Senior Medical Director - Care & Value - WellMed Medical Group - Texas

A partner of the Optum Care network, WellMed Medical Management, is seeking an MD/DO physician to join our WellMed Medical Management Group team in Texas.

Position Summary

The Senior Medical Director - Care and Value is a senior physician leader responsible for developing WellMed’s care and value/affordability strategy and partnering with clinical and operational leadership to ensure that strategy is implemented, measured, and tracked across the organization.

This role combines strategic physician leadership with supported execution across value-based care, utilization management, care management, disease management, and clinic operations. The Senior Medical Director will work closely with senior clinical and operational leaders to translate strategy into programs and measurable outcomes but will not be directly responsible for the day-to-day execution or education associated with those programs.

The role supports WellMed across Texas and possibly portions of Florida.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and help drive WellMed’s care, value, and affordability strategy.
• Partner with clinical, operational, and executive leadership to translate strategy into actionable programs.
• Provide physician leadership across utilization management, care management, disease management, and clinic operations.
• Evaluate clinical and operational performance using forecasting, trending, utilization, and other relevant data.
• Identify opportunities to improve care delivery, affordability, and performance within a value-based care model.
• Establish measures for tracking the effectiveness of care and value initiatives.
• Work across clinical and operational teams to support implementation and monitor outcomes.
• Provide senior physician perspective when evaluating programs, processes, and opportunities across the organization.
• Communicate strategy, performance, and recommendations effectively to senior executives and other key stakeholders.

What Makes an OptumCare Organization Different?

• WellMed is mostly a Medicare Advantage Plan that operates as a health system focused on quality/value-based outcomes
• Most of our physician leaders began their careers in our clinics, developing clinical and leadership growth opportunities for you
• We are influencing change on a national scale while maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations
• We recognize that we are better together, and collaboration is the key to healthier patients and an invigorating work environment

Compensation/Benefits Highlights

• Base salary plus annual RRP bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: PTO, 401k with match, Executive Savings Plan, Paid Holidays, UHG Employee Stock Purchase Program and many more

About WellMed

In 2011, WellMed partnered with Optum to provide care to patients across Texas and Florida. WellMed is a network of doctors, specialists and other medical professionals that specialize in providing care for more than 1 million older adults with over 16,000 doctors’ offices. At WellMed our focus is simple.

We’re innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO degree.
• Current board certification through the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
• Active, unrestricted Texas medical license or the ability to obtain Texas licensure.
• 10+ years of clinical practice experience as a physician.
• Significant physician or clinical leadership experience.
• Experience within value-based care and/or Medicare Advantage.
• Experience with key clinical and affordability functions such as utilization management, care management, disease management, and clinic operations.
• Experience working with senior executive and operational leadership.
• Understanding of healthcare forecasting, trending, utilization, and performance data.
• Ability to develop clinical strategies and partner across multiple functions to support implementation.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of physician or clinical leadership experience.
• Experience in a large, multi-market healthcare or physician organization.
• Experience developing or overseeing programs focused on clinical quality, utilization, value, and affordability.
• Experience working within the Texas healthcare market.
• Experience leading initiatives across multiple markets or geographic areas.

Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $336,500 - $485,500. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.