Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialty Practices Medical Director

M Health Fairview seeks a Medical Director- Fairview Health Medical Group (FHMG) for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialty Practices. The Medical Director responsibilities will be at a .25 FTE. The clinical portion of the role will be a .75 FTE practicing with our M Health Fairview Clinic – Burnsville Ob/Gyn team.

Join a group of physicians interested in staying on the cutting edge of their field and participating in quality improvement committees. Burnsville serves a very diverse patient population.

Clinical Practice Details:

• Join a team of 8 physicians
• Surgical cases and deliveries performed at: Fairview Ridges Hospital. Hospital does have a robot for surgical cases and the group has 4 physicians who perform robotic surgery. Option to perform surgical cases at Ambulatory Surgery Center attached to the hospital.
• Admitting Hospital: Fairview Ridges Hospital
• There will be an expectation that physicians will see clinic patients at the Burnsville Clinic and one additional Fairview community clinic nearby.
• Average of 80 deliveries annually per physician.
• Average of 20-24 patients per day in clinic
• Full time (1.0 FTE)
• Schedule details: 4 day clinical work week - includes clinic, surgery, and on-call time
• Call Frequency: An average of 4 days of call /month, with 24 hour in-house support for emergencies.
• Established referral base of Fairview employed primary care and sub specialty physicians

Leadership Job Summary:

Responsible to ensure the delivery of consistently high levels of quality care and service that meets and/or exceeds clinical expectations and patient satisfaction for the Women’s division of the Women and Children’s Service Line, in collaboration with the Ambulatory Director of Women’s Services. Assures the coordination, direction, and collaboration of services and resources related to the discipline as well as achieving productivity, financial and operational goals. Supports the Vice President of Medical Practice to execute the mission and strategic direction for the service line in conjunction with the key stakeholders, including other service lines and domains.

Job Expectations:

• Responsible for creating an environment for professional development including ongoing coaching, mentoring, and engagement. Ensure high-level performance, achievement of goals and quality results, through people that report to them. Evaluates performance while setting up development plans throughout the year.
• Participate and lead meetings across different levels of the organization
• Serve as a Pillar Lead for the Service Line Strategy Deployment work
• At least monthly one on one with administrative dyad partner – time, format, and location left to the leadership pair
• Lead or participate in committee work as designated by the Executive Team: Chair the Acute Care Gyn Committee in partnership with the Service Line Quality Consultant, Participate in MHealth Fairview Wellbeing Committee representing the Service Line and participate in Care Map Design and implementation work as applicable.
• Responsible for compensation issues that arise within your providers, including appeals for recalculations or other special circumstances.
• Support Human Resources teams and Site Medical Directors with compensation, recruitment and personnel matters
• In conjunction with the VP of Medical Practice, select, develop, collaborate with, mentor, and oversee local provider leaders in larger specialty cluster.
• Additional leadership meetings and duties as deemed appropriate within the Women and Children’s Service Line

Organization Expectations, as applicable:

• Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served
• Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
• Communicates in a respective manner.
• Ensures a safe, secure environment.
• Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
• Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
• Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver
• Fulfills all organizational requirements
• Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.
• Fosters a culture of problem solving and respectful communication

This role will have oversight over Obstetrics and Gynecology practices throughout the Fairview Health Medical Group.

Qualifications

Required:

Education

• Medical Degree (MD/DO)

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in clinical practice that demonstrates success in quality, clinical variation, practice management, and patient experience
• Previous medical leadership role

License/Certification/Registration

• Current unrestricted MN Physician Medical License
• Holds current credentialed status in good standing
• Board eligible/certified by appropriate board

Preferred

Preferred

Education

• Medical Degree (MD/DO)

Experience

• Five years’ experience in relevant medicine practice

License/Certification/Registration

• ABOG fellow

Additional Requirements:

• Collaborative work style
• Ability to serve as a diplomat/mentor with strong executive presence
• Strong communication skills, including written and verbal
• Ability to lead and manage broad-based change and development
• Strong interpersonal and team/group dynamic skills. Ability to balance the needs and perspectives of multiple constituencies and assist groups in decision making