Regional Medical Director

Job Details: Job Location: Central Florida Region

• Orlando, FL, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: Up to 50% , Job Shift: On Site, Job Category: Providers, Sanitas Medical Center is part of a global healthcare organization dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience through compassion, respect, innovation, and patient-centered care. Our integrated healthcare model provides patients with access to primary care and supportive healthcare services designed to improve health outcomes and the overall patient experience. At Sanitas, we are committed to delivering high-quality care through strong physician-patient relationships, collaborative care teams, clinical innovation, and a value-based approach focused on prevention, quality, care coordination, and improved outcomes.

Position Summary

Sanitas Medical Center is seeking an experienced Regional Medical Director (MD/DO) to provide clinical leadership and medical oversight across our Orlando, Florida market. The Regional Medical Director partners with local Medical Directors, physicians, advanced practice providers, center leadership, and executive management to promote consistent clinical standards, high-quality patient care, and strong clinical performance across the region.

This role provides strategic clinical leadership while supporting physician development, quality improvement, care delivery initiatives, and patient outcomes. The Regional Medical Director will play an important role in advancing Sanitas' value-based care model and strengthening collaboration between clinical and operational teams.

The Regional Medical Director may also provide direct patient care within the appropriate scope of practice and organizational needs. Essential Responsibilities Provide clinical leadership and medical oversight across assigned medical centers within the Orlando region. Partner with local Medical Directors and center leadership to establish and maintain consistent clinical standards and high-quality patient care.

Monitor and support clinical quality, patient outcomes, provider performance, utilization, and productivity. Lead and support quality improvement, disease management, population health, and care coordination initiatives. Collaborate with health plan partners and organizational leadership to achieve defined clinical and quality goals.

Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing review of clinical policies, guidelines, protocols, and standards of care. Support physician recruitment, selection, onboarding, professional development, and retention. Mentor and provide professional leadership to physicians, Medical Directors, and advanced practice providers.

Participate in provider performance management and identify opportunities for clinical and professional development. Promote appropriate clinical documentation, care planning, risk adjustment, coding, and utilization practices. Review quality data, patient satisfaction results, clinical complaints, adverse events, and other indicators of care quality and develop improvement plans as appropriate.

Support continuing medical education, clinical training, and orientation of new medical staff. Collaborate with operational and executive leadership on regional goals, strategic initiatives, and clinical performance. Support compliance with applicable clinical, regulatory, safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and organizational requirements.

Develop and present clinical and performance reports to executive and organizational leadership as needed. May provide direct patient care within the physician's scope of practice. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by executive leadership. Leadership & Management Responsibilities The Regional Medical Director provides professional clinical leadership and oversight for physicians and advanced practice providers within the assigned region.

Responsibilities include

Providing mentorship and clinical guidance to local Medical Directors and providers. Supporting provider performance evaluations and performance improvement plans. Participating in provider recruitment and selection. Identifying opportunities for physician education and professional development. Promoting physician engagement, accountability, and collaboration.

Supporting a culture of clinical excellence, patient safety, and continuous improvement. Addressing professional practice concerns in accordance with organizational policies and applicable standards.

Qualifications

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school. Minimum 5 years of experience as a Medical Director in a Primary Care setting. Previous Medical Director experience in Family Medicine or Primary Care – required. Board certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or another appropriate primary care specialty.

Active, unrestricted Florida medical license. Experience providing clinical leadership to physicians and/or advanced practice providers. Minimum 2 years of experience working with multicultural patient populations and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. Strong understanding of primary care delivery, clinical quality, care coordination, and population health.

Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate effectively with clinical and operational leadership. Strong communication, relationship-building, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Preferred: Experience working within a value-based care, managed care, risk-based, or population health model.

Experience with quality metrics, utilization management, risk adjustment, and clinical performance improvement. Experience leading multiple primary care locations or geographically distributed clinical teams. Experience with physician recruitment, development, and performance management. Spanish proficiency preferred.

Core Competencies The successful Regional Medical Director will demonstrate: Clinical Leadership: Provides strong clinical direction while maintaining high standards of patient-centered, evidence-based care. Strategic Thinking: Connects clinical priorities with organizational goals and identifies opportunities to improve care delivery.

Physician Development: Builds trust, mentors providers, promotes accountability, and supports physician engagement. Quality & Outcomes: Uses clinical data and performance metrics to identify opportunities and drive measurable improvement. Collaboration: Builds effective partnerships with physicians, advanced practice providers, operational leaders, health plan partners, and executive leadership.

Patient Focus: Maintains a strong commitment to quality, safety, access, continuity, and patient experience. Adaptability: Effectively leads in a dynamic and growing healthcare environment. Sanitas Value-Based Care Model Sanitas is committed to a value-based, team-oriented approach to healthcare that emphasizes prevention, proactive chronic disease management, care coordination, and improved health outcomes.

Our physicians and care teams are supported by clinical resources, technology, and multidisciplinary collaboration designed to help patients achieve better health while creating a positive healthcare experience. The Regional Medical Director will play an important role in advancing this model throughout the Orlando market by supporting clinical teams, strengthening care delivery, improving quality outcomes, and developing physician leadership.

Why Join Sanitas Medical Center? This is an opportunity for an experienced physician leader to make a broader impact across an entire market while continuing to influence the quality of patient care. As Regional Medical Director, you will have the opportunity to: Lead and mentor physicians and clinical leaders. Influence clinical strategy across multiple medical centers.

Drive initiatives that improve quality and patient outcomes. Help advance value-based primary care. Partner with senior operational and executive leadership. Strengthen clinical programs and care delivery. Make a meaningful difference in the health of the communities served by Sanitas. Additional Requirements Ability to travel between assigned medical centers within the Orlando market based on business needs.

Ability to work collaboratively with clinical, operational, and executive leadership. Commitment to maintaining professional licensure, certification, and regulatory requirements. Advanced English proficiency required. Spanish proficiency preferred. Sanitas Medical Center is committed to creating an environment where physician leaders can make a meaningful difference—for their patients, their teams, and the communities they serve.

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