Legacy Care, an independent medical group renowned for delivering exemplary patient care across Virginia, is seeking a full time Medical Director to lead our Portsmouth, VA team. Our group is particularly focused on providing high quality care within post acute settings. We prioritize patient centered care, ensuring personalized healthcare experiences that meet the diverse needs of our patients across the continuum of care. As part of Legacy Care, clinicians enjoy clinical autonomy, an expert support team, and a healthy work life balance.

Role Overview: Medical Director

The Medical Director will provide clinical and operational leadership for post acute care services in Portsmouth, VA. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to influence care delivery, mentor clinical staff, and partner with facility leadership to improve resident outcomes. The successful candidate will oversee quality and compliance, foster multidisciplinary collaboration, and support initiatives that enhance patient safety and satisfaction.

Benefits for Our Medical Director

• Leadership position with the ability to shape clinical practice and quality initiatives

• Full time schedule with flexible options to support work life balance

• Competitive compensation

• Clinical autonomy supported by a multidisciplinary team

• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities

• Access to discounted medical malpractice insurance

• Administrative and credentialing support to streamline clinical practice

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic clinical leadership and vision for medical services across assigned facilities

• Ensure delivery of high quality, patient centered care in post acute and long term care settings

• Collaborate with nursing and facility leadership to develop and implement clinical policies and protocols

• Lead quality improvement activities, monitor clinical performance metrics and implement corrective action as needed

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards and best practice guidelines

• Support multidisciplinary care planning, participate in case reviews and provide physician mentorship

• Utilize Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for accurate documentation, reporting and continuity of care

• Provide timely medical oversight for acute clinical changes and escalation decisions

Qualifications and Required Skills

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school

• Board?certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or related specialty

• Active, unrestricted Virginia medical license and current DEA registration

• Proven clinical experience in post?acute, long?term care, geriatrics or a related field preferred

• Previous leadership or medical director experience desirable

• Excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills

• Commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and evidence?based practice

• Proficiency with Electronic Medical Record systems

About Legacy Care

Since 2016 we’ve been an employee-owned company dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare outcomes. While Legacy Care is small, only 15 fulltime management and technical specialist employees, we deliver big company results. Our dedicated network of over 90 affiliated physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners are united by a passion to serve healthcare’s most fragile patients. They are backed by Legacy Care’s over 100 years of combined healthcare management and post-acute focused technical experience.

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