Associate Medical Director/ Doctor of Medicine/ Doctor of Osteopathy
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Job description
Associate Medical Director / Primary Care Physician
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Family Practice, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Podiatry, and General Practice
Location: Missouri
Position Overview
Seeking a qualified Physician (MD/DO) to provide comprehensive primary care while supporting clinical leadership, provider supervision, quality improvement, and daily operations at a community health center. The role reports to the Chief Medical Officer and helps ensure high-quality, accessible patient care.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide primary care, including examinations, diagnosis, treatment, referrals, and follow-up.
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Supervise and provide clinical guidance to physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants.
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Support provider recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, performance reviews, and conflict resolution.
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Monitor provider productivity, patient satisfaction, and quality-of-care standards.
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Participate in clinical meetings, quality improvement initiatives, and community health programs.
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Provide after-hours coverage and hospital rounds as required.
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Support medical education and precept students and residents.
Qualifications
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MD or DO degree required.
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Active, unrestricted Missouri medical license in good standing.
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DEA and Missouri BNDD registrations required.
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Medicare and Medicaid enrollment credentials required.
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Board-certified or board-eligible status preferred.
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Primary care residency training preferred.
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Experience or strong interest in urban community health settings preferred.
Key Skills
Primary Care | Clinical Supervision | Patient Counseling | Medical Education | Quality Improvement | Provider Leadership
Job Responsibilities
Provides consultation to Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives and Physician Assistants.
Provides telephone consultation to patients and families as necessary.
Maintains appropriate policies, protocols, records, reports, and statistical data relevant to services provided.
Contributes to the quality and maintenance of on-site clinical support services such as laboratory, pharmacy, emergency kit, specialty referrals; as well as for the arrangements pertaining to outside clinical support services such as x-ray, pharmacy, and specialty referrals.
Consults with staff members regarding the comprehensive health care needs of individual clients.
Participates in Health Center’s system of after-hours coverage including weeknight, weekend call and/or hospital in-patient rounds.
Plans and implements Health Center programs and projects in cooperation with identified staff members.
Participates in the development of in-service programs related to medical issues and other pertinent patient healthcare management issues.
Accepts assignments and responsibilities regarding time schedules for patient care, committee work, quality assurance and other areas related to special competence.
Obtains hospital admitting privileges for care of hospitalized patients or utilizes services hospitalist or residency in-patient services.
Precepts medical students, medical residents, nurse practitioner students and physician assistant students.
Qualifications
License to practice medicine in the State of Missouri and be in good standing required.
Drug licensed including DEA and BNDD numbers required.
Medicare and Medicaid provider enrollment numbers including Medicare UPIN number.
Board Eligible or Board-Certified status preferred.
Completion of residency training program in primary care specialty preferred.
Work experience or strong desire to work in urban community health setting preferred.