Medical Director

The Medical Director is responsible for providing oversight, medical guidance and support to the full spectrum of WellSky’s clinical management acute, emergency department, and post-acute care solutions and programs. The scope of this job includes providing expertise and leadership in medical management, as well as care coordination activities for acute and post-acute care services.

Location

This is a remote position. Candidates located within 50 miles of WellSky’s headquarters in Overland Park, KS will join our WHQ community and participate in our in-office collaboration experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead improvements of post-acute clinical programs by driving strategy, design, and implementation.
• Provide timely expert medical review for acute (ED) and post-acute care services (SNF, IRF, LTACH, HH), provide a clinical opinion about the medical service under review (including post-decision reviews), and be available for escalations from the nurse teams.
• Document clinical review findings, actions, and outcomes per policy and in accordance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Provide guidance for clinical operational aspects of the ED, acute, and post-acute care programs.
• Collaborate with acute ED providers to coordinate and/or support care transitions.
• Identify and develop opportunities for innovation to increase effectiveness and quality, including education development, training, and issue resolution.
• Participate in client JOCs or partner/stakeholder meetings as needed.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a relevant medical field
• At least 6-8 years of relevant work experience
• Active, unrestricted medical license (MD or DO)
• Board certification in a relevant specialty (preferably in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or General Surgery)

Job Expectations

* Willing to travel up to 10% based on busine