Medical Director - Colorado Springs, United States - Colorado Canine Orthopedics

Description

Job Description

Job Description

The Medical Director, as part of the hospital leadership team, will be responsible for overseeing the medical operations of the hospital, serving as a mentor to the staff and leading the advancement of high-quality patient care and client service. The Medical Director will also work in collaboration with other hospital leaders and UVC support team members to maintain and build our relationships with the referring community.

The ideal candidate will have leadership/management experience. Other areas of leadership experience (academia, industry, not-for profit) will be considered. The successful candidate should also possess strong emotional intelligence, be authentic, and display empathy toward others.

At Colorado Canine Orthopedics, our mission is to provide advanced orthopedic surgical care in our renowned state of the art facility working alongside a team of dedicated, compassionate, and skilled individuals with years of industry experience.

Medical Director Primary Responsibilities

Skills and Qualifications

• A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
• At least 5 years of clinical, scientific, or industry experience, ideally in a high-volume environment
• Ability to become licensed to practice in the state of Colorado
• Professional and excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, diplomatic attitude

Promote and Uphold Exceptional Medical Quality Practices

• Ensure current practices, SOPs, BPGs are available and support standards of care.
• Evaluate future growth of services to improve standards of care.
• Foster an environment of psychological safety.
• Evaluate patient-care risks and concerns; follow-up on breaches in best practices.
• Review medical records and provide client/DVM follow-up as needed.

Medical Culture

• Cultivate learning and training across all areas of the hospital.
• Ensure clinician-driven principles are upheld and hold clinicians accountable to the standards that are created/expected.
• Ensure house officer training and development is provided for existing programs.

Clinician Retention and Engagement

• Host quarterly clinician check-ins along with hospital leadership.
• Host/cohost periodic clinician +/- all-staff meetings.
• Provide orientation and select mentors for new clinicians.
• Discuss areas of clinical development with clinicians.
• Discuss future goals and growth with clinicians.
• Assess services and identify solutions for improvement (staffing, equipment, etc.)

Clinician Recruiting

• Prepare team for candidate site visits.
• Host a favorable site visit.
• Partner with recruiting and other members of hospital leadership team.
• Follow-up with candidate.

Med-Ops Partnership

• Develop business acumen.
• Routinely evaluate clinician productivity and efficiency.
• Evaluate facilities and equipment needs along with hospital leadership.
• Identify areas for OpEx expenditures.
• Seek areas of partnership and integration with UVC and our systems.

Personal growth and development

• Attend regular meetings with other UVC leaders and the VP of Specialty Operations.
• Consider future goals and professional/leadership development.
• Identify and develop successors for medical leadership.

Benefits:

CCO offers a sign on bonus and a competitive wages at $200-250K base and benefit package that includes:

• Short Term Disability paid for by employer
• Complimentary Life Insurance $25,000; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family
• Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (Headspace)
• 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 50% company match up to 5%, eligible after 6 months of employment
• UMR Insurance Plans with multiple options
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account options
• United Healthcare Dental Insurance; includes a 100% paid premium option for team members
• United Healthcare Vision Insurance options
• Long Term Disability option
• Progyny-Fertility and Family Building Support (up to $10,000)
• Generous Continuing Education Program
• Team Member Discounts for Pet Care
• Paid time off-inclusive of sick, personal, vacation and CE
• AVMA Professional Liability Insurance (PLIT) provided
• VIN provided
• Reimbursement for: state Veterinary License / DEA License / state VMA Dues / AVMA Dues/ +/-specialty dues
• Master accounts with online publishers: Sage, Wiley, Elsevier
• LGBTQIA+ support with FOLX HEALTHCARE (if UMR enrolled)
• Sword Digital Musculoskeletal & Physical Therapy Program (if UMR enrolled)
• Referral Bonus Program
• DailyPay on Demand

We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.