O

Medical Director - Post-Acute Care Management - Care Transitions - Remote

Optum

Milwaukee, WI
21 hours ago
$238,000 - $357,500

Job Description

Join Optum as a Medical Director to drive improvements in healthcare delivery and outcomes. Leverage your leadership and medical expertise to enhance quality and efficiency in patient care across our national network.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work to improve quality and promote evidence-based medicine
  • Provide information on quality and efficiency to doctors, patients and customers to inform care choices and drive improvement
  • Support initiatives that enhance quality throughout the national network
  • Ensure the right service is provided at the right time for each member
  • Work with medical director teams focusing on inpatient care management, clinical coverage review, member appeals clinical review, medical claim review and provider appeals clinical review

Required Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree
  • Active, unrestricted physician state license
  • Current board certification in ABMS or AOA specialty
  • 5+ years of clinical practice experience post residency
  • Solid understanding of and concurrence with evidence-based medicine (EBM) and managed care principles

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on utilization and/or quality management experience
  • Project management or active project participation experience
  • Substantial experience in using electronic clinical systems

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits packageIncentive and recognition programsEquity stock purchase401k contribution