Associate Medical Director
HOUSTON, TX
Clinical
Clinical
Reports To: Chief Medical Officer
Supervises: As Assigned
HOURS: 1.0 FTE
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Program Oversight and Implementation
- Provides medical leadership for assigned clinical programs which may include hepatitis C treatment, addiction services, women’s health, and pharmacy initiatives.
- Collaborates with the Manager of Integrated Care and other interdisciplinary leaders to ensure medical workflows are effective, compliant, and well-integrated with broader program operations.
- Monitors and refines clinical workflows, treatment protocols, and documentation standards to improve care quality, patient outcomes, and provider experience.
- Supports the adoption of new clinical tools and technologies that enhance diagnosis, treatment, and patient engagement.
- Oversees healthcare quality initiatives across HHH’s clinical operations, ensuring adherence to evidence-based guidelines, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Chairs or co-chairs the Quality Management Committee, leading performance improvement projects and ensuring clinical teams are engaged in continuous quality improvement (CQI).
- Supports the Manager of Quality, Compliance, and Risk to support FTCA, HRSA, and HIPAA compliance efforts related to medical care delivery.
- Supports the CMO in translating clinical strategic goals into actionable plans at the program and clinic level.
- Covers and assumes CMO duties when the CMO is off or otherwise unavailable.
- Participates in management team meetings and contributes to organizational planning, budget development, and cross-departmental initiatives.
- Responds to clinical data requests, grant deliverables, and external reporting requirements related to medical services and outcomes.
- Oversees and provides clinical supervision with assigned mid-level providers.
- Provides direct clinical care to patients at assigned HHH service sites. Clinical vs. administrative time split to be determined by the CMO.
- Maintains a panel of patients as appropriate and ensures high-quality, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care.
- Assists in covering clinical gaps as needed to maintain access and continuity of care.
Healthcare Quality and Compliance
Clinical Leadership and Education
Direct Patient Care
Minimum Qualifications
- Board certification in Family or Internal Medicine
- At least 2 years of ambulatory care experience
- At least 2 years of experience working with underserved populations
- Training or experience in healthcare administration or public health preferred
- Experience with programmatic evaluation