A 310-bed full-service acute care hospital with two campuses and is accredited by The Joint Commission for providing expert care in the areas of orthopedics, wound care, women's health, cardiovascular care, stroke care, and behavioral health care to patients in the Merrimack Valley is adding a Site Hospitalist Medical Director.
About the opportunity:
- The Site Hospitalist Medical Director is a senior physician leader responsible for ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care while driving strategic initiatives to optimize clinical operations.
- This role combines direct oversight of hospitalist services with cross-functional collaboration to align clinical practices with institutional goals.
- The Site Hospitalist Medical Director oversees the daily operations and clinical quality of the hospitalist service, ensuring alignment with evidence-based guidelines and organizational objectives.
- This role emphasizes reducing length of stay (LOS), fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards
- Provide leadership and direction to the hospitalist team, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee the onboarding and professional development of hospitalist staff.
- Conduct regular team meetings and performance evaluations.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality medical care, adhering to best practices and evidence-based guidelines.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care and optimize clinical outcomes.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives and projects to enhance patient safety, care delivery, and operational efficiency.
- Monitor and report on key performance metrics, implementing strategies to address areas for improvement.
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Facilitate communication between hospital administration and the hospitalist team.
- Develop annual LOS reduction targets through data analysis of DRG patterns and social determinants of health
Compensation and benefits:
- The compensation model includes an annual salary with RVU and a quality bonus
- Robust benefits package that includes employer matching 403b retirement, health, dental, vision, life insurance, malpractice with tail
- CME funds
Location/Community:
- Located less than 30 miles from Boston and minutes from the New Hampshire border
- Easy access to the seacoast and mountains in New Hampshire
- Surrounding towns include Andover, Haverhill, Tewksbury
- Population of 53,000 people
JV-71
