Inpatient Medical Director – SoCal

🕒 April 20

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $250k - $325k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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Astrana Health

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1001 - 5000 employees

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

👥 B2C

SaaS • B2B • B2C

Astrana Health is a healthcare company that operates community-focused clinics and a provider-facing technology platform to coordinate care across primary, urgent, and multi-specialty services. It supports providers and local communities by streamlining access to care, automating prior authorizations, and connecting patients with in-network clinicians. Astrana combines clinical services with doctor-built technology to improve patient experience and provider workflows.

📋 Description

• Serve as physician leader for inpatient clinical operations across assigned hospitals. • Drive quality, safety, and patient outcomes aligned with Astrana Health’s value‑based and capitated risk programs. • Partner with hospitalists, specialists, nursing leadership, and case management to optimize LOS, avoidable utilization, and transitions of care. • Oversee physician performance, clinical compliance, and adherence to evidence‑based protocols and pathways. • Collaborate with Population Health, Utilization Management, and Post‑Acute teams to reduce readmissions and total cost of care. • Support payer and delegated risk requirements, including clinical documentation, medical necessity, and audits. • Act as clinical liaison between Astrana Health, hospital partners, and community physicians. • **What Success Looks Like** • Improved inpatient quality and safety metrics. • Reduced LOS, readmissions, and unnecessary utilization. • Strong physician engagement and alignment with Astrana Health’s clinical and financial goals. • Seamless care transitions across the continuum.

🎯 Requirements

• Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution; active and unrestricted medical license in CA. • 5+ years of inpatient clinical experience; prior physician leadership. • Experience in value‑based care, risk‑bearing models, or delegated health plan environments. • Strong working knowledge of utilization management, quality metrics, and hospital operations. • Proven ability to lead, influence, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams. • Strong understanding of state and federal regulations (e.g., CMS, DMHC, NCQA). • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage providers in meaningful, respectful clinical dialogue. • Highly collaborative mindset with a commitment to improving healthcare equity, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

🏖️ Benefits

• While this is a Remote - US Based position, this MD will need to reside SoCal to travel to inpatient, post-acute facilities, physician groups, ASC, and Health Plans. • The national target pay range for this role is $250,000 - $325,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on geographic location (current or future), experience, and other job-related factors. • Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability, please email us at **[email protected]** to request an accommodation.** ** **Additional Information:**** The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.