Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thyme Care is a company focused on transforming the healthcare journey for cancer patients. They are seeking a Medical Director for Transitional Case Management to lead and advance their transitional care programs, support frontline care teams, and drive strategic initiatives to improve patient outcomes during high-risk care transitions.
Responsibilities
- Drive the evolution of our transitional case management program, ensuring we deliver measurable outcomes for members navigating high-risk care transitions, including hospital discharge, post-acute care, and movement between care settings
- Serve as a clinical resource for our frontline care team, providing education, guidance, and direct collaboration to support quality care during transitions
- Lead and contribute to strategic initiatives across the organization, including developing and maintaining clinical protocols for care transitions, supporting efforts to reduce avoidable readmissions and emergency utilization, and representing Thyme Care in external meetings
Skills
- At least 3 years of clinical experience caring for oncology patients after fellowship training
- Board certified in medical oncology
- Unrestricted medical license
- Willingness to obtain additional state licenses as needed
- Experience with transitional care management programs
- Experience with care transition protocols
- Experience with reducing avoidable readmissions and emergency utilization in an oncology or complex care population
- Skilled in juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure without sacrificing organization in communications and documentation
- Effective listener and communicator
- Ability to build rapport and excellent working relationships with members and colleagues
- Comfort with ambiguity in fast-paced environments
- Desire to learn how to use new technologies
- Experience with video chatting, Google Suite, Slack, electronic health records, or comfort in using and learning new technology
- Ability to identify and prioritize a member's needs and take action to address urgent needs
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
- Other opportunities at Thyme Care
Company Overview
Thyme Care is a healthcare company that provides oncology care management services. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.thymecare.com.