Regional Medical Director, Virtual Cardiac Rehab. Connecticut - New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield & Surrounding Areas - Movn Health

Background

Movn Health is hiring a part-time Regional Medical Director to oversee patients in our Movn Virtual Cardiac Rehab Program (10-20 hours/month). The successful candidate will provide medical oversight across all aspects of the program across the state of Washington, and serve as the lead clinical liaison between Movn Health and the medical community in the state of Connecticut . The ideal candidate has great people skills, strong communication skills. and a strong background as a clinical cardiologist or internist.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Responsibilities:

Primary:

• Serve as physician champion/liaison for our remote cardiovascular risk prevention program for the region

• Review and approve Individual Treatment Plans (ITPs) for patients in our cardiovascular risk prevention program

• Work with our clinical team to ensure that all patients are being appropriately treated and triaged as needed

• Communicate and Interface with referring physicians about individual patient outcomes and progress toward goals

Secondary:

• Engage leadership at health systems, health plans, department of health, physician practices, Cath labs on the need for alternate delivery models for cardiac rehab and educate them on the benefits of the Movn program

• Work closely with cardiology practices, Cath labs and health systems to streamline their cardiac rehab referral processes and enroll patients in the Movn program

• Serve as subject matter expert on the Movn program, discussing clinical evidence, clinical workflows, patient selection and clinical implementation best practices with local providers and health plans

• Work with local hospital-based medical directors of cardiac rehab to ensure referral and enrollment of appropriate patients, set program goals, quality improvement targets, implement best practices, discuss patient/programmatic issues

• Help the Movn team solve problems and communicate with referring health care practitioners and other stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• A highly compassionate and empathetic person

• Cardiologist or Internist with at least 5 years of practice experience and expertise in, cardiovascular disease prevention, exercise training, and comprehensive risk factor modification (including smoking cessation, nutrition, stress reduction, medications and lipid management)

• Additional knowledge and experience with the following is highly preferred:

• Behavioral and psychosocial aspects of cardiovascular disease

• Clinical epidemiology and population health management

• Exercise physiology and exercise training

• Cardiovascular pharmacology including advanced lipidology

• Basic biostatistics and ability to interpret data from clinical trials and outcomes research

• Experience executing quality improvement initiatives related to ischemic heart disease outcomes (e.g., increase CR enrollment and completion, reduced cardiac procedures and hospital readmissions)

• Extremely comfortable in the use of information technology systems including electronic medical records, telehealth platforms and ability to collaborate with team members and stakeholders through digital platforms (Skype, Zoom, Email, etc.)

• Strong leadership and communication skills, including both written and verbal

Minimum Requirements

• Medical degree, either an M.D. or D.O.

• Board certified in Cardiovascular Disease or Internal Medicine

• Licensure in good standing to practice medicine in state of residence

• Training in basic life support or advanced cardiac life support

• Poses all necessary insurance including medical malpractice and liability

• Credentialing - You will be credentialed to be a provider under the Movn Health Medical group

• Privileges - Possess hospital / admitting privileges at a local hospital in your region

• Private Medical Office Address: Possession of a private medical office address in your region

About Movn Health

Movn Health, is a telehealth company that is increasing access to cardiac rehab and helping patients recover faster at home through an innovative app-based virtual cardiac rehab program. Our program combines evidence-based guidelines, behavior science, remote monitoring and tele-health coaching to engage patients to adopt heart-healthy lifestyles and improve their wellbeing. Our programs were developed in collaboration with Stanford Medicine and is based on 20+ years of research on over 70,000 patients across six randomized clinical trials. Our program has successfully improved cardiac rehab participation rates, member outcomes and lowered readmission at marque organizations like CDPHP, Kaiser Permanente, Highmark Health Plan, Allegheny Health Network and the Veteran Affairs. Our mantra is empathy guiding expertise.