Physician Lead (Part-Time) - Michigan - September Start

Homeward is rearchitecting the delivery of health and care in partnership with communities everywhere, starting in rural America. Today, 60 million Americans living in rural communities are facing a crisis of access to care. In the U.S. healthcare system, rural Americans experience significantly poorer clinical outcomes. This trend is rapidly accelerating as rural hospitals close and physician shortages increase, exacerbating health disparities. In fact, Americans living in rural communities suffer a mortality rate 23 percent higher than those in urban communities, in part because of the lack of access to quality care.

Our vision is care that enables everyone to achieve their best health. So, we're creating a new healthcare delivery model that is purpose-built for rural America and directly addresses the issues that have historically limited access and quality. Homeward supports Medicare-eligible beneficiaries by partnering with health plans, providers, and communities to align incentives - taking full financial accountability for clinical outcomes and the total cost of care across rural counties.

As a public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp, Homeward's mission and business model are aligned to address the healthcare, economic, and demographic challenges that make it challenging for rural Americans to stay healthy. Our Homeward Navigation platform uses advanced analytics to connect members to the right care and local resources that address social determinants of health and improve holistic health outcomes. Since many rural communities lack adequate clinical capacity, Homeward also employs care teams that supplement local practices and reach people who cannot otherwise access care.

Homeward is co-founded by a leadership team that defined and delivered Livongo's products, and backed most recently by a $50 million series B co-led by Arch Ventures and Human Capital, with participation from General Catalyst for a total of $70 million in funding. With this leadership team and funding, Homeward is committed to bringing high-quality healthcare to rural communities in need.

The Opportunity

Join us in tackling healthcare for rural America. The Physician Lead serves as the primary clinical authority for Care Delivery, with responsibility for clinical quality, documentation integrity, appropriate utilization, and provider performance within a value-based care model.

The Physician Lead plays a key role in advancing our mission to deliver accessible, effective care to rural populations. As the collaborating physician for our team of Advanced Practice Practitioners, this individual provides clinical oversight to support consistent, high-quality care. The Physician Lead partners closely with operational leadership on provider performance but does not have direct responsibility for employment decisions or compensation.

This is a part-time position, requiring approximately 20-30 hours per week.

What You'll Do

Clinical Leadership & Quality Oversight

• Set and uphold clinical standards aligned with evidence-based and value-based care
• Identify and mitigate clinical quality and safety risks
• Participate in clinical governance and quality reviews, including safety event debriefs

Provider Oversight & Performance Management

• Provide clinical oversight for Care Delivery providers
• Conduct chart audits to assess documentation quality, diagnostic accuracy, risk stratification, and utilization
• Establish audit standards and deliver clear, case-based feedback
• Intervene on outlier care or documentation and escalate persistent performance concerns to operational leadership
• Serve as the designated escalation physician for complex clinical decision-making, with on-call responsibilities limited to escalation coverage
• Provide real-time clinical support and guidance, including visit shadowing.

Documentation & Coding Integrity

• Ensure accurate, defensible clinical documentation and coding practices
• Support quality gap closure and appropriate CAP assessments
• Translate coding and CDI requirements into clear expectations for clinicians
• Identify and address systemic documentation risks and trends impacting quality, compliance or revenue integrity
• Serve as the clinical escalation point for documentation disputes or concerns.

Payer Engagement & Utilization  

• Serve as the physician representative for payor-facing clinical discussions.
• Support medical necessity reviews, utilization alignment, and payer audits.
• Ensure clinical documentation supports defensible utilization decisions.
• Partner with internal teams on payor inquiries, audits, or escalations.

Drive Clinical Performance Metrics

• Documentation quality and audit performance
• Appropriate utilization (including ED avoidance)
• Provider clinical performance
• Payer audit outcomes related to clinical defensibility

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Provide clinical input into program design, pilots, and workflows 
• Ensure tools and processes are clinically sound, usable, and aligned with care standards
• Model and support adoption of clinical technology tools

What You Bring:

• MD or DO with an active medical license; board certification in family medicine, internal medicine, or another primary care specialty strongly preferred
• Must be licensed in Michigan 
• 2+ years of clinical experience in a value-based care setting, and demonstrated clinical leadership responsibility
• Experience overseeing providers with strong documentation, CDI, and utilization management expertise.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Comfort serving as the clinical authority in payor, audit, and escalation scenarios.
• Occasional travel to meet with providers across the region

Bonus Points:

• Knowledge of rural health systems and the unique challenges faced by rural healthcare providers and patients
• Experience in data-driven care models, including the use of population health tools and electronic medical records (EMRs)

What Shapes Our Company:

• Deep commitment to one another, the people and communities we serve, and to care that enables everyone to achieve their best health
• Compassion and empathy
• Curiosity and an eagerness to listen
• Drive to deliver high-quality experiences, clinical care, and cost-effectiveness
• Strong focus on the sustainability of our business and scalability of our services to maximize our reach and impact
• Nurturing a diverse workforce with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view
• Taking our mission and business seriously but not taking ourselves too seriously- having fun as we build!

Benefits:

• Competitive salary, equity grant, generous paid time off
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental & vision insurance with 100% of monthly premium covered for employees
• Company-sponsored 401k plan
• Flexible working arrangement

The base salary range for this position is $125,000 - $225,000, based on a reduced (part-time) schedule. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, location, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Homeward Health. This role is eligible for an annual bonus, stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

At Homeward, a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences enrich our teams and allow us to achieve above and beyond our goals. If you have yet to gain experience in the areas detailed above, we hope you will share your unique background with us in your application and how it can be additive to our teams.

Homeward is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Homeward is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.