This document outlines the key responsibilities and requirements for a Medical Director position. It emphasizes interpersonal skills, ability to multi-task and work well under stress, leadership, accountability, and excellent communication skills. The Medical Director will oversee standards of care, patient management, professional staff, hospital leadership responsibilities, finances, and quality improvement. Duties include evaluating performance reports, conducting meetings, managing doctors, ensuring compliance and ethics, and representing the hospital.

1. Revision Date 2/16/11
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
 Well-developed interpersonal skills.
 Ability to multi-task and deal with high levels of stress in an environment of changing priorities.
 Is able totake charge,initiate actions, holdpeopleaccountable, anddelegate responsibilitiesinsuch
a way as to achieve positive results.
 Comfortablyandconfidentlyconfrontsdifficultissueswithco-workersandis a skilledcommunicator
at multiple levels.
 Is capable of,andwillingtoworkthe hoursnecessarytoaccomplish the requiredresponsibilities
and ensure the smoothoperationof the hospital.
Standards of Care:
• Medical recordsare complete,detailed,andsignedperprofessionalguidelines.
• Demonstratescommitmenttoprofessionalintegrityand pursuitof excellence.
• Practicesethical medicine atall times,andensuresthe same fromassociate doctors.
• Ensurespositive communicationwithclientsandbetweendoctors.
Patient/Client Management:
• Treatsall patients& clientswithcare andcompassion,remembering thatthe patient’swellbeingis
the top priority.
• Overseesadministrationandcase review of clientmedical complaintsandresolvesthe
problemswhen possible,whilekeepinghighermanagement informedof progress.
Professional Staff Management:
 Evaluate qualitymedical/compliance reportsona monthlybasis andtake stepstoimprove areasof
poor performance.
 Reviewpatientrecordsforcompletenessandaccuracyand use as a tool to promote medical
excellence.
 Reviewthe detailedordersto ensure thatchargesare capturedand properlyassigned.
 Conductregulardoctor meetings.
 Coordinate doctorcoverage tomake sure the hospital iscoveredatall times.
 Assistinthe hiring,disciplinaryprocess,andthe firingprocessof doctorsas requested.
 Activelymanage all doctorstoensure thattheymeet expectedperformance.
 Administeryearlyreviews anddevelopmentplans forall associate doctors.
 Appropriatelymanage controlleddrugs.
Responsibilities as part of the hospital leadership team:
 Works withthe Hospital Managerand staff to deliveraconsistentmedical message andconsistent
clientexperience toeachclient.
 Responsible forauditinghospital productionforaccuracy viachart auditsandotherfee capture
methods.

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Revision Date 2/16/11
 Representsthe hospitaltothe professional communityandthe general publicasrequested.
 Participatesinmeetingsorconference callsasrequestedbyfieldmanagementstaff.
 Participatesinemployeedisciplinary procedures,andenforces individual hospitalemployee rules
and policies.
Financial Responsibilities:
 Reviewthe P&Lmonthlyandworkwiththe hospital managertoincrease profitabilityby
increasingrevenueandlimitingexpenses.
 Work withthe managementteam toprepare andsubmitthe yearlybudget(budgetforecast,
operatingplan,cap-ex expenditures) andparticipate inthe evaluationprocess.
 Supportthe implementationof marketingprograms.