Website Oula Health
Oula Health is looking for a full-time Associate Medical Director who is excited to participate in our collaborative care model with midwives. We’re looking for a thoughtful and passionate physician leader who desires to be part of a dynamic practice that is setting a new standard in maternity care.
This position spans both clinical and administrative spaces with a 80% clinical and 20% administrative split. You will be responsible for partnering with our lead midwives to provide clinical oversight for a multi-faceted care team, composed of midwives, nurses and medical assistants. You will also be responsible for assisting in the ongoing implementation and quality oversight of standard clinical protocols to ensure excellent clinical care and continuity across patient transitions. You will be providing direct patient care in the clinic and labor and delivery settings.
This is a benefits-eligible position and the base salary range is $310,000-$325,000 annually as part of a comprehensive compensation package.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide ongoing clinical oversight of midwives, nurses and medical assistants to ensure that high quality evidence based care is being provided.
Participate in 1-2 panels a week of direct antepartum care per week and 1-2 panels of gynecological care per week
Clinical consultation for Oula midwives and actively participates in clinical collaboration.
Perform periodic scheduled procedures, including cesarean deliveries.
Partner with lead midwife to facilitate and co-lead weekly clinical care consultation and didactic meetings.
Actively participate in the Labor and Delivery 2nd call schedule and periodically 1st call schedule as needed.
Actively participate in on-call phone schedule.
Work collaboratively with Oula’s Chief Clinical Officer to establish processes to continue to standardize care and to roll out new services.
About you:
Passionate about improving maternity care through a combination of clinical care, patient empowerment and education
Enthusiastic about patient-centered collaborative care models, leveraging midwives
Experienced in overseeing and coaching midwives
Excited by the potential for tech to transform the pregnancy experience and drive greater personalization in terms of care
Exudes empathy and compassion for patients and team members and can rally the troops to provide exceptional patient experience
Has an eye to ongoing quality improvement
About Oula:
Oula is redesigning maternity care from the ground up. Our modern maternity center combines the best of obstetrics and midwifery care to deliver a more evidence-based and personalized pregnancy experience. From our collaborative medical team, welcoming clinic, and remote care platform, we are setting a new standard for pregnancy that unifies modern medicine and human intuition. Oula launched its first tech-enabled, collaborative care clinic in Brooklyn Heights in the Winter of 2021, and a second clinic opened in downtown Manhattan in the Fall of 2022.
Oula’s Commitment as an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We want you to know: You can be a great candidate even if you don’t fit everything we’ve described above. You can also have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself (especially in your cover letter- this is where you can really state your case for *why you*). We are committed to fostering diversity in our organization and building an equitable and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and experiences. We’re taking steps to meet that commitment. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people, veterans, and people with disabilities.