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Metairie, Louisiana

Senior Medical Director- Health Care Delivery

Internal MedicinePart-Time

Listed compensation

$184k-$397k

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Job Description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Company: Oak Street Health

Title: Senior Medical Director, Clinical Excellence

Company Description

Oak Street Health believes everyone deserves great healthcare – the kind you’d want for your own family. We specialize in providing exceptional care for older adults on Medicare, often in underserved communities where there is little or no quality healthcare.

Oak Street Health is on a mission to rebuild healthcare as it should be with an innovative care model that centers on wellness-based, positive health outcomes for patients, not the volume of services provided. Our unwavering commitment to keeping patients healthy is highlighted by dedicated care teams that take time to get to know each individual, providing the personalized care they need to stay healthy and live life more fully.

We’re an organization on the move! Our rapidly growing national network of primary care centers is staffed by a diverse team of outstanding care providers, service team members, technologists, community outreach experts, business professionals, and more. For more information, visit oakstreethealth.com.

Role Description

The Senior Medical Director, Clinical Excellence will assume this role at a time of important growth and expansion of both the company and of our provider cohort. The Senior Medical Director, Clinical Excellence also joins at a time of intense focus on achieving our interconnected goals of making Oak Street Health a Great Place to Work as we deliver the Best Care Anywhere to our patients - and to ensure the optimization of care model execution across the organization.

The Clinical Excellence program aims to fulfill the Oak Street promise via best-in-class programs in chronic disease management, clinical quality improvement and patient safety - with the goal of advancing Oak Street’s just culture of patient-centered, interprofessional stewardship.

The Senior Medical Director will lead a team devoted to developing and coaching providers to achieve consistent delivery of evidence-based impactful health care.

Reporting to the National Medical Director of Provider Education, this key leader will work closely with national leaders in education, population health, wellness, provider services and clinical operations and learning, as well as divisional and regional medical leadership.

The Senior Medical Director, Clinical Excellence will oversee the development of programs geared to support clinicians, from successful onboarding, remediation and coaching to advanced clinical skill development, all aimed at achieving performance goals for Best Care Anywhere.

The Senior Medical Director, Clinical Excellence will serve in an advisory capacity for Oak Street Health programs and technology products to ensure that workflows and operational processes support providers in the best way possible.

The Senior Medical Director, Clinical Excellence will practice clinically 20% FTE time in the center.

Core Responsibilities

In addition to direct patient care activities, the Senior Medical Director, Clinical Excellence is responsible for the following leadership and administrative duties:

  • Lead and supervise the team of Medical Directors of Clinical Performance
  • Create priorities for the use of a team of medical directors to support the execution of the care model across OSH
  • Identify opportunities and strategies to develop resources for the advancement of clinical excellence
  • Lead and supervise the Medical Director of Systems Based Practice
  • Identify strategies to enhance the development and adoption of effective and efficient processes that make work better and easier for providers across OSH
  • Work to elevate the level of clinical care provided at OSH
  • Plan and execute on clinical education programs including the Clinical Excellence Lecture series
  • Support the full implementation of the clinical education plan at OSH

Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical education programming and lead strategies to improve success as indicated

Collaborate in the prioritization, integration and execution of center based initiatives and their roll out by representing the provider cohort at the PMO.

Effectively collaborate with key leaders across the organization to ensure coordination, consistency and appropriate prioritization of initiatives to achieve success at an increasing scale. These collaborations include but are not limited to:

  • Administrative partners
  • Clinical Operations and Learning team
  • Provider Enhancement team colleagues
  • Regional and divisional field leadership

Population Health and Clinical Program Leadership

Support organizational strategy and contribute to organizational-wide priority projects, including participating in committees or workgroups to plan or implement organization-wide efforts, and to design care model programs activities as directed.

Drive Culture: Oak Street Health fosters a culture of innovation and open dialogue, and works with urgency. This requires high energy, active listening skills, and a comfort with and commitment to regular change. The Senior Medical Director and VP, Clinical Excellence will support this culture and serve as a role model for all care team members, emphasizing the interdisciplinary approach to meeting our mission.

Other duties, as assigned.

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal Candidates Will Satisfy the Following

Passionate about their work and motivated to be a part of a fast growing organization.

Self aware and confident in their leadership skills and eager to share those with a fast growing team on the leading edge of healthcare innovation.

M.D. / D.O. / DNP graduates. Physicians will be board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. DNPs should be certified in a primary care domain.

Fellowship training in Geriatrics and/or other professional degrees (e. g., M.B.A., J.D., M.P.P., M.P.H.) preferred but not required.

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in outpatient practice strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a management role or role as medical director, managing a medical group of 20 or more providers strongly preferred.
  • Experience with managed care and/or value-based practice and familiarity with payer-provider collaboration.
  • Experience using a metrics-driven approach to analyze cost, quality, and satisfaction data to drive clinical strategy and program redesign.
  • Commitment to our patient population and to low-income patients.
  • US work authorization.
  • Someone who embodies being “Oaky.”

What Does Being “Oaky” Look Like?

  • Radiating positive energy
  • Assuming good intentions
  • Creating an unmatched patient experience
  • Driving clinical excellence
  • Taking ownership and delivering results
  • Being scrappy

Why Oak Street?

Oak Street Health offers our coworkers the opportunity to be at the forefront of a revolution in healthcare, as well as:

Collaborative and energetic culture

Fast-paced and Innovative Environment

Competitive benefits including paid vacation and sick time, generous 401K match with immediate vesting, and health benefits

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply to oakstreethealth.com/careers.

  • Anticipated Weekly Hours
  • 40
  • Time Type
  • Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$184,112.00 - $396,550.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits for Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/30/2027

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Medical Director will lead and supervise teams focused on clinical performance, systems-based practice, and provider education to ensure consistent delivery of evidence-based care. They will also collaborate with organizational leaders to integrate center-based initiatives and contribute to the overall clinical strategy.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an M.D., D.O., or DNP degree with board certification in Internal or Family Medicine and at least 8 years of outpatient practice experience. A minimum of 5 years in a management or medical director role overseeing 20 or more providers is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipStrategic planningTeam managementPerformance metricsEvidence-based medicineInterdisciplinary collaborationMentorship

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

CVS Health ranks #7 of 13 employers hiring Internist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 50% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$184k–$397kInternal Medicine median $275k (middle half $255k–$290k)24 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$329k in purchasing powerLouisiana index 88.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Internal Medicine listings in Louisiana9 active1,367 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 50% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedLouisiana Physician listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment270 active listings, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine hiring demand#3 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 579 postings, 472 closed
New Internal Medicine listings562 in the last 30 days334 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine pay trend+3.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
CVS Health#7 of 13 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Internist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

41 jobs · 32 employers
9
<$290k
11
$290k-330k
12
$330k-370k
7
$370k-410k
2
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 32 employers
401k / retirement match
85% this job
Sign-on bonus
62%
CME allowance
62%
Relocation assistance
44%
Loan repayment
24%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,336 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About CVS Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Woonsocket, RI
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off
Paid sick time
401K match with immediate vesting
Wellness programs

Living in Metairie

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$315k≈ 1.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,459/mo≈ 10% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.