Regional Medical Director (Primary Care)

Quick Facts

• Role: Regional Medical Director (Primary Care)

Description

Provide regional clinical leadership and oversight across multiple primary care locations in the Tampa market, partnering with Medical Directors, physicians, advanced practice providers, center leadership, and executive management. Lead quality and utilization initiatives that improve patient outcomes, strengthen provider engagement, enhance care coordination, and support Medicare Advantage/value-based care strategies. Support regional operational goals, physician development and retention, and clinical program and protocol input to advance high-quality, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Advance clinical quality and patient outcomes

• Support Medicare Advantage, value-based care, and population health initiatives

• Improve care coordination and preventive care

• Promote appropriate utilization and resource management

• Manage and reduce ED utilization and inpatient utilization; reduce readmissions and improve transitions of care

• Optimize specialist referral management and referral patterns

• Provide clinical input into clinical documentation, coding, and risk adjustment

• Improve provider performance and engagement through physician leadership and development

• Contribute to regional clinical standards, best practices, and collaboration across clinical and operational teams

• Participate in physician recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention

• Provide direct patient care within scope of practice when needed

Requirements

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Primary Care Medical Director

• Prior Medical Director experience in Family Medicine or Primary Care

• Experience providing clinical leadership to physicians and/or advanced practice providers

• Demonstrated experience in Medicare Advantage, value-based care, managed care, risk-based, or population health environments

• Strong understanding of primary care delivery, clinical quality, care coordination, population health, and utilization management

• Demonstrated understanding of utilization and cost drivers: ED utilization, inpatient utilization, readmissions, and specialist referrals

• Ability to work effectively with clinical, operational, and executive leadership

• Strong communication, relationship-building, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

• Commitment to patient-centered care, clinical excellence, and improved health outcomes

Benefits

• Opportunity to influence clinical strategy across the Tampa market

• Mentor and develop Medical Directors and physicians

• Lead initiatives focused on quality, utilization, and patient outcomes

• Help advance Medicare Advantage and value-based primary care

• Partner with senior operational and executive leadership

• Lead strategies addressing ED utilization, inpatient utilization, readmissions, and specialist referral management

• Contribute to the development of clinical programs and care delivery models

• Improve the balance of quality, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and total cost of care

• Make a meaningful impact across the communities served