✨ Lead Care Beyond the Clinic — Associate Medical Director (Locum-to-Perm | Remote → Hybrid) ✨

This is a unique opportunity to step into a leadership-focused role where your clinical expertise directly impacts care quality, access, and outcomes for a large member population.

This 13-week locum assignment begins 100% remote, with the intention to transition into a permanent hybrid leadership role.

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

• 🏡 Fully remote during locums with a clear path to permanency
• 🧠 Clinical leadership role influencing policy, quality, and utilization decisions
• 🤝 Collaborative environment working with executive leadership, pharmacy, and multidisciplinary teams
• 📈 Opportunity to shape evidence-based care, value-based outcomes, and process improvement

🩺 Key Responsibilities

• Review and determine prior authorizations, appeals, and medical necessity
• Conduct peer-to-peer discussions to support utilization management
• Provide clinical oversight for UM, disease management, quality initiatives, and pharmacy collaboration
• Participate in medical policy development, clinical guidelines, and provider performance reviews
• Support fraud, waste, and abuse programs
• Lead or participate in managed care committees and process improvement initiatives
• Represent the organization in state and local clinical activities when assigned
• Oversee clinical workflows, goals, budgets, and staff development

✅ Required Qualifications

• Board Certified in Family Medicine
• Active Texas medical license or willingness to obtain
• Strong background in managed care & prior authorization
• Familiarity with Texas Medicaid regulations
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams

💡 Ideal for Physicians Who

• Enjoy applying clinical knowledge to system-level decisions
• Thrive in leadership, policy, and quality-focused roles
• Are detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and patient-centered
• Want to grow into a long-term medical leadership position