Lead our Team! Division Medical Director Opening - BBHH

DIVISIONAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR for Behavioral Health - BBHH

Position Summary:

The Divisional Medical Director (DMD) for Behavioral Health oversees the clinical, customer, and learning performance of medical providers within the Behavioral Health service line at Banner Medical Group (BMG). Together with their team, the DMD fosters a service-oriented culture centered on employee and provider engagement, quality, patient safety, patient experience, and service excellence across all practice sites. They collaborate with BMG and facility leadership to implement system and BMG goals, policies, and clinical quality initiatives. Additionally, the DMD may assist in developing, troubleshooting, and tracking clinical and operational performance. Key responsibilities include aligning BMG providers with Banner Health's practices and initiatives, fostering collegial relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and dedicating defined administrative time separate from clinical duties. The protected time will be defined based on the scope of the specific DMD role based on factors including but not limited to the number of providers, the number and geographic distribution of the clinics, and the complexity of services offered and needed. Protected time will be 20% FTE.

Core Functions:

1. Oversees physician engagement, productivity, staffing, and recruitment while monitoring for signs of burnout.
2. Provides feedback to providers on clinical and leadership performance, interpersonal skills, and career development. Collaborates with HR or other leadership partners when necessary to develop improvement plans.
3. Reviews quality metrics and develops action plans as needed. Assists in developing monitoring tools.
4. Organizes and attends division provider meetings.
5. Works closely with operational partners to achieve clinical and operational excellence.
6. Cultivates strong relationships with corporate and hospital leaders.
7. Collaborates with clinical leaders to enhance cross-disciplinary clinical integration.
8. Participates in required BMG leadership/governance structures and Clinical Consensus Group meetings.
9. 80 % Clinical / 20% Administrative
10. Reports directly to the Physician Executive.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly Reporting: May include direct supervision of Behavioral Health Physician Site Leads within the region(s) and/or service lines. Matrix or Indirect Reporting: In partnership with Senior Ops Directors, may supervise Behavioral Health Physician Site Leads. Type of Supervisory Responsibilities: Manages personnel actions including recruiting, hiring, training, and evaluations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Medical Doctorate or Doctor of Osteopathy Degree with Board Certification or eligibility strongly preferred.
• Three to five years of clinical practice experience.
• Eligible for or hold a current State license to practice medicine and medical staff privileges.
• Three years of leadership experience within a medical group or hospital organized medical staff preferred.
• Proven track record of influencing clinicians, facilitating group leadership, and driving cultural change.
• Experience in strategizing and implementing improvements in clinical care and patient satisfaction.
• Knowledge of modern clinical technology trends, quality, and patient safety.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and human relations skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a Medical Director or Physician Lead for a department, practice, practice management organization, hospital system, or MCO.
• Experience with value based care and continuous quality improvement activities.

Note: The core functions outline the general content and requirements of the position and are not exhaustive. Specific tasks will be determined by the incumbent's immediate leader.

Banner Health Leadership upholds the mission, values, and purpose of the organization and serves as role models for staff, prioritizing people-centered, service excellence-focused, and results-oriented approaches.

Physical Demands/Environment Factors:

• Typical Direct Patient Care environment: Must fulfill the physical requirements of clinical practice within their service line.

Banner Benefits:

You take care of others. Let us take care of you. At Banner, your benefits package is all about your well-being. But that’s more than just basic medical, dental and vision coverage — it’s everything that makes you uniquely you, from your emotional health, to your family to your satisfaction at work. So, we design your benefits with you in mind. We listen to what you have to say, offer a wide variety of competitive benefits to give you peace of mind and provide additional tools and resources to support you.

· Salary Guarantee, RVU, Paid Sick Time, Personal Time Off, Malpractice, and CME Allowance

· Legal, Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

· Pet, Auto, and Home Insurance included in Voluntary Benefit Options

· Adoption Assistance, Fertility Benefits, and Parental Leave Support

· Resources available for pet care, childcare, elder care, housekeeping, and tutoring

·24/7 Confidential Mental Health Support, plus coordination of child and elder care

· Physician Well-Being Program, including healthy-habit building, fitness challenges, nutrition guides, on-demand webinars, sleep guides, mindfulness, and more!

· Public Service Loan Forgiveness

· Financial wellness resources, including retirement plans with matching or 401b deferred options, employee perks and discounts

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As an equal opportunity employer, Banner University Medical Group (BUMG) recognizes the power of culture and community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. BUMG is an EEO Employer.