Director of Hospitalist Medicine

About the role

Jupiter Medical Center, ranked #1 for safety, quality and patient satisfaction, is seeking a Director of Hospitalist Medicine. The Hospitalist Medical Director provides clinical and administrative leadership for the hospitalist program, delivering safe, high-quality, efficient and patient-centered inpatient care. About 75% of the time commitment is spent providing clinical hospitalist services, while the role acts as a key liaison between hospitalists, medical staff leadership, nursing, hospital administration and other clinical departments.

Key responsibilities

• Quality and patient safety: lead hospitalist participation in quality and safety initiatives, monitor hospitalist-specific metrics and outcomes (mortality, readmissions, hospital-acquired conditions, infections, medication safety), promote evidence-based practice, and take part in peer review, adverse event reviews and root cause analyses
• Operations and patient flow: partner with hospital leadership to improve throughput, length of stay, admissions and discharge, reduce avoidable delays, and work with case management, utilization management and clinical documentation integrity
• Patient experience: promote compassionate, patient-centered care and physician communication, and give direct feedback to hospitalists on quality and experience metrics
• Strategy and finance: partner on strategic priorities, monitor productivity and staffing, take part in budgeting and staffing-model development, and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, access and financial performance
• Regulatory and medical staff: promote compliance with CMS, Joint Commission, state regulations, medical staff bylaws and hospital policies, and support accreditation, credentialing and peer review
• Clinical leadership: set expectations for clinical performance and professionalism, support recruitment, onboarding, retention, scheduling and professional development of hospitalists and APPs, coach physicians on performance concerns, and supervise service policies and procedures

Required profile

• MD or DO, board certified or board eligible
• Minimum of two years of leadership experience
• Experience with quality improvement, patient safety and hospital operations
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association for Healthcare Providers

Required skills

• Knowledge of computer systems and applications, including EPIC
• Strong communication, collaboration, organizational and leadership skills