ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR

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The Administrative Medical Director requires a DO/MD non credentialed and will provide clinical leadership and strategic oversight for the development, implementation, and expansion of a comprehensive Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) program serving rural communities across Southern New Jersey. This role will lead the creation of innovative care models that improve access to preventive, behavioral health, specialty, and care coordination services through community-based, mobile, and telehealth-enabled approaches aligned with the Rural Health Transformation initiative. The service area includes rural communities in Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, Burlington, and designated rural areas of Atlantic County.  
The Administrative Medical Director will build a sustainable regional network of services addressing identified barriers including specialty access, transportation challenges, behavioral health needs, fragmented care coordination, and digital inequities experienced by rural residents. The program will leverage telehealth, community partnerships, navigation services, and integrated multidisciplinary care models.  
A physician leader with expertise in autism and/or developmental disabilities who can build a regional Rural IDD Medical Home model combining community outreach, mobile services, telehealth, behavioral health integration, and specialty care access to create a sustainable Southern New Jersey Center of Excellence for individuals with IDD.

Strategic Program Development
Clinical Leadership 
Rural Access Expansion
Community Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement 
Care Coordination & Navigation

Quality, Evaluation & Outcomes 
Education & Workforce Development 
Key Performance Indicators include 
•    Successful launch of a rural IDD clinical program. 
•    Increased access to specialty and behavioral health services. 
•    Expansion of telehealth services for individuals with IDD. 
•    Development of community partnerships across the rural service area. 
•    Improved care coordination and referral completion. 
•    Improved patient and caregiver experience. 
•    Achievement of grant milestones and reporting requirements. 
•    Establishment of a sustainable IDD care model for long-term growth.  

3-5 Years

•    Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in clinical program development. 
•    Experience caring for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 
•    Experience leading multidisciplinary teams. 
•    Experience with telehealth, population health, community health, or rural health initiatives preferred. 
•    Experience with grant-funded programs or quality improvement initiatives preferred. 

Must be DO/MD license for role. 

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
Must have experience with an EHR