Family Practice - Geriatrics Physician
At a glance
Family Medicine Physician role posted by Covelo Direct LLC, a recruiter. Louisville, KY · full-time · up to $300,000 a year.
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What you'll do
- Guide clinical oversight for the PACE program and set standards, protocols, and medical policies for care
- Lead quality improvement work and track clinical outcomes across the program
- Review utilization, hospital stays, specialty referrals, and post-acute services
- Supervise, coach, and assess employed providers while working with operational, compliance, quality, and executive teams
- Support regulatory preparation and coordinated care across the interdisciplinary team
What you bring
- An MD or DO, board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, and a Kentucky medical license or eligibility to obtain one
- At least 1 year caring for frail older adults
- At least 3 years in physician leadership or administrative work
- Experience with quality management, utilization review, peer review, credentialing, and performance improvement
Who this fits
This role suits a physician leader seeking a primarily administrative position with a limited clinical workload, typically 1-3 participant visits per day. The schedule is Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM in Louisville, Kentucky. PACE, geriatrics, Medicare Advantage, managed care, SNF, or value-based care experience is preferred.
From the recruiter
Medical Director Up to $300,000 + Bonus Full-Time Louisville, KY
Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
A well-established, mission-driven healthcare organization is seeking a Medical Director to lead clinical operations for its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Louisville, Kentucky. This is an excellent opportunity for a physician leader who enjoys quality improvement, provider development, value-based care, and strategic leadership while maintaining a limited clinical workload.
This role is approximately 80% administrative and 20% clinical, allowing you to focus on improving care delivery, supporting providers, and driving outcomes for a medically complex senior population.
Why You Should Apply
- Compensation up to $300,000
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available
- Leadership-first Medical Director role with significant organizational influence
- Established senior care organization with a strong reputation and long-standing community presence
- Nationally recognized employer with a consistent track record of employee satisfaction
- Opportunity to shape clinical strategy, quality initiatives, and provider performance
- Light patient panel with typically 1-3 participant encounters per day
- Comprehensive benefits package, retirement plan, PTO, CME support, and wellness programs
What You'll Do
- Provide medical oversight for a growing PACE program
- Lead quality improvement and clinical outcomes initiatives
- Develop and maintain clinical standards, protocols, and medical policies
- Oversee utilization management, hospitalizations, specialty referrals, and post-acute care services
- Supervise, mentor, and evaluate employed providers
- Partner with operational, compliance, quality, and executive leadership teams
- Support regulatory readiness and interdisciplinary care delivery
What You'll Bring
- MD or DO
- Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
- Kentucky medical license or ability to obtain
- DEA registration
- Minimum 1 year caring for frail elderly populations
- At least 3 years of physician leadership or administrative experience
- Experience with quality management, utilization review, peer review, credentialing, and performance improvement
- PACE, geriatrics, Medicare Advantage, managed care, SNF, or value-based care experience preferred
We're interviewing now and welcome conversations with physician leaders interested in making a broader impact on the delivery of senior care.
This pay range represents Covelo Direct's good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation offered will be dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, and location. Covelo Direct is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.