Regional Medical Director, Cardiac Rehab Rochester, NY - Movn Health

Description

Movn Health is seeking a highly motivated and successful physician to oversee and champion the he Movn remote cardiac rehab program across Rochester NY.

Employment Type:
Part-time, 1099
Movn Health seeks to hire a part time/per diem Regional Medical Director to oversee patients in our Movn Virtual Cardiac Rehab Program hours/month).

The Medical Director will also increase awareness about the Movn virtual cardiac rehab and engage local providers, payers and other stakeholders to adopt the program.

The successful candidate will provide medical oversight across all aspects of the program across Rochester, NY, and serve as the lead clinical liaison between Movn Health and the medical community in Rochester/Upstate NY.

The ideal candidate has great people skills, a strong background as a clinical cardiologist, experience with cardiac rehabilitation and possesses strong written and verbal communication skills.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Serve as physician champion/liaison for remote cardiac rehab for the region
Review and approve Individual Treatment Plans (ITPs) for patients in our remote cardiac rehab program
Engage leadership at health systems, health plans, department of health, physician practices, Cath labs on the need for alternate delivery models for CR and educate them on the benefits of the Movn program
Work closely with cardiology practices, Cath labs and health systems to streamline their cardiac rehab referral processes and enroll patients in the Movn program
Serve as subject matter expert on the Movn program, discussing clinical evidence, clinical workflows, patient selection and clinical implementation best practices with local providers and health plans
Work with local hospital-based medical directors of cardiac rehab to ensure referral and enrollment of appropriate patients, set program goals, quality improvement targets, implement best practices, discuss patient/programmatic issues
~ Help the Movn team solve problems and communicate with referring health care practitioners and other stakeholders

Cardiologist with at least 5 years of practice experience and expertise in cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular disease prevention, exercise training, and comprehensive risk factor modification (including smoking cessation, nutrition, stress reduction, medications and lipid management)
Clinical epidemiology and population health management
Exercise physiology and exercise training
Cardiovascular pharmacology including advanced lipidology
Basic biostatistics and ability to interpret data from clinical trials and outcomes research
Experience executing quality improvement initiatives related to ischemic heart disease outcomes (e.g., increase CR enrollment and completion, reduced cardiac procedures and hospital readmissions)
Extremely comfortable in the use of information technology systems including electronic medical records, telehealth platforms and ability to collaborate with team members and stakeholders through digital platforms (Skype, Zoom, Email, etc.)
Medical degree, either an M.Licensure in good standing to practice medicine in state of residence
Training in basic life support or advanced cardiac life support
~ Poses all necessary insurance including medical malpractice and liability

About Movn Health

Movn Health, is a telehealth company that is increasing access to cardiac rehab and helping patients recover faster at home through an innovative app-based virtual cardiac rehab program.

Our program combines evidence-based guidelines, behavior science, remote monitoring and tele-health coaching to engage patients to adopt heart-healthy lifestyles and improve their wellbeing.

Our programs were developed in collaboration with Stanford Medicine and is based on 20+ years of research on over 70,000 patients across six randomized clinical trials.

Our program has successfully improved cardiac rehab participation rates, member outcomes and lowered readmission at marque organizations like CDPHP, Kaiser Permanente, Highmark Health Plan, Allegheny Health Network and the Veteran Affairs.