VillageMD

Through Village Medical , Village Medical at Home , Summit Health , CityMD , Starling Physicians , Westmed , and other practices, VillageMD serves millions of patients throughout their lives, wherever and whenever they need care.. We’re reimagining health care with a primary care-led, value-based care model.. Our high-risk program offers individualized, evidence-based, multidisciplinary, value-based care to our patients with the greatest needs in the care setting best suited to support their wellbeing including the PCP office, high risk clinics, patient homes, and other settings (e.g., dialysis centers).. Lead a team caring for complex, value-based care (VBC) patients to include: Advanced Practice Providers, Social Workers, Clinical Pharmacists and Coordinators. Actively manage all aspects of APP care: medical decision making, specialty consults, home health and hospice referrals and review minimum of 5% of APP charts for clinical care (emphasis on medication optimization, palliative care/advance directives) and appropriate HCC/HEDIS exclusion documentation.

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Career opportunities at VillageMD and our operating companies    We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying the complexities of health care and bringing a more connected kind of care.
And now we’re proud to say we’re part of the VillageMD family.
VillageMD, through its operating companies, provides high-quality, accessible health care services for individuals and communities across the United States, with primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serving patients in traditional practice settings, in patients’ homes and online appointments.
Committed to serving all patients and working with all payers, VillageMD consistently innovates value-based care, bringing integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to its owned and affiliated practices, ensuring high-quality care, better patient outcomes and a reduction in the total cost of care. Through  Village Medical ,  Village Medical at Home ,  Summit Health ,  CityMD ,  Starling Physicians ,  Westmed , and other practices, VillageMD serves millions of patients throughout their lives, wherever and whenever they need care. Its dedicated workforce of more than 20,000 operates from 770 practice locations and 26 markets.
Why become a Villager?
When you work at VillageMD, or a VillageMD operating company, you are part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all.What makes us different is our village of supportive and inspiring peers who want ameaningful career with impact.The work we dois changing the lives of our patients, our communities, and each other. Together, we are creating better outcomes for all.
We’re reimagining health care with a primary care-led, value-based care model. Here, you will be part of a team delivering the care we want to see in the world. It is what drives us to knock down old barriers in health care because every patient, every person and every community deserves better care. Here, you will be at the centerof our mission. Your voice will be heard, and you will feel empowered to dowhat’s best and right for our patients, communities, and each other. To learn more about VillageMD visit our corporate site VillageMD.com .
Job Description     COULD THIS BE YOU
At VillageMD, we are committed to helping patients achieve greater health by delivering the most effective, accessible, and efficient healthcare in the world through partnership with primary care physicians. Our high-risk program offers individualized, evidence-based, multidisciplinary, value-based care to our patients with the greatest needs in the care setting best suited to support their wellbeing including the PCP office, high risk clinics, patient homes, and other settings (e.g., dialysis centers). The high-risk team is dedicated to caring for complex, high-needs patients to improve their quality of life, enable them to live well and age healthfully at home and avoid hospitalizations. Each team member will play an essential, role within the team. As a High-Risk Programs Physician lead you will lead a team of advance practice providers (APPs), social workers, and medical assistants, to improve the quality of life of high-risk, complex patients and their caregivers, enable them to age at home, and reduce costly hospitalizations. This work is critical to VillageMD’s mission to create the best at risk primary care practice on the planet and its vision to help patients achieve greater health by delivering the most effective, accessible, and efficient healthcare in the world.
How You Will Get Things Done:
Team Oversight
Lead a team caring for complex, value-based care (VBC) patients to include: Advanced Practice Providers, Social Workers, Clinical Pharmacists and Coordinators

Supervises and deploys team for greatest efficiency (all team members work at top of license), effectiveness (patient outcomes, key performance indicators), and return on investment.

Accountable for the total comprehensive care of all patients

Lead team meetings and provide education.

APP Supervision
Actively manage all aspects of APP care: medical decision making, specialty consults, home health and hospice referrals and review minimum of 5% of APP charts for clinical care (emphasis on medication optimization, palliative care/advance directives) and appropriate HCC/HEDIS exclusion documentation.

Participate in new APP training including spending time in clinic and participating in house calls while reviewing 100% of charts for the first month of clinical care.

Review all hospitalizations, ED visits, and lead utilization rounds.

Be available for APP questions

Direct patient care
Provide visits in clinic, in the home and virtually to manage complex patients and reduce utilization. Unless unstable, new patients will be seen after APP does initial geriatric and palliative care assessments to afford physician ample clinical information for medical decision making and care plan recommendations.

Hospital rounding to oversee care (not actively manage) and ensure optimal discharge plans

Emergency department evaluations for appropriate triaging

Skilled Nursing Facility rounds to oversee care and facilitate discharge home

Administration
Work with other high-risk teams and coordinating care.

Lead palliative care services for the market.

Serve as liaison between high-risk programs and market physicians.

Serve as liaison between high-risk programs and market leadership Manage patient and primary care provider complaints.

Attend monthly national clinical leadership meetings

EXPERIENCE TO DRIVE CHANGE
Active and Current License for State of Practice, or eligibility to receive necessary licensure

Internal or Family Medicine board certification

3+ years post-residency of clinical experience caring for complex patients with significant palliative and geriatric needs

Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Active registration or eligible to register with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Active Medicare/Medicaid enrollment or be eligible to enroll

Comfortable with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system; Athena preferred

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Contact Information
providerrecruitment@summithealth.com
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