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Dignity Health has an exciting leadership Transitionalist Medical Director opportunity for either an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician located at our Phoenix, Arizona facility.

The Transitionalist Medical Director will engage in direct patient care activities and
medical/clinical practice as the principal component of his/her overall professional
responsibility.

The Transitional Care Medical Director Reports directly to the DHMG CMO.
Patient care & Director Activities will include, but are not be limited to:
 1. Assessment, evaluation, diagnostic determination, on-going treatment and clinical
     management, necessary referral for consultation, care planning and modification, medications
     reconciliation, risk assessment, and, coordination of care.
 2. Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, advocates, and others to
     ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage/support an
     open visitor- friendly environment within the Transitional Clinic.
 3. Extensive and on-going communications with community principal care physicians who
     routinely manage the care of patients.
 4. Day-to-day patient care management activity that includes professional input from all
     members of the patient care team.
 5. Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to
     assure coordination of care.
 6. Provides one on one and group consultation to all providers as needed regarding clinic
     policies and processes, patient care and communication challenges, as well as innovative care
     ideas.
 7. Oversight of the Nurse practitioner
 8. Leads regularly scheduled Operations Meetings with office manager and other key staff
     members.
 9. Monitors provider performance on clinical quality, meaningful use, population health, and
     productivity on a quarterly basis and ensures that all providers receive reports and
     communication on a timely basis.
 10. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Goals of the Transitional Care Medical Director:
  1. Increase the number of referrals of high risk patients from the hospital/ Ed to the TCC.
  2. Decrease the readmission of high risk patients.
  3. Decrease admission of Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions to the acute care setting.
  4. Patient Satisfaction

With over 240 physicians and 800 total employees, Dignity Health Medical Group - Arizona is a comprehensive, integrated, multi-specialty, academic medical group that serves Dignity Health St. Josephs and Westgate Medical Centers, Chandler Regional Medical Center, and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center - a flagship region of Dignity Health currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. The physicians of DHMG-AZ are regularly involved with clinical duties, as well as academics and translational bench research, keeping the enhancement of care and the patient experience at the forefront of the work that they do.

Dignity Health, as part of CommonSpirit Health - the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in the nationseeks to serve the poor and disenfranchised, while furthering the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. The mission of Dignity Health Medical Group - Arizona is consistent with Dignity Health's mission and St. Joseph's guiding principles with a focus on innovative clinical care and the pursuit of excellence through scholarly activities. As part of the Dignity Health hospital system, DHMG-AZ has full access to the staff and all facilities on our hospital campuses. This unique relationship with our hospital allows the group to provide its patients with state-of-the-art patient services including care of the poor and disenfranchised.

Like its legendary namesake rising out of the ashes, the greater Phoenix area has emerged as one of the bright metropolitan areas of the 21st century. The Phoenix area encompasses more than 20 incorporated cities, including Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Mesa, and all serve as a timeless Southwestern backdrop to the spirit of Puebloans, cowboys, miners, and visionaries. Recently, the Census Bureau named Arizonas Maricopa County, which includes the greater Phoenix metro area, the county with the nations highest annual population growth. Home to more than 4 million residents where everyone has a sunny disposition, the Phoenix area also ranks as the sixth-largest city in the United States. Phoenix is a premier destination offering the best of both worlds: a growing and diverse economy and a great place to live with more than 300 sun-filled days a year and an almost endless supply of attractions including:

• 189 city parks, 33,000 acres of desert preserves, and 200 miles of trails
• Host to MLB Spring Training and the annual Fiesta Bowl
• Home of the Phoenix Open and 200 golf courses
• Professional sports teams including the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Arizona Cardinals.
• Host to 5 Fortune 500 company headquarters
• The Best Mexican Food North of the Border
• Affordable housing and cost of living
• A family-friendly area, with the Childrens Museum of Phoenix, ample youth sports and athletic leagues, the Challenger Space Center Arizona, a wide variety of school options, including public, private, magnet, and charter, the Phoenix Zoo, large water parks, SEA LIFE Arizona, and many more!

The Phoenix area is also a destination for people from all over the world to receive outstanding healthcare.  This is particularly true of Dignity Healths St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center - home to the world-renown Barrow Neurological Institute and The Norton Thoracic Institute - #1 lung transplant program in the U.S. - as well as many other world-class healthcare services and teaching programs.

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