Associate Medical Director (AMD) - Per Diem - Advanced Care at Home
UNC Health
Chapel Hill, NC · Posted November 12, 2026
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. The per diem Associate Medical Director (AMD) of UNC Health?s Advanced Care at Home (ACH) program is a dynamic, experienced physician leader who is passionate about transforming the future of healthcare. This physician leader is a visible ambassador for the ACH Program and is critical to optimize and scale clinical operations across the program. Responsibilities: AMD Responsibilities: Supports internal operations of the Hospital at Home ACH department, in close partnership with the ACH Medical Director, Director, Clinical Manager, and Network Manager regarding admission, eligibility, and escalation decisions. Leads internal operations for the Outpatient ACH department (post-discharge), in close partnership with the ACH Medical Director, Director, Clinical Manager, and Network Manager regarding admission, eligibility, and triage decisions. Engages in workflow optimization projects across ACH service lines. Serves as primary contact for provider on-boarding and APP independence workflow, in close partnership with the ACH Medical Director, Director, and Administrative Coordinator. Shared Responsibilities with Medical Director: Performs all clinical and administrative duties expected by a medical provider. Supports physician-driven demand generation with the ACH Medical Director. Messages ACH activities and initiatives to non-ACH partners, stakeholders, and community agencies, as needed. Attends staff and leadership meetings, including all-staff meetings, provider meetings, and others as necessary, including clinical operations committee, quality and safety committee, leadership team meetings, etc. Introduces, updates, and champions clinical guidelines and standards of care within the internal ACH provider team. Ensures CMS waiver compliance, escalation and mortality review, and monthly CMS safety and quality reporting Qualifications: BC/BE Internal Medicine/Family Medicine/Geriatrics with at least 3 years of experience. Experience at UNC REX Hospitals (REX/Holly Springs) preferred Experience in virtual medicine desired but not required. Demonstrates exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills. Experience with change management Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary team. Handles conflict with fairness, honesty, empathy, and confidence. Flexibility to evolve job responsibilities if/as the program evolves. Contact Information: Sheila Barnes, Senior Physician Recruiter Sheila.Barnes@unchealth.unc.edu Other Information Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: UNC Health Medical Group Organization Unit: Acute Care at Home Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.