Medical Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician

Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency

Aaron Ortiz, Director of Provider Recruitment

aaron.ortiz@dhha.org 

This position is 0.2 FTE administrative, and the remaining FTE is clinical time performing direct patient care. The percentages assigned here are based on 1.0 FTE. If the role is less than 1.0, then clinic time is adjusted down with administrative roles remaining at 0.2 FTE. Administrative work must be done on site when necessary to maintain minimum staffing in the clinic and oversight of APPs and residents.

• →20%- Direct oversight over physicians, nurse practitioners, residents, fellows, students, chiropractors, and physical therapists.
• →40%- Maintains active occupational medicine practice in discipline. 
• →5%- Participate in clinical quality initiatives focused on improving the patient experience, patient safety clinical outcomes, enhancing systems to assure timeliness and efficiency and assuring quality while maintaining fiscal responsibility
• →5%- Works with Director of Service in oversight of operations of the clinical team, including productivity, quality of care, patient experience and staff / provider engagement. 
• →5%- Monitors and aligns performance with Denver Health strategic pillars.
• →5%- Assists in recruiting clinical professionals.
• →5%- Collaborates with risk management for major clients (currently Denver Health and the City of Denver) to detect trends in injuries and develop best practices according to the state’s medical treatment guidelines for Workers’ Compensation
• →15%- Oversees Occupational Health role and collaborates across departments in multi-departmental ventures such as Tuberculosis surveillance for high exposure positions, Latent TB surveillance of employees, Hazardous materials Emergency Response Team readiness, High Risk Infection Team vaccination protocols and administration, and relations with City and County of Denver on Operating Agreement content.

1.Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine from an accredited school: required.

2.Board Eligible/Certified in Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Sports Medicine, Emergency medicine, or other specialty related to occupational health: required 

3. Level II Certification at time of hire is required.

4. Additional experience in leadership and management is desirable.   

Thorough knowledge of the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Medical treatment guidelines. Able to effectively manage and direct medical provider support activities while providing quality medical care. Able to receive detailed information through oral communications, express or exchange ideas by verbal communications. Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Required
• Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate Program Board Eligible/Certified in Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Sports Medicine, Emergency medicine, or other specialty related to occupational health. Required
• Post High School Diploma or Certificate Program CO Division of Worker’s compensation. Required

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic healthcare system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net healthcare system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.