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A People First Environment: We make what is important to those we serve important to us.
Make an Impact: Enhance the quality of life for seniors.
Professional Growth: Access to training and career development.

Competitive Compensation:

Medical/Dental
Generous Paid Time Off
401K with Match*
Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program

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Are you passionate about helping older adults live meaningful, independent lives at home with grace and dignity? BoldAge PACE is an all-inclusive program of care, personalized to meet the individual health and well-being needs of our participants. Our approach is simple: We listen to our participants and their caregivers to truly understand their needs and desires.

Medical Director - California

JOB SUMMARY 

The Medical Director delivers high-quality primary and continuous healthcare services to PACE participants while serving as a clinical resource for primary care providers and the interdisciplinary team (IDT). This role maintains an active participant panel and provides day-to-day clinical guidance, mentoring, workflow support, and escalation assistance in partnership with the Chief Clinical Officer and Physician Leader. The Medical Director promotes consistent, participant-centered care, timely documentation, regulatory compliance, sound utilization practices, and continuous quality improvement across the PACE program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Provide high-quality, person-centered primary care to an assigned panel of PACE participants, beginning with a comprehensive history and physical examination and using individualized clinical judgment to guide diagnostic evaluation and treatment.
Serve as a clinical resource for primary care providers, other providers, nursing staff, and the IDT; provide real-time guidance on complex cases, changes in condition, participant safety, and appropriate escalation.
Support the clinic with day-to-day clinical coordination, provider workflow, coverage planning, and consistent application of clinical standards, policies, and evidence-informed practices.
Lead by example in daily IDT meetings by presenting clear clinical recommendations, promoting productive discussion, resolving barriers, and ensuring participant-centered care plans are actionable and communicated.
Collaborate with the IDT and before referring participants to specialists, ensuring referrals are clinically appropriate, PACE resources are considered, and continuity of care is maintained.
Manage specialist referrals initiate treatment before referral when appropriate, promptly review consult notes, and incorporate recommendations into the participant plan of care.
Manage and monitor participant medications, including accurate medication reconciliation, deprescribing when appropriate, and identification of interactions, duplications, and adherence concerns.
Remain actively informed of participant status during emergency department visits, hospitalizations, skilled nursing stays, and other transitions; guide timely follow-up and safe, coordinated transitions of care.
Assume shared clinical responsibility for participants at the center, regardless of individual assignment, and help coordinate timely provider response when the assigned clinician is unavailable.
Review and respond to laboratory results, imaging, consults, diagnostic reports, and participant messages within established timeframes; communicate clinically significant findings and changes to the IDT.
Complete and support timely completion of initial, semiannual, annual, change-in-status, and other required PACE assessments, reassessments, care planning, orders, and documentation.
Monitor documentation quality and clinical workflow trends; coach primary care providers on clear, complete, and clinically supported documentation, including accurate diagnosis coding and risk-adjustment practices.
Mentor and orient primary care providers and other clinical team members; provide practical feedback, share best practices, and identify education or competency needs for review with the Chief Clinical Officer .
Facilitate clinical case reviews, huddles, or educational sessions as assigned, with emphasis on complex geriatric care, avoidable utilization, medication safety, goals of care, and participant outcomes.
Promote appropriate use of emergency and acute-care services by assessing changes in condition promptly and using available PACE, home-based, clinic, and after-hours resources whenever clinically appropriate.
Participate in the 24/7 on-call rotation, respond promptly to participant needs, and ensure complete handoffs, follow-up, and communication with the participant, caregivers, providers, and IDT.
Contribute to discharge planning and transitional-care processes, ensuring medication, follow-up, equipment, service, caregiver, and safety needs are addressed across care settings.
Partner with the Chief Clinical Officer and operational leaders on quality improvement, utilization management, audit readiness, policy development, and corrective action initiatives; help track results and sustain improvements.
Identify clinical resource, staffing, workflow, or safety concerns and promptly communicate recommendations and escalation needs to the Chief Clinical Officer and appropriate leaders.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

Master’s or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited nurse practitioner program or physician assistant program.
Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant license and prescriptive authority in the state of practice.
**NJ: Each nurse practitioner shall be certified by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing and meet all applicable joint protocol requirements.
Current state-controlled substance registration/certification and federal DEA registration, as required for the position.
Current national board certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in an applicable population focus; Adult-Gerontology or Family certification strongly preferred.
Board certification or advanced training in geriatrics, palliative care, or complex chronic care preferred.
Current BLS certification required or must be obtained within 90 days of employment.
Minimum of five years of advanced practice clinical experience, including at least two years caring for medically complex older adults; PACE, geriatrics, home-based care, or value-based care experience strongly preferred.
Prior experience providing clinical leadership, mentoring providers, leading case review, or supporting quality and workflow improvement preferred. At least one year of experience working with a frail or elderly population is required unless otherwise permitted by applicable PACE regulations and completed through an approved training plan.

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