Baptist Health

Arkansas Health Group/Baptist Health Hospitalist Medical Director

Baptist Health • $200K — $250K *
Little Rock, AR 72204In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree with Internal Medicine residency completed.
  • Board Certification in Internal Medicine required; fellowship or Master's in related fields is a plus.
  • 5-10 years of hospitalist experience in a large tertiary hospital or system preferred.
  • Leadership training with prior hospitalist leadership experience favored.
  • Strong communication and conflict resolution skills essential.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership to hospitalist teams and balance clinical care with administrative duties.
  • Work as a practicing hospitalist 50-60% of the time while gaining insight into multiple hospital settings.
  • Develop and implement strategic vision for the hospitalist program across the system.
  • Ensure operational efficiency and quality patient care through daily management and team collaboration.
  • Promote evidence-based standardized care and lead safety protocols and improvement initiatives.
  • Mentor hospitalist team members and conduct evaluations to enhance team performance.
  • Collaborate with hospital administration and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care and transitions.

Benefits

  • 40-50% protected administrative time for leadership responsibilities.
  • Collaboration with a variety of multidisciplinary teams.
  • Opportunity to influence hospitalist strategy and patient care at a system level.
Full Job Description
Arkansas Health Group/Baptist Health Hospitalist Medical Director

We seek to employ a Medical Director to practice as a hospitalist and oversee the hospitalist teams to establish consistent provision of care. We seek a seasoned hospitalists with experience within a system that promotes geographic provision of care within the hospital with inclusion of bedside nursing and other team members in team rounding, and utilization of evidence-based medical care.

Responsibilities
Leadership:

  • Provide leadership for the hospitalist teams while balancing administrative leadership with clinical care to achieve operational efficiency, staff engagement, and high-quality provision of team oriented patient care resulting in high quality patient outcomes and patient experience scores.
  • Serve as a member of the AHG Physician Leadership Team.
  • 40-50% protected administrative time.

    Clinical:
  • Work as a practicing hospitalist 50-60% of the time.
  • Clinical time at each of our largest hospitals (Little Rock, North Little Rock and Conway) to gain insight regarding each setting and team.
  • Lead by example with provision of excellent, evidence-based clinical care.

    Strategy:
  • Develop and implement the strategic vision for the System hospitalist program and at each hospital that aligns with the System and Hospital Strategy for hospitalist care.
  • Promote an organized geographic patient assignment and rounding structure within each hospital to promote team-oriented rounding and patient care.

    Operational Management:
  • Work with team leaders at each hospital to oversee daily operations and staffing to ensure high quality of care and efficient patient throughput.
  • Develop team schedules specific to each hospital that provides best care 24 hours per day.

    Quality and Safety:
  • Promote the use of diagnosis specific, evidence-based standardized care with the development and utilization of order sets and care models.
  • Lead quality improvement initiatives and safety protocols.
  • Participate in development of annual hospitalist quality improvement plan and quality goals.

    Compliance:
  • Ensure compliant documentation and billing practices by hospitalists.
  • Serve as team representative for interaction with Compliance, Utilization, and Risk Management Teams.

    Physician Mentorship:
  • Evaluate and mentor individual hospitalist team members.
  • Serve as first line interaction for corrective communication and counseling with team members.

    Collaboration:
  • Work with Hospital CMOs, CNOs, Quality and Safety teams and Administration to promote multidisciplinary, team focused patient care.
  • Oversee cross coverage by hospitalists at each hospital as indicated.

    Recruitment:
  • Make recommendations for team staffing as indicated.
  • Participate in interviews and recruitment of potential additions to the team(s).

    Clinical Liaison:
  • Partner with Command Center, Emergency Department and Nursing Leadership to improve patient acceptance and transfer process, and patient care transitions.

    Required Qualifications

    Education:
  • MD or DO degree.
  • Completion of residency in Internal Medicine.
  • Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
  • Enhanced consideration of candidates who have completed a fellowship in Hospital Medicine or a Master's in Hospital Administration or Health Science.

    Experience:
  • 5-10 years as a practicing hospitalist in a large tertiary hospital or system.
  • Leadership training. o Hospitalist leadership experience is preferred.

    Skills:
  • Excellent clinician.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Experience in conflict resolution.
  • Ability to foster collaboration and multidisciplinary team care.

For more information or to apply for this position send your CV to Dana Heifner, Baptist Health Physician Recruiter, [email protected] or

Phillip Wallace, Baptist Health Senior Physician recruiter, [email protected]

About Baptist Health

Baptist Health is a healthcare organization that operates hospitals, urgent care centers, and outpatient facilities in Florida. The organization was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. Baptist Health provides a wide range of services, including cancer care, heart and vascular care, orthopedics, and women's health. The organization is committed to providing high-quality care to its patients and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its clinical excellence. Baptist Health is also involved in various community outreach programs and initiatives to improve the health and well-being of the communities it serves.
Learn more about Baptist Health
Size
23,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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