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Medical Director - Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Company: CAI Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Posted On: 04/25/2024
Medical DirectorReq number:R1741Employment type:Full timeWorksite flexibility:HybridJob SummaryAs the Medical Director, you will be responsible for providing expert medical consultation, medical interpretations, and/or medical recommendations regarding clinical practice issues in health care facilities.Job Description We are looking for a Medical Director to p rovide expert medical consultation, medical interpretations, and/or medical recommendations regarding clinical practice issues in health care facilities . This position will be full-time and hybrid. What You'll Do - Provides expert medical consultation, medical interpretations, and/or medical recommendations regarding clinical practice issues in health care facilities. Participates with the Secretary, deputate, bureau and division staff in quality improvement activities to define or interpret key indicators that can denote trends and measure outcomes of care quality, review and analyze data, and make recommendations to enhance the regulatory role of department surveyors
- Provides medical consultant to staff on a variety of clinical conditions, medical contraindications and adverse reactions.
- Reviews, advises, and recommends changes to statues, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines affecting delivery of quality care in facilities to conform to current standards of medical practice
- Works collaboratively with the and QA program staff to provide scientific and clinical input for regulatory development from initiation to implementation
- Participates in intra and interdepartmental committees and work groups as requested
- Participates with other central office physicians in environmental and epidemiological investigations as they affect health care facilities regulated by the department
- If assigned, emergency assignments may be performed under adverse conditions and continue for periods ranging from a few hours to several weeks What You'll Need Required:
- Experience reviewing records to assist surveyors regarding clinical services, reviews and analyzes medical aspects of exceptions, monitors data collected by surveyors and identifies trends that should be addressed with the health care facility
- Experience reviewing potential survey deficiencies to determine if appropriate and current medical practice protocols were followed in the facility. Conducts trend analysis on deficiencies, makes recommendations on sanctions
- Experience providing witness testimony and written reports for use in litigation
- Experience providing clinical expertise when requested or necessary
- Experience providing medical advice on issues specific to special populations served by health facilities such as those in nursing care facilities or intermediate care facilities for the intellectually challenged
- Experience monitoring quality indicators in the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Outcome and Assessment infotmation Set (OASIS) to evaluate resident/patient health status Preferred:
- Experience monitoring reports by health care facilities under Chapter 51 of Title 28 Health and Safety of the PA Code to identify outliers in quality care. This includes those reports under the MCARE ACT as they pertain to Chapter 51 of Title 28 Health and Safety code
- Experience providing in-service training for field and program staff on issues/programs related to health issues in facilities
- Experience demonstrating awareness of the vulnerable populations the organization serves by identifying, providing, and advocating for resources, services, communication methods, and policies that would help those populations achieve health equity Physical Demands
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