Providence is seeking a physician leader to serve as Medical Director of our Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Washington. In this role, you will lead the delivery of participant care, drive clinical outcomes, and oversee the program's quality assessment and improvement efforts. You will partner closely with Program Administration, the medical staff, and interdisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality, coordinated care that helps older adults live safely and independently in their communities.
Role Responsibilities:
- Clinical leadership: Take responsibility for participant care and clinical outcomes, and implement and oversee the program's quality assessment and improvement program.
- Medical oversight: Coordinate, supervise, and evaluate the medical services provided within the program. Oversight of Physicians, APP's, Pharmacists over the entire Washington PACE program ensuring to ensure appropriate participant care and clinical outcomes. Ongoing oversight and implementation of the PACE program's quality assessment and improvement program.
- Program operations: Help run the program efficiently and effectively, and advise Program Administration on program development, management, and budgeting.
- Policy and protocols: Provide consultation on the program's policies, clinical protocols, forms, reports, and records.
- Quality and utilization: Help develop and implement effective quality assurance and utilization review programs.
- Teaching and mentorship: Coordinate, supervise, participate in, and evaluate the teaching of physicians and non-physician professional staff.
- Collaboration: Facilitate communication among the program, medical staff, Program Administration, and other Providence departments, and work collaboratively with physicians and staff.
- Compliance: Ensure the program operates in line with Medical Staff Bylaws, Joint Commission standards, professional society standards, applicable laws and regulations, and the Providence Mission and Core Values.
- Documentation: Complete program records promptly and accurately.
- Professional and community engagement: Attend medical conferences, meetings, CME sessions, and community outreach events as requested, with associated costs covered by the program.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- MD or DO degree
- Board certification in Internal Medicine / Family Medicine / Geriatric Medicine
- Current, unrestricted Washington State medical license (or eligibility) and DEA registration
- Experience caring for older adults with complex, chronic conditions; PACE, geriatrics, or long-term care experience preferred
- Physician leadership, quality improvement, or medical director experience is required
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-based approach to care
Why Join Providence:
- Mission-driven work serving older adults and their families
- A meaningful leadership role shaping clinical quality, policy, and program growth
- Collaborative, interdisciplinary care model
- Program-supported conferences, CME, and professional development
- Compensation
- Benefits
Compensation is $319,328 and $361,523 per year.
The compensation amounts listed may include productivity or quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position. In addition, providers may have CME benefits available to them.
Where You'll Work Providence PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a federally recognized program and the first of its kind in Washington, serving older adults since 1990. With 4 centers across the Seattle metro area, Providence PACE provides comprehensive, community-based care for adults age 55 and older. The program offers fully coordinated Medicare- and Medicaid-covered services and much more, including all medical and nursing care, rehabilitation services, home health, long-term care, and social support, helping participants remain as active and independent as possible.
Where You'll Live Renton is 12 miles south of Seattle on the southern shore of Lake Washington. Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park is a popular recreation area, with 57 acres for year-round use. Renton is a growing commercial hub, home to a major Boeing plant and multiple software companies. With affordable housing, excellent schools and local universities, and 2,800 acres of parks and playgrounds, Renton is an attractive place to call home.
Who You'll Work For Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive healthcare organization spanning seven states with a universal mission - to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 122,000-plus caregivers/employees (including 34,000 physicians) serve in 51 hospitals, more than 1,000 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: One name, one family, one extraordinary health system.
Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran
