Medical Director of Utilization Management / Transfer Center Director

Medical Director of Utilization Management / Transfer Center DirectorOnvida Health  Yuma, Arizona, United States (On-site)

We are excited to share a unique physician leadership opportunity at Onvida Health for a Medical Director of Utilization Management Transfer Center Director.

This is a core full-time, 1.0 FTE position structured as 80% administrative and 20% clinical.

In this role, the physician will serve as the Medical Director of Utilization Management, providing physician leadership and oversight for utilization management, care management, medical necessity, patient status determinations, denial prevention, length of stay performance, and regulatory compliance.

This position will also serve as the Transfer Center Director, supporting patient throughput, appropriate transfers, and coordination across clinical teams.

The remaining 20% clinical component will be fulfilled through Hospitalist service coverage. This equates to an annual minimum of approximately 416 clinical hours, which may be completed through a combination of 8-hour or 12-hour shifts. On average, this would be approximately 35 twelve-hour shifts or 52 eight-hour shifts per year, depending on scheduling needs.

This is a great opportunity for a Hospitalist physician who is interested in combining clinical practice with meaningful administrative leadership, process improvement, and system-level impact.

Key areas of focus include:

• Utilization management leadership

• Medical necessity and level-of-care reviews

• Denials prevention and payer peer-to-peer support

• Length of stay and throughput improvement

• Clinical documentation improvement

• Physician education

• Regulatory compliance

• Quality and performance improvement

We are looking for a physician leader who is collaborative, operationally minded, and passionate about improving patient care, resource utilization, and hospital efficiency.

Interested candidates are welcome to connect with me directly to learn more about this opportunity at Onvida Health.