Physician Lead (Part-Time) - Michigan - September Start
HomewardAbout the role
Homeward is rearchitecting the delivery of health and care in partnership with communities everywhere, starting in rural America. Today, 60 million Americans living in rural communities are facing a crisis of access to care. In the U.S. healthcare system, rural Americans experience significantly poorer clinical outcomes. This trend is rapidly accelerating as rural hospitals close and physician shortages increase, exacerbating health disparities. In fact, Americans living in rural communities suffer a mortality rate 23 percent higher than those in urban communities, in part because of the lack of access to quality care.
Our vision is care that enables everyone to achieve their best health. So, we’re creating a new healthcare delivery model that is purpose-built for rural America and directly addresses the issues that have historically limited access and quality. Homeward supports Medicare-eligible beneficiaries by partnering with health plans, providers, and communities to align incentives – taking full financial accountability for clinical outcomes and the total cost of care across rural counties.
As a public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp™, Homeward’s mission and business model are aligned to address the healthcare, economic, and demographic challenges that make it challenging for rural Americans to stay healthy. Our Homeward Navigation™ platform uses advanced analytics to connect members to the right care and local resources that address social determinants of health and improve holistic health outcomes. Since many rural communities lack adequate clinical capacity, Homeward also employs care teams that supplement local practices and reach people who cannot otherwise access care.
Homeward is co-founded by a leadership team that defined and delivered Livongo’s products, and backed most recently by a $50 million series B co-led by Arch Ventures and Human Capital, with participation from General Catalyst for a total of $70 million in funding. With this leadership team and funding, Homeward is committed to bringing high-quality healthcare to rural communities in need.
The Opportunity
Join us in tackling healthcare for rural America. The Physician Lead serves as the primary clinical authority for Care Delivery, with responsibility for clinical quality, documentation integrity, appropriate utilization, and provider performance within a value-based care model.
The Physician Lead plays a key role in advancing our mission to deliver accessible, effective care to rural populations. As the collaborating physician for our team of Advanced Practice Practitioners, this individual provides clinical oversight to support consistent, high-quality care. The Physician Lead partners closely with operational leadership on provider performance but does not have direct responsibility for employment decisions or compensation.
This is a part-time position, requiring approximately 20–30 hours per week.
What You’ll Do
Clinical Leadership & Quality Oversight
- Set and uphold clinical standards aligned with evidence-based and value-based care
- Identify and mitigate clinical quality and safety risks
- Participate in clinical governance and quality reviews, including safety event debriefs
Provider Oversight & Performance Management
- Provide clinical oversight for Care Delivery providers
- Conduct chart audits to assess documentation quality, diagnostic accuracy, risk stratification, and utilization
- Establish audit standards and deliver clear, case-based feedback
- Intervene on outlier care or documentation and escalate persistent performance concerns to operational leadership
- Serve as the designated escalation physician for complex clinical decision-making, with on-call responsibilities limited to escalation coverage
- Provide real-time clinical support and guidance, including visit shadowing.
Documentation & Coding Integrity
- Ensure accurate, defensible clinical documentation and coding practices
- Support quality gap closure and appropriate CAP assessments
- Translate coding and CDI requirements into clear expectations for clinicians
- Identify and address systemic documentation risks and trends impacting quality, compliance or revenue integrity
- Serve as the clinical escalation point for documentation disputes or concerns.
Payer Engagement & Utilization
- Serve as the physician representative for payor-facing clinical discussions.
- Support medical necessity reviews, utilization alignment, and payer audits.
- Ensure clinical documentation supports defensible utilization decisions.
- Partner with internal teams on payor inquiries, audits, or escalations.
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