Medical Director - Telehealth

The UNM Medical Group, Inc. is hiring a Medical Director to join our Telehealth team in Albuquerque, NM. This part-time opportunity is for 0.2-0.3FTE in administrative time. This is a hybrid work setting position.

Only UNM Health System Providers will be considered.

The Medical Director for the Center of Telemedicine will work in a complex environment as the state's only academic medical center and the primary teaching hospital.

Goals for the Medical Director will involve being a dyad leader with the Executive Director of HS Telehealth Services to maintain the current active telehealth programs while developing and implementing enterprise-wide telehealth solutions to accommodate the diverse needs of an academic medical center. While helping in the evolution and growth of telehealth internally the Medical Director will also be responsible for helping with the expansion of telehealth statewide to rural areas or those in need of UNM services.

Telehealth is evolving rapidly and will require flexible thinking, the ability to learn quickly, and the capacity to innovate/imagine solutions. The role will demand strong social, motivational, and presentation skills as you will be working with a variety of clinics, personnel, leadership groups, and projects. A successful Medical Director will also be well versed in healthcare with an understanding of clinic flows, billing, and regulations. A strong desire to learn will be valuable as Telehealth rules change often on a federal, state, and payor basis. As UNM expands care state-wide, being familiar with a rural population as well as experience offering services and/or contracting with these areas will be beneficial.

We anticipate this role will be highly rewarding and intellectually stimulating as the work will benefit countless New Mexicans across the state. The Center for Telehealth is a highly communicative, talented, and collaborative team that looks forward to welcoming someone interested in a role with a high impact on NM's health delivery ecosystem.

Summary

Key responsibilities of the Medical Director for the University of New Mexico (UNM) Health System Telemedicine include deep knowledge and understanding of Telehealth as a healthcare delivery tool and advocating for the development and growth of various telemedicine projects. The Medical Director will work with Clinical Operations and Health System Leadership to develop priorities, support grant-funded work, and expand the scope and volume of Telehealth services for the Health System. Provides the leadership, organization and expertise to help implement Health System Telehealth goals. Provides strategic input for Telehealth initiatives and operational oversight of the UNM Medical Group (UNMMG) Telehealth programs. Works as a dyad partner to the Executive Director for HS Telehealth Services. Reports to the Chief Medical Officer of the Medical Group.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Collaborates with HS leadership to maintain and build the strategy for UNM Telehealth.
2. Supports Telehealth strategic planning of programs, sites, specialties, and other Telemedicine clinical and educational services.
3. Co-Chairs the UNM Health System Telehealth Oversight Steering Committee.
4. Provides clinical oversight of the UNMMG ACCESS Telemedicine program.
5. Acts as liaison to the medical community, providing education regarding the appropriate applications and opportunities provided by Telemedicine while also communicating the progress and development of Telehealth initiatives to internal and external leaders.
6. Cultivates current and future Telehealth relationships.
7. Collaborates on the adoption of new Telehealth infrastructure to include assisting in coordinating Telehealth expansion with participating specialists.
8. Assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures to include participation in policy development at the local, State, and Federal level, and stays current with State and Federal Law, and respective Telehealth regulation.
9. Assists with program compliance needs.
10. Responsible for evaluation and research in the areas of equipment utilization, cost-benefit analysis, and clinical efficacy and outcomes.
11. Responsible to meet Health System Telehealth goals for care delivery volume and specialty offerings.
12. Represents the organization at various community and/or business meetings, committees and task forces; promotes existing and new programs and/or policies.
13. Maintains knowledge in the field and ongoing trends of Telehealth that allow Telehealth to have a positive impact on health services access, outcomes and cost efficiencies.
14. Works with Dyad partner to develop and administer annual budgets for the Telehealth program and organization.