Nursing Home Medical Director

Quick Facts

• Role: Nursing Home Medical Director

• Focus: Clinical leadership and compliance oversight across multiple nursing homes

Description

Lead daily operations of multiple nursing homes and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality resident care. The role includes developing and implementing resident care policies, coordinating physician services, staffing, financial management, and community outreach. You will ensure facility compliance with federal, state, local, and accrediting body standards, and support innovative pilot projects where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate resident care policies and procedures aligned with current standards of practice

• Assess resident population to identify programmatic and educational needs

• Develop new clinical programs as resident demographics change

• Identify and address medical/clinical concerns affecting resident care, medical care, or quality of life

• Implement resident medical care policies and coordinate medical care in the facility

• Coordinate review prior to granting/renewing professional privileges for physicians, dentists, and podiatrists

• Ensure responsible physicians attend to each resident’s medical needs

• Collaborate with healthcare team members (e.g., pharmacist, dentist, clinical consultants)

• Maintain professional development through continuing education and support staff education and training

• Serve as a resource for geriatric medicine and other care-related topics; provide educational resources

• Inform attending physicians of policies, procedures, and state/federal regulatory updates

• Advise operating staff regarding regulations and participate in relationships with other healthcare delivery systems

• Participate in ongoing clinician in-service training

• Enforce policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission requirements, and legal regulations to assure quality and safe service

Requirements

• MD degree

• Board Eligible/Board Certified

• Formally recognized qualification in geriatric medicine

• Demonstrable experience as a geriatric physician

• AMDA CMD certification in Long Term Care strongly preferred

• Knowledge of local/state regulations and certifications and commitment to CME

• Must meet Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requirements

• Experience managing in Long-Term Care settings

Benefits

• Leadership opportunity with teaching and mentoring responsibilities