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Theoria Medical · 1 month ago

Medical Director or Attending Physician - Lacon, IL

Lacon, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

Theoria Medical is a leading healthcare innovation company primarily serving the post-acute and primary care sectors. The Medical Director will oversee skilled nursing facilities, ensuring quality care and compliance with regulations while collaborating with nurse practitioners and physician assistants to deliver comprehensive primary care services.

Electronic Health Record (EHR)Health CareHome Health CareHospital

Responsibilities

The physician serves as medical director for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and participates in administrative and quality initiatives for the facilities he or she is responsible for

Medical directorship functions include attending and participating in monthly quality assurance and process improvement meetings; participating in quality improvement initiatives; providing guidance to facility staff; reviewing and revising (if necessary) facility’s clinical guidelines; insuring compliance with state and federal regulations, training facility staff; and supervising facility clinical staff

In addition to the medical director role, the physician also serves as the attending physician for the residents residing at each facility

The physician collaborates with Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to manage day to day resident care at each facility. Typically, each facility will have a full-time PA or NP assigned to the facility depending on the acuity and volume of the patient population

Physician will provide high quality, patient-centered, comprehensive primary care services by rounding on patients residing in SNFs

Physician is responsible for diagnosing and treating patients with acute illness, such as bacterial and viral infections, as well as chronic diseases and conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, or diabetes

Provider documentation is completed in Theoria’s proprietary electronic health record (EHR) system, ChartEasy™

PointClickCare, MatrixCare, and American HealthTech are the most commonly used facility EHR systems

Participating in Theoria’s Chronic Care Management, Transitional Care, RPM and other medical quality initiatives and programs

Physician must be able to supervise collaborating nurse practitioners and physicians assistants

Physician must be able to utilize electronic/online medical tools such as EHR systems and state/county medical systems utilized for Death Certificates and administrative functions

Qualification

Medical DirectorshipPatient-Centered CareChronic Care ManagementElectronic Health RecordsQuality Improvement InitiativesSupervisionCollaborationCommunication