MEDICAL DIRECTOR, FAMILY MEDICINE

The Department of Family & Social Medicine’s mission is to promote the health of underserved communities, train future healthcare leaders, and advocate for social justice and health equity through collaborative primary care delivery, education, and research. The Department is deeply committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels.

 

Williamsbridge Family Practice (WFP) is the Department’s teaching community health center. It is a federally qualified health center (FQHC), serving predominantly working-class African American, Caribbean Americans and other immigrant populations in the Northeast Bronx.

 

We are seeking candidates for the key leadership position of Medical Director for WFP, who are highly qualified, capable, and strongly aligned with the Department's mission and goals, and welcome candidates from backgrounds traditionally under-represented in medicine.

The position involves oversight of clinical programs at Williamsbridge Family Medicine Practice.

 

Responsibilities include:

• Leadership and oversight of clinical services at Williamsbridge Family Medicine Practice, including quality, productivity, and optimization of care models to respond to patient and community needs.
• Work in close collaboration with site administrator, nurse administrator, and front desk supervisor to improve the care for our patient populations in the Bronx and increase health equity

• Partner with site administrator to meet practice budgetary goals as defined by MMG and DSFM leadership

• Implement strategic plans in collaboration with Montefiore Medical Group to sustain, expand, and evolve clinical programs
• Implement clinical and quality improvement initiatives in collaboration with Montefiore Medical group
• Participate in recruitment, retention, and evaluation activities for site clinical faculty. Support clinical site faculty development
• Collaborate closely with residency program leadership, clinical faculty, and family medicine trainees to promote and sustain a positive clinical learning environment
• Maintain strong collaborative partnerships with DFSM clinical and operational leadership, residency program leadership, undergraduate medical education facilitators, Montefiore Medical group, Bronx Community Health Care Network
• Support collaborative practice models and integration of behavioral science in primary care

 

Time Commitments:

• Approximately 50% time (0.5 FTE) dedicated to Medical Director/Administrative/Management duties. Remainder of the time will be dedicated to a mixture of clinical, teaching, and potentially other responsibilities.

 

Reporting structure:

• Reports to Clinical Vice Chair of Family and Social Medicine
• Reports to Regional Medical Director Montefiore Medical Group

 

Requirements include:

• Board Certification in Family Medicine
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in care of underserved populations and community health 
• Commitment to excellence in patient care and to the Department's core mission and goals
• Strong communication skills

 

Prior medical leadership experience an asset<