·       Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school required.

·       Successful completion of an accredited residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, or another specialty appropriate to the population served required; board certification in a relevant adult            primary care specialty strongly preferred.

·       Five or more years of post-residency clinical experience preferred, with meaningful experience caring for older adults and medically complex populations.

·       Three or more years of progressive physician leadership experience strongly preferred, including direct management of physicians and/or advanced practice providers; experience managing managers or            clinical leaders is highly desirable.

·       Experience in value-based care, Medicare Advantage, accountable care, population health, risk-bearing arrangements, or utilization-focused clinical models preferred.

·       Direct experience in post-acute care, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care, assisted living, home-based primary care, geriatrics, hospital medicine, palliative care, or closely related settings strongly                  preferred.

·       Experience developing and implementing clinical policies, procedures, care pathways, quality initiatives, or standardized models of care preferred.

·       Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and using clinical and operational data to improve quality, utilization, provider performance, and patient outcomes preferred.

·       Experience serving as a SNF Medical Director or familiarity with facility medical directorship responsibilities preferred.

·       Experience serving as a collaborating or supervising physician for nurse practitioners or physician assistants preferred.

·       Active, unrestricted physician license in at least one state within the assigned region required; ability and willingness to obtain additional state licenses as needed.

·       Current unrestricted DEA registration and ability to meet payer, facility, credentialing, and medical staff requirements required.

·       Ability to maintain all required professional credentials, malpractice coverage, training, and compliance requirements.

·       Valid driver license and ability to travel locally between facilities, patient homes, and regional markets as required.

·       Ability to work effectively in a distributed, multi-site, and potentially multi-state environment and to respond to time-sensitive clinical or operational escalations when needed.

·       Strong physician leadership and people-management skills, including coaching, accountability, performance management, difficult conversations, and leadership development.

·       Strong clinical judgment in the management of medically complex older adults, including recognition of acute change in condition and decisions regarding treatment in place, escalation, transfer, and goals            of care.

·       Working knowledge of post-acute and facility-based care delivery, including SNF and ALF clinical workflows, transitions of care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and physician/APP practice models.

·       Understanding of value-based care principles, quality improvement, utilization management, population health, HEDIS/Star performance, risk adjustment, documentation integrity, and total-cost-of-care                drivers.

·       Ability to interpret clinical and operational data, identify meaningful variation, prioritize opportunities, and translate data into actionable plans for providers and regional leaders.

·       Strong educational and presentation skills with the ability to teach evidence-based medicine, medical decision-making, common post-acute clinical conditions, and new workflows to physicians, APPs,                  nurses, and operational partners.

·       Ability to effectively engage, coach, and influence physicians, APPs, and Regional Clinical Directors while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

·       Strong dyad leadership skills and ability to collaborate effectively with operations, quality, finance, revenue cycle, compliance, human resources, credentialing, and other functions.

·       Strategic thinking, executive presence, sound judgment, adaptability, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

·       Comfort operating in a fast-paced, geographically dispersed organization with competing priorities, significant autonomy, and a high degree of accountability.