Physician Team Lead – Optum AZ

Optum AZ is seeking a Physician Team Lead to join our team in Phoenix, AZ. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

 

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

 

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

 

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides diagnosis, treatment, therapy, and management of patient’s according to current standards of care utilizing best evidence-based practices recommendation.
• Works collaboratively with the patient to provide a Patient-Centered approach to care; adhering to the organization’s Patient Centered mission.
• Drives organization specific initiatives including STAR, HEIDIS, and CAPHS/HOS, Affordability and ensures that the processes and procedures are in-line with the approved business model.
• Ensures quality indicators are being met and continuously improved by participating in Quality Meetings. Outlines objectives for clinic team members to ensure quality indicators are defined and understood in order to be achieved.
• Supervises clinician team members, including coordination of paid time off, CME time and expense approvals, OLCM license review, and clinician patient complaint management. Team leads will meet with direct report monthly. They will provide performance reviews quarterly with monthly touch points.
• Partners with Operations leadership to ensure the success of the clinic team within the clinics.
• Ensures clinician team members are in compliance with Optum policies and procedures and serves as the liaison between People Team for policy interpretation.
• Performs annual evaluations and participates in creating MAP and developmental goals for the clinician team members as well as participates in, company-led initiatives, leadership readiness and job expansion activities of assigned clinician team members.
• Participates in various committees as assigned and disseminates information timely to all team members.
• Assists in team member recruiting and retention efforts by identifying clinic needs and developing a succession plan for primary care.
• Promotes patient  safety and partners with PAD team to ensure clinic compliance.
• Utilizes evidence-based care processes to meet affordability goals.
• Accountable for clinic customer satisfaction scores, reviews and action plans.
• Develops and promotes organization’s culture in clinic team members.
• Involvement in the Employee Community Council
• Optimize clinician productivity and performance.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

 

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge

• Knowledge of primary care operations; knowledge of management practices, human relations, consensus building, and collaborative ability

 

Skills/Abilities

• Must have bold oral and written communication techniques and be professionally respected by peers; leadership ability, demonstrated competency in the primary care setting.

 

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in outpatient primary care medicine
• 1-2 years of management experience or have exhibited appropriate leadership potential.
• Experience in medical utilization management, medical quality assurance, quality improvement techniques, risk management, and compliance.

 

Education, Licenses & Certifications 

• Must have an active and unrestricted medical license in the State of Arizona or ability to obtain prior to employment.
• Board certification or Board Eligible in Internal or Family Medicine
• Current and unrestricted DEA certificate
• BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
• Must be able to meet all pre-employment requirements.
• Must be able to meet all health requirements at hire and periodically thereafter, as required by company policy/state regulations to verify that they/he/she is free from communicable disease and physically able to perform assigned duties.

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

 

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.