Regional Medical Leader

Summary

Join Eleanor Health as a Regional Medical Leader and report directly to the National Medical Director. This role blends 80% clinical work, providing substance use disorder treatment (including MAT and psychiatry) and 20% administrative tasks. Administrative responsibilities include managing medical teams, ensuring quality improvement, recruitment, and cultivating community partnerships. The ideal candidate is passionate about healthcare transformation and has experience managing medical teams. This position requires a strong commitment to evidence-based, clinically excellent care for individuals affected by addiction. The role involves collaboration with various teams and leaders to implement medical policies and achieve organizational goals.

Requirements

• M.D., D.O. required
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• Completed Graduate Medical Education accredited psychiatry residency
• Understanding of state health systems, health insurance, and state policies
• Current active, unencumbered medical license in at least one of the following states: Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee, Oklahoma or Missouri
• Secured and maintains active license to practice medicine and DEA for each market in the region
• Mission-driven and motivated to join an organization that is transforming the delivery of accessible, evidence-based, and clinically excellent care in the substance use disorder space
• Comfortable with ambiguity and taking on a variety of tasks, as needed
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and community member-centered care model
• 4+ years’ medical experience providing substance use care for opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other substances with directly providing MAT patient care within the last year
• 2+ years of medical leadership experience
• Experience working with integrated care team to meet additional patient needs
• Able to travel up to 15%

Responsibilities

• Provides direct community member care for all substance use disorders, including MAT and psychiatry, both in-person and via telemedicine
• Collaborates with care team members to advise on integrated care plans, decisions, and operations
• On-call is required for all full-time medical providers
• Creates a unique and attractive culture that embodies our Core 4
• Equity
• Harm Reduction
• Trauma Informed Care
• Team-Based Care
• Serve as an anchor and trusted go-to for day-to-day clinical and medical guidance
• Works closely with Eleanor Health's operational, clinical, and medical teams to ensure seamless integration of medical services with whole-person support services
• Works closely with the National Medical Director, Regional President, Regional Operations Managers, Clinical Quality and Care Model Leadership, Central Operations Leadership, and other functional leaders to plan, communicate, and implement medical policies, standards, and programs
• Collaborates with market teams to deliver on care model fidelity, quality, growth, team engagement, partnership, and financial goals
• Ensures medical care and documentation comply with all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and CARF accreditation standards
• Recruits develops and supports the delivery of onboarding, training, development, and retention plans for medical and nursing staff
• In collaboration with the National Medical Director and National Supervising Physician, provides direct support to physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and nurses including clinical supervision, performance management, and peer review activities
• Participates in continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives
• Skillfully support and guide the team’s effective navigation through the ambiguity and constant change of the start-up environment
• Cultivates community referral partnerships
• Serves as a regional thought leader

Preferred Qualifications

BC/BE in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine is preferred but not required

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off (prorated for new employees) - unplug, relax, and recharge! 12 Vacation days
• 12 Wellness (Sick) days
• 3 Floating holidays
• 9 Company-observed holidays
• Jury Duty, Voting Leave, and other forms of paid time off may be available
• Eleanor-paid medical and dental insurance plans, with affordable vision coverage - We are a health first company, and we strive to make our plans affordable and accessible
• 401(k) plan with 3% match - We are excited to be able to support the long-term financial well-being of our team in a way that reinforces Eleanor’s commitment to equity
• Short-term disability - We understand that things happen, we want you to feel comfortable to take time to get better
• Long Term Disability - Picks up where Short Term Disability leaves off (employee paid)
• Life Insurance - Both Eleanor and employee-paid options are available
• Family Medical Leave - Eleanor Health’s Paid Family & Medical Leave (“PFML”) is designed to provide flexibility and financial peace of mind for approved family and medical reasons such as the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child, and for serious health conditions that you or a family member/significant other might be facing
• Wellness Perks & Benefits - Mental Health is important to us and we want our employees to have the accessibility you deserve to talk things through, zen with a mindfulness app, or seek assistance from health advocates
• Mindfulness App Reimbursement
• EAP with eight face-to-face sessions
• Virtual health and wellness visits covered by our medical plan