Hospitalist Physician

Hospitalist physician job in Kentucky : TeamHealth is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and visionary physician leader to serve as the facility medical director of hospital medicine at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY. The FMD provides clinical and administrative leadership for the hospital medicine program, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care while fostering physician engagement, operational excellence, and continuous quality improvement.

This physician leader will partner closely with hospital administration, nursing leadership, medical staff, and community providers to advance strategic initiatives, improve patient outcomes, and support the mission of providing exceptional healthcare to the communities we serve.

Clinical Leadership Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as a practicing hospitalist
• Maintain excellence in clinical practice and serve as a role model for quality, professionalism, and patient-centered care
• Promote evidence-based medicine and standardized clinical pathways
• Support safe, timely, and efficient patient care throughout the hospitalization

Medical Staff Leadership Responsibilities

• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain hospital medicine physicians and advanced practice providers
• Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and professional growth
• Assist with scheduling and staffing to ensure adequate physician coverage
• Additional duties include spearheading initiatives around quality and patient safety, physician engagement, operational management, and strategic leadership

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• Board-certified in internal medicine or family medicine
• Current or eligible Kentucky medical license
• Minimum of five years of hospital medicine experience
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a hospital medicine or inpatient setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as medical director, associate medical director, or hospitalist team lead
• Experience with physician recruitment and retention 
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or healthcare quality improvement methodologies
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing change

Interested in learning more? Apply today!

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Position Highlights:

• Competitive base salary with monthly leadership stipend
  
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  
• Retirement savings plan
  
• Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
  
• Relocation assistance and sign-on bonus available for qualifying candidates
  
• Leadership development opportunities

Board Certified or Board Eligible Medical Doctor with or w/o US residency with current US work visa.