Ambulatory Medical Officer, Northern California

Job Summary:

Leads all ambulatory medical activities within a designated area. Provides strategic and operational direction for the delivery of Adventist Health’s ambulatory care model, working in close partnership with key clinical and operational leaders to ensure the highest level of patient safety and care.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in health care related field: Required
• Master's Degree in physician field: Preferred
• Fifteen years' of progressively responsible management experience within a healthcare system or complex hospital environment: Preferred
• Ten years' experience as a practicing physician in hospital medicine, primary care or specialty medicine: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified Physician: Required
• Medical license MD (MD) or Medical license DO (DO) or Physician and Surgeon G (PSG) or Physician and Surgeon A (MDA): Required

Essential Functions:

• Directs and oversees day to day clinical operations, workflows, communication with providers, in full integration with system plan/s, directives, policies and strategy.
• Collaborates with leaders across the system to develop and implement innovative approaches to care delivery; brings different specialties and groups together to solve complex care delivery challenges and promotes best practices.
• Reviews, discusses and plans in alignment with system strategies and goals all relevant clinical, financial and operational metrics.
• Ensures appropriate operational and administrative planning that enhances the quality of care and the financial results necessary to achieve organizational goals; develops and maintains assigned budgets; manages staffing and expense priorities.
• Communicates directly with relevant resources to meet the needs of the clinic/s such as clinical informatics team, operations teams, analytics, human performance and quality, as appropriate and needed.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.