About Porch Light Health:
Porch Light Health is a respected leader in the outpatient treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and other addictive disorders. We foster a supportive and family-oriented environment where patients are treated with compassion, respect, and honesty. Our team believes that addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease, and we are passionate about helping individuals navigate their recovery journey. We provide Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), Methadone treatment, and behavioral health services, helping patients discover their purpose and build a healthy community. We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Patient Care Coordinator Medical Assistant to join our growing team in a fast-paced, dynamic medical setting.
We are seeking an Executive Medical Director to join our team in the Denver, Colorado area.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Strategy, Governance & Leadership
- Provide overarching medical leadership and clinical direction across PLH's multi-state clinical operations.
- Establish, maintain, and advance clinical standards, protocols, policies, and governance structures consistent with applicable regulations, evidence-based practice, and ASAM standards.
- Directly lead, mentor, and evaluate Medical Directors and/or other clinical leaders and provide oversight of the broader provider organization.
- Establish clear clinical leadership structures, roles, responsibilities, accountability, and escalation pathways across the organization.
- Develop and maintain a strong clinical leadership pipeline, including leadership development, succession planning, and identification of emerging clinical leaders.
- Partner with executive leadership to establish clinical priorities and translate organizational strategy into measurable clinical initiatives.
- Promote a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, collaboration, patient safety, and continuous improvement.
Provider Strategy & Workforce Planning
- Oversee provider capacity, productivity, staffing models, and clinical workforce planning in partnership with Operations and executive leadership.
- Develop scalable provider models that support organizational growth while maintaining appropriate access, quality, and patient safety.
- Establish expectations and performance standards for clinical leaders and providers.
- Monitor provider performance, productivity, quality, and clinical outcomes and partner with leadership to address performance or capacity concerns.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, retention, development, and succession planning for clinical leadership and provider teams.
- Ensure provider roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures align with the organization's evolving clinical and operational needs.
Organizational Change Management & Clinical Transformation
- Lead organizational change management initiatives that impact clinical operations, provider roles, organizational structure, workflows, and patient care delivery.
- Evaluate and redesign clinical organizational structures as the organization grows or business needs change, ensuring appropriate alignment of accountability, decision-making authority, and leadership capacity.
- Lead the development, implementation, and standardization of clinical workflows and processes across markets and locations.
- Identify opportunities to improve clinical efficiency, provider experience, patient access, quality, and scalability.
- Lead change initiatives through clear communication, stakeholder engagement, training, implementation, and ongoing evaluation.
- Monitor adoption of new processes and hold appropriate leaders accountable for sustained implementation.
EHR & Technology Leadership
- Serve as the senior clinical leader for the implementation, rollout, adoption, and optimization of PLH's EHR and other clinical technology systems.
- Establish expectations for provider adherence to approved EHR workflows, documentation standards, and required clinical processes.
- Partner with Operations, Compliance, IT, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve barriers to EHR adoption and effective utilization.
- Lead clinical communication, training, and change management associated with EHR implementations and major system enhancements.
- Monitor adherence to EHR processes and identify opportunities to improve documentation quality, efficiency, data integrity, and provider experience.
Clinical Quality, Compliance & Patient Safety
- Establish and monitor clinical quality standards, metrics, and performance expectations across markets.
- Partner with Compliance and operational leadership to ensure clinical practices meet applicable regulatory, payer, and organizational requirements.
- Lead initiatives designed to improve patient safety, clinical outcomes, documentation quality, and adherence to evidence-based standards.
- Review clinical quality trends and utilize data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support clinical audits, chart review processes, quality improvement initiatives, and remediation plans as appropriate.
- Ensure clinical leadership is appropriately informed of significant clinical, regulatory, quality, or patient safety risks.
Direct Patient Care
- Maintain an active clinical practice consistent with the organization's needs and the expectations established for the role.
- Provide high-quality Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and comprehensive addiction medicine services within a low-barrier, patient-centered model.
- Maintain clinical competency and current knowledge of evidence-based addiction medicine practices.
- Serve as a clinical resource for complex patient care and clinical decision-making.
Multi-State Clinical Operations & Growth
- Partner with executive and operational leadership to support clinical growth and expansion across Colorado, New Mexico, California, and future markets.
- Ensure clinical models, staffing structures, workflows, and standards are appropriately adapted to state-specific regulatory and operational requirements while maintaining consistent organizational standards.
- Support market expansion, new clinic development, and changes to service delivery models from a clinical leadership perspective.
- Evaluate clinical capacity and readiness as new programs, locations, providers, and services are introduced.
Mission & Harm Reduction
- Champion PLH's mission of providing accessible, low-barrier addiction treatment and comprehensive patient-centered care.
- Promote harm reduction principles, patient safety, individualized treatment, and evidence-based addiction medicine.
- Support clinical practices consistent with ASAM guidelines and applicable standards of care.
- Serve as a visible clinical advocate for patients, providers, and the organization's mission.
Executive Partnership & Leadership
- Serve as a trusted clinical advisor to the executive team and organizational leadership.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Compliance, Human Resources, Finance, Technology, and other functional leaders to achieve organizational objectives.
- Provide clinical perspective in strategic planning, organizational design, resource allocation, and business decisions.
- Communicate clinical priorities, risks, opportunities, and performance clearly to executive leadership and other stakeholders.
- Represent PLH's clinical interests with external partners, healthcare organizations, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Board Certification: Board Certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) or ABPM Addiction Medicine required.
- Medical Licensure: Active, unrestricted medical license (MD/DO) in Colorado, New Mexico, and California (or eligible for expedited licensure in required states).
- Colorado-based candidates (Denver or Northern CO region) are highly preferred.
- Clinical MAT Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of dedicated Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) experience, including extensive expertise with Buprenorphine and Methadone protocols.
- Leadership Experience: Proven track record of direct clinical leadership managing teams of up to 50 healthcare providers in a multi-site or multi-state behavioral health network.
- Behavioral Health & Psychiatry Integration: Deep familiarization with comprehensive MAT models integrating psychiatric care, behavioral health, and social determinants of health.
- Patient Care Commitment: Non-negotiable commitment to maintaining active, daily patient care while fulfilling executive leadership obligations.
- Tech-Savvy & Systems Focus: High proficiency with EMR systems, digital health workflows, and modern clinical efficiency tools.
Annual Base Salary Range:
- $250,000 – $350,000 per year (Exempt, Salaried), commensurate with experience level and scope of senior/executive placement.
- Quarterly Incentive Bonus: Quarterly performance bonus potential tied to corporate performance goals including patient retention, clinical volume, EBITDA, and provider productivity metrics.
- Work Model & Schedule: Full-Time Monday through Friday standard clinic hours (8:30 AM – 4:30 PM) in a hybrid structure (3 days in-person / 2 days virtual).
Pay: $250,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
