Physician Leader, Primary Care

The Physician Leader, Primary Care role at HarmonyCares provides clinical oversight for 4-5 advance practice providers while delivering direct patient care to a panel of 140 patients in a home-based primary care model. The full-time position in Virginia follows a Monday through Friday schedule with no weekends or evenings and divides the week evenly between administrative oversight and hands-on visits for frail Medicare patients with chronic conditions. HarmonyCares has delivered in-home value-based care for more than 30 years across 14 states as part of an ACO REACH participant.

Responsibilities

• Supervise assigned advance practice providers and physicians as the collaborating physician while ensuring the total number of collaborative practice agreements stays within state limits
• Conduct at least one ride-along observation with each collaborative advance practice provider per quarter
• Provide complex patient visits as needed for advance practice providers under supervision
• Collaborate with community health workers, medical social workers, nurse navigators, care managers, and patient care coordinators on pod operations
• Develop advance practice provider clinical skills through evidenced-based care training and professionalism guidance
• Lead high-risk huddles and confirm documented plans of care that include all care management team members
• Perform 10 chart audits per month or the number required by state regulations, whichever is greater
• Review quality metrics and pod-level performance to identify improvements that support HEDIS outcomes
• Monitor clinician capacity and productivity and partner with site medical directors to implement countermeasures when performance falls off track
• Sign DME orders, death certificates, and other documents on behalf of advance practice providers as permitted by state regulation
• Support advance practice providers with difficult patient or family conversations and serve as a resource for clinical questions
• Conduct routine panel reviews with advance practice providers and assist with EMR efficiency
• Deliver patient care for the assigned panel and high-risk or complex cases, including physician face-to-face requirements and cognitive assessments
• Lead clinical education on accurate diagnosis, documentation, and chronic condition management
• Handle discipline actions and performance reviews for direct reports and assist with compliance and HR resolutions
• Partner with the market manager in a dyad structure and work with the regional medical director on care improvement opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy
• Active medical license
• Active CPR certification
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
• Board certification preferred
• One year of experience at HarmonyCares Medical Group preferred

Benefits

• $300,000+ total compensation including base pay and quality bonus plus a $50,000 retention bonus
• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with match
• CME and tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off, holidays, and volunteer time
• Paid orientation and training
• A+ rated malpractice coverage with tail coverage
• Mobile diagnostic services and state-of-the-art technology
• No hospital rounds