Medical Director - Pediatric Clinically Integrated Network - Nevada

Job Description: The Medical Director of the Nevada Pediatric Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) provides the clinical leadership for the pediatric CIN with focus on quality performance and optimizing health outcomes for the children of Nevada.

Scope: This position reports directly to the Region Chief Medical Officer for the Desert Region of Intermountain Health and is closely aligned to enterprise Children’s Health.

Essential Job Duties: With a growth mindset, this leader leads, directs, and defines accountability for the operations and outcomes of Intermountain Health’s Nevada Pediatric CIN.

• Collaborates as a dyad partner with the AVP of Pediatrics, Nevada to prioritize CIN growth and development.

• Builds strong and collaborative relationships with the independent community pediatric primary care practices, by: o visiting practices quarterly; o Identifying opportunities for and leading education for pediatricians; o leading advisory council meetings, and; o driving the overall strategy and provider engagement approach.

• Partners with local pediatric leaders and enterprise pediatric leaders to define evidence-based best practice priorities and leads clinical best practice integration within the CIN.

• Supports the development of effective data measurement, reporting, and integration.

• Supports payer contracting strategy and growth.

• Oversees clinical improvement priorities including but not limited to, behavioral health, asthma care, vaccination, autism, and well-child care.

• Partners with both community and national groups on coordinated initiatives where applicable.

• Collaborates closely with the executive physician leadership team of the Desert Region, ensuring a strong focus on clinical, quality and safety outcomes. • Builds relationships with cross functional executives and leadership across Intermountain’s matrixed organization and creates the desired outcomes and goal accomplishment of strategies and initiatives.

• Advances a good culture of physician well-being, engagement and leadership accountability to drive best-in-class patient safety, quality and experience outcomes, health equity, access, affordability, and caregiver safety.

• Ensures clinical and operations standards are met and advanced through implementation of and execution of the Intermountain operating model.

• Facilitates the delivery of cost-effective and affordable services to patients and community.

• Monitors CIN financial outcomes, performance measures and associated action plans; prepares and disseminates monthly/quarterly reports to key stakeholders.

• Monitors activities and ensures compliance with laws and external agencies regarding accreditation and regulatory bodies affecting clinical practice.

• Keeps abreast of industry trends and guides team to adapt to meet evolving needs of patients and the healthcare industry.

• Is a role model for medical staff members and leaders by demonstrating the behaviors of Intermountain leaders: mission obsessed, drive results, empower each other, acts with courage.

Minimum Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. Education must be obtained through an ACGME or AOA accredited institution. Education is verified

• Current Board Certification in pediatrics

• At least 5 years of successful and progressive experience in administrative leadership

• Demonstrated outcomes in quality management, patient safety and experience, provider and caregiver wellbeing and engagement

• Experience in driving optimal performance and delivering best in class results with a growth mindset

• Experience in leading diverse teams, partnering with physicians, developing operational strategies, implementing operational plans and measuring/driving best in class outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in as a Senior/Executive Medical Director or equivalent position in a pediatric network

• MBA, MHA, MMM or equivalent.