Emergency Medicine Physician

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Kentucky River Region

Emergency Medicine Three-Hospital Regional Leadership Opportunity in Eastern Kentucky

Core Clinical Partners is seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine physician to serve as Regional Medical Director for the Kentucky River Region of Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH). This leadership position provides oversight of Emergency Medicine services across Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, Whitesburg ARH Hospital, and Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital, serving communities throughout Eastern Kentucky. These facilities collectively account for approximately 43,000 annual emergency department visits and offer the opportunity to influence clinical operations, clinician engagement, quality initiatives, and program growth across a defined regional network.

This hybrid clinical and leadership role is ideal for a physician who enjoys working collaboratively with clinicians, hospital leadership, nursing leadership, and operational teams to strengthen clinical performance, improve patient care, and support the continued success of Emergency Medicine services throughout the region.

About Core Clinical Partners

At Core Clinical Partners, we re redefining healthcare partnerships by doing things better. As a physician-founded, owned, and led physician services company, we offer the personalized care of a local group with the support and resources of a national company while staying debt-free, allowing us to stay true to our mission. We actively engage and empower our clinicians, and our localized approach ensures the needs of each clinician, hospital, and community are met. Your expertise is valued, your voice is heard, and your impact is real. Together, we re not just providing care, we re redefining it.

Position Highlights

• Regional Medical Director leadership stipend
• Clinical and administrative responsibilities
• Oversight of Emergency Medicine services across three ARH hospitals
• Partnership with Core Clinical Partners operational leadership and local hospital leadership
• Dedicated recruiting, operational, and administrative support
• Flexible scheduling
• 1099 Independent Contractor status
• No non-compete agreement

Key Responsibilities

• Provide physician leadership across the Kentucky River Region
• Foster clinician engagement, professional development, and retention
• Support clinician recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and mentoring efforts
• Partner with hospital and nursing leadership to promote operational excellence
• Lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Support performance improvement efforts and clinical best practices across the region
• Participate in departmental, medical staff, and hospital leadership meetings
• Assist with clinician scheduling oversight and workforce planning
• Serve as a liaison between clinicians, hospital leadership, and Core Clinical Partners
• Collaborate with site medical directors and operational leadership to ensure consistency across facilities

Hospitals Within the Kentucky River Region

Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center

• Approximately 24,000 annual ED visits
• Level IV Trauma Center
• Comprehensive Stroke Center
• 24-hour physician coverage
• 20-hour APP coverage

Whitesburg ARH Hospital

• Approximately 14,000 annual ED visits
• Level IV Trauma Center
• 24-hour physician coverage
• 10-hour APP coverage

Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital

• Approximately 5,000 annual ED visits
• Critical Access Hospital
• Acute Stroke Ready designation
• 24-hour coverage model

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine
• Current or eligible Kentucky medical license
• Previous Emergency Medicine leadership experience required
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, patient safety, and operational excellence

About Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Appalachian Regional Healthcare is a nonprofit health system serving communities throughout Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. ARH operates 14 hospitals and serves more than 400,000 patients across the region through a network of hospitals, clinics, and ancillary services.