Medical director job description

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Silver Crescent Dispensary – Khobar - KSA Medical Director JOB DESCRIPTION BASIC FUNCTIONS: Provide professional medical direction services, but not limited to, implementing, maintaining and refining approved quality assurance/utilization management programs; keep abreast of and ensure compliance with government regulations for managed care programs. Manage the functions of the Quality Assurance/Utilization Review Committees. Identify utilization review studies and evaluate adverse trends in hospital utilization, unusual provider practice patterns, adequacy of benefit/payment components and comparative differences in utilization trends by healthcare providers. Work collaboratively with member services, medical services, provider relations and the executive director to prepare, deliver and encourage implementation of recommendations to provider member for actions which would improve utilization. Participate in the review and assessment, and provide advice on, complex, controversial and/or unique claims which are outside the realm of medical policy; solicit and evaluate advice of outside medical consultants and physicians with respect to complex or controversial claims or experimental and innovative techniques. Provide medical expertise with respect to planning and establishing goals and policies to improve medical management. Participate in provider network development and new market expansion as appropriate; participate in the review, assessment and negotiation of provider contracts as appropriate. Collaborate with the Executive Director in the development and implementation of physician education. Al-Thoqba, Badr / Al-Ola Crossing, 20/21 – PO Box 1968, Al-Khobar 31952- Tel +96638650005 Saudi Arabia

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Silver Crescent Dispensary ndash Khobar - KSA

Medical Director JOB DESCRIPTION BASIC FUNCTIONS 1048707Provide professional medical direction services but not limited to implementing

maintaining and refining approved quality assuranceutilization management programs keep abreast of and ensure compliance with government regulations for managed care programs

1048707Manage the functions of the Quality AssuranceUtilization Review Committees 1048707Identify utilization review studies and evaluate adverse trends in hospital utilization

unusual provider practice patterns adequacy of benefitpayment components and comparative differences in utilization trends by healthcare providers

1048707Work collaboratively with member services medical services provider relations and the executive director to prepare deliver and encourage implementation of recommendations to provider member for actions which would improve utilization

1048707Participate in the review and assessment and provide advice on complex controversial andor unique claims which are outside the realm of medical policy solicit and evaluate advice of outside medical consultants and physicians with respect to complex or controversial claims or experimental and innovative techniques

1048707Provide medical expertise with respect to planning and establishing goals and policies to improve medical management

1048707Participate in provider network development and new market expansion as appropriate participate in the review assessment and negotiation of provider contracts as appropriate

1048707Collaborate with the Executive Director in the development and implementation of physician education

1048707Represent the institution on ad hoc committees as appropriate interface with the provider community regarding medical review utilization review and quality assurance issues and concerns

1048707Participate in network development contracting and credentialing in local and regional markets

1048707Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

EDUCATION Work requires a Medical degree from an accredited University Board certification in primary specialty is also required EXPERIENCE amp OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Five years of clinical practice and experience in the development and management of utilization review and quality assurance programs OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION ANDOR EXPERIENCE

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Al-Thoqba Badr Al-Ola Crossing 2021 ndash PO Box 1968 Al-Khobar 31952-Tel +96638650005 Saudi Arabia