Medical Director-Health Care Delivery, Pop Health

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Company: Oak Street Health

Title: Medical Director, Population Health

Location: Treehouse

Oak Street Health is now a part of CVS Healthcare Delivery, and our impact on the communities we serve is large and growing. This Medical Director role will put you at the leading edge of the value-based care movement by being a part of our Central Care Model Development team.This will involve working on projects within Oak Street health and across the broader CVS Healthcare Delivery organization, enabling this role to have even greater impact at scale.

The Medical Director for Population Health will be responsible for co-leading, with Directors and Vice Presidents from the Population Health and Central Services Departments, a range of clinical and strategic initiatives. Population health is a central team within CVS Healthcare Delivery (HCD), and provides strategic leadership, develops technology, and runs central programs used by the various business units such as Oak Street Health, CVS minute clinic, signify health, etc. The data engineering and product teams which designs, builds, and implements technology that support the value based care model is a part of Population Health, and our Medical Directors will be working closely with and providing clinical guidance to that team. The Medical Director — Population Health will provide clinical leadership to a portfolio of programs and planning initiatives within this domain. Examples of potential projects include (but are not limited to):

• Development of AI technologies to support Value Based Care

• Centralized Telehealth Services

• Liaison with external contracted disease management companies

• Specialty Services embedded in the primary care centers

• Pharmacy and Medication Management activities

Core Responsibilities:

The Medical Director is expected to maintain a current clinical practice in the fields of primary care, internal medicine, or family medicine. This includes clinical experiences within CVS Healthcare Delivery that will inform the Medical Director’s leadership and administrative duties. This clinical practice will involve 20-40% of the Medical Director’s time. On a case by case basis, applicants wishing to maintain a limited clinical practice outside of CVS Healthcare delivery in addition to core clinical experience within the organization will be considered. 

Medical Director is responsible for the following leadership and administrative duties:

• Population Health program clinical leadership: This physician or Advanced Practice Provider will be the clinical leader for a set of programs within the Population Health and Centralized Services Teams. As the clinical leader for the programs, it will be the Medical Directors responsibility to assure the clinical services are high quality, patient centered and address the organization’s broader goals. Depending on the program design, the Medical Director may be expected to provide direct clinical supervision to RN’s, NP’s, physicians, and/​or other clinical or support staff involved in delivering care through these programs. 

• Liaison to other clinical and operational leaders: Programs that are developed by population health will be impacting healthcare delivery in one or more of the organizations within CVS Healthcare Delivery. It will be critical that this team communicates with, receives feedback from, and coordinates efforts across multiple organizations to ensure patients receive proper care. The Medical Director will be expected to display strong communications skills and be responsible for engaging all relevant stakeholders regarding program activities.  The Medical Director will also be responsible for informing all stakeholders regarding program activities and efforts to assure excellent communication and collaboration. 

• Organizational Strategy and Collaboration: The Medical Director for Population Health will participate in organization wide planning and strategy in