Medical Director

Hospitalist

Provides high quality patient care to patients. Provides oversight of medical quality, delivery of medical care and leadership of Hospitalist department. Collaborates and works effectively with other providers and staff to provide effective team based medical care. Primary position responsibilities include holding regular meaningful meetings with providers, COO to discuss progress of the Hospitalist program and physician advisor to ensure proper documentation, lower LOS and readmission rates. Promotes patient satisfaction. Enhances communication with consultants, hospital staff and primary care providers. Provides leadership to practitioners resulting in overall hospitalist service improvement by promoting teamwork, assisting in recruitment of qualified providers, assisting in professional development and growth of each provider, ensuring proper coding and timely billing, orienting new providers and monitoring ongoing compliance with policies and procedures, promoting resident teaching, scheduling to ensure efficiency and maximum productivity, and addressing complaints from patients, medical staff and administration. Direct patient care when required. Conducts ongoing monitoring of compliance with hospital and risk management program, assists in the development and maintenance of continuous quality improvement programs, and oversees clinical peer review. Develops policies and procedures.

Minimum education required: Medical Degree: MD or DO. Minimum years of experience required: Residency and or fellowship training completion required by specialty. Preferred: Supervisory and/or Medical Director experience highly desirable. Required licenses: New Jersey Medical License; Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. CDS, DEA licensure. Required knowledge, skills and/or abilities: Strong medical knowledge base in hospital medicine, interpersonal skills and management ability to provide patient care. Preferred: Previous inpatient hospitalist experience.

Hunterdon Health is committed to providing a competitive benefit package to our employees. Benefit offerings vary based on status and may include but not be limited to medical, dental, vision, family forming, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings. The hiring range listed is the potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement.