Medical Director, Ventura County Health Care Plan

Under general supervision of the Deputy Director Health Care Agency for the Ventura County Health Care Plan (VCHCP), will perform duties set forth in the California Knox- Keene Health Care Service Plan Act as well as regulations and Health and Safety code for VCHCP, a Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) licensed Commercial HMO. This position is part of a team of 65 (including contractors), with no direct reports, and a $90 million dollar budget. In accordance with the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA), the Medical Director, Ventura County Health Care Plan is responsible for the leadership and direction in planning, and coordinating medical reviewer staff to ensure appropriate, professional, and cost-conscious inpatient and outpatient health care to VCHCP assuring the quality of care provided to the members of the health plan by institutions, physicians, and allied professionals. As a licensed health Plan, VCHCP is required to be compliant with all regulatory requirements of any other large insurance plan.