Leadership • Primary Care
INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY: Medical Director - Physician or APP
UCHealth Medical Group
, Colorado
ID: 1563
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The Medical Director is a part-time clinical leadership role supporting UCHealthMG ambulatory strategy, governance, and innovation. This individual provides clinical insight, operational perspective, and cross-functional leadership across key committees and initiatives, while serving as a bridge between frontline teams and executive leadership.
Reporting Relationship
Reports to: Scott Smith, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Time Commitment
- 0.2-0.4 FTE (1-2 days/week; 2-4 half-day sessions)
- Senior Clinical Leadership meetings: 1 hour, 2 Thursdays/month
- Primary care medical director/Director meetings: 1 hour/month, Thursdays
Core Responsibilities
Committee Participation
- Ambulatory Protocol Governance
- PAN Core
- Nurse Advice Line
- System Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
- PECOC
- Virtual Primary Care
- Trinsic / Value-Based Care initiatives
Clinical & Operational Leadership
- Provide input on ambulatory workflows, protocols, and system initiatives
- Identify opportunities to improve quality, access, efficiency, and patient experience
- Support development and implementation of standardized care models
- Contribute to value-based care and population health strategies
Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with frontline clinicians, practice managers, and system leaders
- Actively solicit and incorporate frontline feedback
- Ensure alignment between operational realities and system priorities
Problem Solving & Strategy
- Apply systems thinking to clinical and operational challenges
- Synthesize input, identify key issues, and support actionable solutions
- Balance local needs with enterprise priorities
Qualifications
Required
- MD, DO, NP, or PA with active clinical practice
- Strong understanding of ambulatory medical office operations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Respected clinician with strong peer credibility
- Prior clinical leadership or committee experience
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking and big-picture perspective
- Influential, collaborative leadership
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to engage stakeholders and drive alignment
Success Measures
- Meaningful participation and contribution in assigned committees
- Demonstrated improvements in workflows, protocols, or system initiatives
- Effective engagement with frontline stakeholders
- Contribution to advancing value-based care and system priorities
Administrative time will be compensated at a standard rate following the completion of monthly time sheets
UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, genetic information or veteran status. UCHealth does not discriminate against any "qualified applicant with a disability" as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when they do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.