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JOB SUMMARY

The Medical Program Director is accountable for delivering the KP Promise to every member, every time. "Quality you can trust; Convenient and easy to get care; Care with a personal touch; Affordable".

The Medical Program Director will provide the WPMG leadership direction, vision, and oversight to their specialty program collaboratively with their HP dyad partner, as applicable and the Mental Health and Wellness Medical Director for assigned area of clinical operations. The Medical Program Director is responsible for development, direction, communication and execution to operational standards/guidelines, patient flow, and quality for their clinical specialty.

The Medical Program Director will collaborate with their Health Plan partner and other stakeholders to ensure all regulatory and accreditation standards are met and exceeded in the execution of clinical specialty strategies.

The ideal candidate should have experience with psychological testing and mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment for children and adolescents presenting with for broad range of mental health needs, including mood, anxiety, behavior disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. Responsibilities would include conducting psychological assessments (test administration & interpretation), as well as providing outpatient psychotherapy to individual child and adolescent patients and their families. The candidate should have skills in psychological testing, evidence-based interventions including CBT, ACT, DBT, behavioral therapies as well as parent management strategies. Experience in working with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and substance use disorders is desirable.

The Medical Program Director job description may be revised over time based on operational needs.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

DESCRIPTION

PREFERRED

Minimum:

PhD with experience in a health care business leadership role not including required experience below. Completion of approved Internship and post-doctoral fellowship training program.

MBA, MHA, or MPH - health administration or related field.

REQUIRED

DESCRIPTION

PREFERRED

Minimum:

Current unrestricted appropriate Washington State license, e.g., physician, Physician's Assistant, Doctor of Optometry license.

Credentialed by KPWA

Board eligible

Meets WPMG performance standards for quality, service, access, coding and documentation.

Maintains Board Certification and seeks to maintain knowledge of major advances in the practice of medicine and within specialty area.

REQUIRED

DESCRIPTION

PREFERRED

Minimum:

1-3 years: Experience in clinical program design, development including evaluation of outcomes.

Experience in a highly collaborative and/or matrixed environment.

3-5 years: Recent and progressive management, program, or business development experience.

Experience in the service lines for which the position is accountable.

COMPETENCIES

DESCRIPTION

REQUIRED/PREFERRED

Management

Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to direct the activities of others on a direct or matrix team basis.

Ability to collaborate and be influential across structures and roles

Ability to juggle and effectively and timely addresses the demands of the complex medical environment such as medical/legal issues, staff concerns, customer demands, performance improvement, workforce engagement, etc.

Celebrate successes, recognize excellence in performance, and communicate accomplishments to build pride.

Model and promote an effective partnership within KPWA.

Understands the fundamentals of bias and is able to take this into account as a leader.

Understands the value of diverse teams and demonstrates commitment to diversifying the medical group and leadership.

Required

Delivery Systems

Knowledge of delivery system operations, healthcare delivery systems and trends.

Required

Business Acumen

Knowledge of business process and rapid cycle improvement and systems thinking.

Ability to create clear written and oral communications to support WPMG's and KP's vision, mission, and operating plan with the medical group at large; the community at large; WPMG Board; and leadership forums.

Ability to participate in activities to maintain knowledge of major advances in the practice of medicine through attendance of external conferences, educational seminars and involvement in professional association activities.

Ability to participate in activities to enhance knowledge of administrative operations through educational efforts and involvement in professional association activities.

Required

Decision Making

Communication

Ability to challenge established ways and lead change. Demonstrated effective problem solving and decision-making skills. Proven negotiation and conflict resolution skills. Excellent communication skills.

Translate and communicate WPMG mission, vision and performance to staff.

Required

Human Resource Skills

Financial and human resource management skills; demonstrated success working with medical staff.

Required

Project Management

Project management and data analytics skills.

Preferred