Medical Director, Regional

Strive Health

Strive Health

Indianapolis, IN, USA
Posted on Feb 7, 2025

What We Strive For

At Strive Health, we’re driven by a purpose: transforming the broken kidney care system. Through early identification, engagement, and comprehensive coordinated care, we significantly improve outcomes for people with kidney disease, reducing emergency dialysis and inpatient utilization. Our high-touch care model integrates with local providers and uses predictive data to identify and support at-risk patients along their entire care journey. Recognized with ten prestigious workplace awards, including LinkedIn’s 2024 Top Startups in Denver, we’re setting a new standard in kidney care. We embrace diversity, celebrate successes, and support each other, making Strive the destination for top talent in healthcare. Join us in making a real difference.

What You’ll Do

As a clinician and population health subject matter expert for the region, the Regional Medical Director will ensure high-quality, safe, and cost-effective care across the entire disease spectrum from CKD to ESRD patients with the goal of optimizing outcomes and the patient experience for patient populations. The medical director will work with the local market general manager to develop and engage Strive’s provider network and optimize the deployment of the Strive Care Model. The Medical Director offers physician leadership to the entire region. This role reports to the Chief Clinical Officer.

The Day to Day

  • Serves as physician leader with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, case managers, social workers, dieticians, and pharmacists in the management chronic disease for patient populations.
  • Responsible for onboarding and relationship management for collaborating physicians.
  • Remains up-to-date and current on advances and trends in renal care treatment, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
  • Participates in the development and support of employees. Will participate in performance reviews and supports performance improvement efforts.
  • Serves as liaison between Strive’s administration, medical staff leadership, clinical staff, hospital departments and network providers.
  • Establishes and manages highly productive relationships with Strive’s provider networks, including service providers including nephrologists, dialysis units, and transplant and vascular centers.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Graduate of accredited medical school, residency and fellowship programs.
  • 6+ years experience working in Medicine (residency, hospital, clinical, etc.).
  • Current state-specific licensure required.
  • Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license required, or eligible to obtain within 90 days of hire.
  • Current BLS or CPR Certification required.
  • Board Certified Nephrologist or Internal Medicine provider.
  • Efficient and reliable transportation, including an active driver’s license, allowing for the ability to travel across an assigned region to meet patient needs. Locations may include offices, clinics, and patient homes.
  • Provides in-person patient care which may include standing, sitting, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting.
  • Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experienced in Value-Based Care and supportive of the Nurse Practitioner role or a related field.
  • Ability to teach, strong organizational skills, excellent communication, customer service, relationship development, results orientation, team building and decision-making.
  • Demonstrated ability, or potential, to excel in smaller entrepreneurial organizations.
  • Excels at motivating and leading clinical teams to drive optimal outcomes for patients and populations.

Annual Base Salary Range: : $218,484.00 - $284,040.00

We care and support our strivers holistically by providing competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Two employee assistance programs (EAP)
  • 401k with employer match
  • Employer paid and voluntary life and disability insurance
  • Health and flexible spending account
  • Paid holidays, flexible vacation time, sick time, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
  • Eight weeks of paid living donor leave
  • A well-being bundle with Carrot Fertility and Peloton at no cost
  • Annual professional development stipend
  • Mental health and financial wellness resources

Strive Health is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace. At this time Strive Health is unable to provide work visa sponsorship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please apply even if you feel you do not meet all the qualifications. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to talentacquisition@strivehealth.com