Job Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

DUO Health is a new type of medical group designed with a singular mission: to fundamentally transform how patients with chronic kidney disease receive care by meeting the needs of both patients and their physicians. Through its innovative Health Mobilization™ platform, DUO partners multidisciplinary care teams with community nephrologists and activates clinicians, facilities, and community organizations to treat the whole patient on their own terms. DUO is a community-embedded, risk-bearing medical group backed by Chicago Pacific Founders. Our team of leaders in value-based care, technology, and behavioral science advances health equity one relationship at a time, creating alignment across the care ecosystem while delivering coordinated, compassionate care.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As Market Medical Director at Duo Health, you'll transform healthcare delivery as a key leader in one of our core markets, combining hands-on clinical care with strategic and operational leadership. You'll maintain a focused panel of high-risk patients while building and leading our clinical teams of Nurse Practitioners and PAs, pioneering an innovative care model that meets patients where they are – in their homes, dialysis facilities, and hospitals. Partnering with the Market General Manager, you'll drive patient engagement, ensure clinical excellence, and optimize outcomes. As a visionary physician who values outcomes over volume, you'll develop distributed teams and create a differentiated care model that puts patients first through comprehensive, coordinated care.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITES

• Design and implement market-specific protocols for transitional care management, ensuring seamless coordination across hospital systems, dialysis centers, and home care settings while maintaining strong relationships with key facility partners.
• Develop and execute physician engagement strategies, including creating collaborative care protocols with nephrologists, primary care physicians, and other specialists to enhance patient care coordination.
• Establish market-specific quality assurance programs that align with Duo Health's national framework while accounting for unique market dynamics and population health needs.
• Create and oversee mentorship programs specifically designed for distributed care teams, including virtual coaching sessions, ride-along programs, and peer learning opportunities that enhance clinical capabilities in the home care setting.
• Implement innovative approaches to address social determinants of health, including partnerships with community organizations, transportation services, and local support systems to enhance care accessibility.
• Lead the evaluation and deployment of new clinical technologies within the market, ensuring successful adoption by care teams and meaningful integration into daily workflows to improve care delivery efficiency.
• Develop market-specific risk stratification models that account for local population health trends, social determinants, and available resources to optimize care team deployment and patient outcomes.
• Design and implement programs to improve care transitions and reduce readmissions, including establishing relationships with local emergency departments, post-acute care facilities, and community providers.
• Create and maintain clinical scorecards that track key performance indicators, including quality metrics, patient satisfaction scores, and medical cost management targets, with regular reporting to national leadership.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

• MD required from an accredited institution with board certification; Nephrology fellowship and board certification is a plus
• Minimum 5+ years of post-residency experience, including significant clinical leadership roles focused on managing complex chronic patient populations, with proven success operating in value-based/risk-bearing environments
• Extensive operational leadership experience coaching and developing medical directors, field physicians, and clinical teams, with demonstrated success implementing performance management frameworks and clinical training programs that drive both engagement and outcomes improvement
• Demonstrated track record of building and scaling distributed clinical teams while working effectively in dyad leadership models, particularly partnering with operational executives to drive organizational excellence
• Deep expertise in quality oversight, clinical program development, and care model innovation, with experience implementing standardized care delivery models across multiple markets
• Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities, with proven ability to build authentic relationships with community physicians and effectively manage diverse clinical teams while fostering a culture of clinical excellence

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