Medical Director (Medicare)
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Molina Healthcare as a Medical Director (Medicare) – Utilization Management in Long Beach, California, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive benefits and compensation package
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Molina Healthcare as a Medical Director (Medicare) – Utilization Management.
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director provides medical oversight and expertise to ensure the appropriateness and medical necessity of services provided to members. They lead utilization management programs, monitor quality of care, and collaborate with clinical teams to improve efficiency and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active, unrestricted MD or DO license and possess board certification. A minimum of 3 years of healthcare experience, including at least 2 years of medical practice, is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 52% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Position Insights
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