Medical Director Specialty Care Billings

Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Missoula
Posted on: January 6, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description: Medical Group Medical Director of Specialty Care in Montana Market, Billings is a leadership position reporting to and collaborating with the market Medical Group Associate Chief Medical Officer. Together, and in dyad partnership with market operations directors sustain healthy relationships among providers and Intermountain Health. The Medical Director must be a patient centric leader who is an excellent trusted clinician with strong interpersonal and organizational skills. They must have a strong commitment to improving the processes at Intermountain Health working with other departments, clinical programs, service-lines, clinical shared services, markets, and clinics in the organization through development of standard work and process improvement. The Medical Director will collaborate with all team members and all providers to deliver services that are high in measurable quality, value, and service, while also furthering the mission, the Framework for Excellence and strategic initiatives of Intermountain Health. Responsibilities: Leadership: - Practice medicine with excellence, as an example to others, exhibiting qualities and behaviors consistent with Employer’s Framework for Excellence - Provide leadership, management and coaching for providers toward the attainment of the clinical, quality, patient experience, productivity and strategic growth goals of Intermountain Health; assist in becoming a highly functional, integrated Medical Group - Assist in hiring of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in collaboration with market Associate Chief Medical Officer and Regional VP of Practice Operations - Collaborate with the Regional VP of Practice Operations, Practice Administrators and other members of the management team in the development of strategic plans, quality programs, practice transformation and initiatives in alignment with Intermountain Health. - Maintain and enhance open and effective communication among providers, management teams, Care Site, and Intermountain Health - Ensure that all Physician and Advanced Practice Providers (APP) reviews and check-ins are up to date - Supervise, collaborate and mentor Medical Directors of reporting specialties/provider groups Financial Stewardship - Review cost, utilization and value data regularly with Practice Administrators and ensure that this data is effectively disseminated among all assigned providers. - Collaborate with Practice Administrators to assist with local practice management to control costs and provide efficient, effective delivery of care. - Assist Practice Administrators and Intermountain Health (Coding and Payer Relations, Managed Care Contracting, Finance and Accounting, and Patient Financial Services) to facilitate the education of providers. 3. Customer Service: - Collaborate with team(s) in efforts related to optimize customer service and patient care (patients and employers, as well as physicians, associates, and other internal customers), and assist the Executive Director, Practice Administrators in efforts to develop superior service and quality; and - May serve as liaison, when appropriate, to internal and external customers. 4. Physician Partnership and Support - Meet regularly with leadership to develop strong relationships with providers and care teams that is essential to the successful performance of the practice and the organization; - Engage and be responsible for performance of reporting Medical Directors and matrixed providers. - Coordinate and participate in regular Practice meetings as a forum for dialogue around organizational strategic themes, clinical quality, patient experience, productivity and as a forum for gaining provider trust, input and feedback - Participate with market Associate Chief Medical Officer in quarterly Leadership rounding to assigned clinics. - Assist with physician and APP recruitment, retention and interviewing activities. - Attend PLC monthly meetings and subcommittee meetings as assigned. - Partner with clinical programs and service line leadership, responsible for implementing clinical best practices, care process models to promote clinical excellence, and high realizability while reducing unnecessary clinical variation. 5. Quality Management - Assist the Associate Chief Medical Officer in developing and deploying tools to measure care outcomes related to the improvement of care processes, in the context of clinical quality, service and access. - Ensure that the services provided by the employed providers are compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements and will assist with monitoring and auditing when necessary. - Responsible to provider engagement and performance to clinical quality metrics and at-risk measurements Minimum Requirements - MD or DO with ABMS or equivalent AOA Board Certification in a relevant specialty. - Active Medical Licensure - Minimum two years of clinical experience in relevant specialty and experience in leading successful quality improvement projects within the clinical setting. - Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills. Physical Requirements: - Interact with others requiring caregiver to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information. - Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands. - See and read computer monitors and documents. - Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment. Location: Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital Work City: Billings Work State: Montana Scheduled Weekly Hours: 16 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $7.25 - $999.99 We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here. Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. At Intermountain Health, we use the artificial intelligence ("AI") platform, HiredScore to improve your job application experience. HiredScore helps match your skills and experiences to the best jobs for you. While HiredScore assists in reviewing applications, all final decisions are made by Intermountain personnel to ensure fairness. We protect your privacy and follow strict data protection rules. Your information is safe and used only for recruitment. Thank you for considering a career with us and experiencing our AI-enhanced recruitment process. All positions subject to close without notice.

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