’ll ensure clinical functions foster the organization’s desired culture of service excellence, accountability and achieves established business goals
• You’ll partner with the Provider Recruitment and Retention team and leadership to design and implement retention programs to ensure the availability of a qualified workforce including temporary provider staffing
• You’ll embrace one of our most fundamental values of active engagement within our communities, bringing the strength of academic and community care
• You’ll join an organization built on collaborative practices and community

Who you are:

• Tenured primary care physician with the acumen to lead our practices to continued success and a passion for patient care
• Adaptable and excited to manage competing demands, changes in work environments, and problem solving
• Dedicated and passionate to focus on leading a dynamic team of primary care physicians and nurse practitioners
• Bring an entrepreneurial spirit to your leadership approach
• A team player who is excited to work cooperatively with a wide range of stakeholders and disciplines to champion world class patient satisfaction and support

Work, Live, and Grow:

As an employee of Tufts Medicine, you will receive:

• Guaranteed Base Salary
• Academic Appointment through Tufts University School of Medicine
• Substantive 403(b) retirement plan
• CME Funds and Time Away
• Generous PTO and Holiday Policy
• Robust Benefits Package

Location: Tufts Medicine Primary Care areas covering our MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lowell General Hospital, Framingham and Quincy markets.