Aurora, IL - Seeking Emergency Medicine Assistant Medical DirectorThe Opportunity - Oversee quality and safety initiatives.
- Collaborate with hospital quality personnel to ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory standards.
- Lead ED Quality Review and EDAP Committee.
- Participate in hospital committees related to quality as needed.
- Develop and implement projects to improve service excellence and patient experience.
- Train and mentor providers in patient experience techniques.
- Coordinate with hospital-patient experience personnel.
- Coordinate efforts with key leaders in central operations. Participate and lead multidisciplinary meetings involving nursing, providers, and ancillary services.
- Participate and lead multidisciplinary meetings involving nursing, providers, and ancillary services.
- Initiate process improvement and engage hospital project management resources to implement change.
- Coordinate workflows with nursing leadership, and hospital ancillary services.
- Coach underperformers and share best practices.
- Create and champion clinical pathways.
- Develop relationships with appropriate inpatient resources, case managers, and hospitalists.
- Develop an expertise and understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures and monitoring systems, and billing and reimbursement issues / systems.
- Improve patient census and billing practice statistics to optimize reimbursement for the practice.
- Coordinate efforts with key leaders in central operations.
Required Experiences and Competencies - Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school and completion of residency through an accredited residency program required.
- Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital's medical staff and comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital's medical staff where services are being provided required.
- Physician Partnership status required.
- Superior clinical skills to serve as role model by setting high standards preferred.
- Administrative experience and aptitude preferred.
- Interest in interpreting complex financial data and with understanding of finance and accounting as they relate to practice management preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to motivate physicians and non-physicians, manage multiple assignments, work successfully with a diversity of people and locations, maintain good working relationships; Supportive team member; Ability to establish effective relationships quickly with both clients and non-clients preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred.
- Excellent relationship building and process improvement skills preferred.
- Meeting facilitation.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Change management/Process improvement.
- Project management.
- Process improvement.
- Relationship building.
- Technology skills.
The Practice Mercy Medical Center - Aurora, Illinois - STEMI Receiving Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center.
- 183-bed facility with a 26-bed Emergency Department.
- Very diverse patient population with an annual volume of 34,000.
- 24/7 in-house hospitalists.
- On-site behavioral health hospital and behavioral health clinicians in the ED.
Initial Application Process - Please view the job posting on the Vituity portal.
- Review the assistant medical director job description on the Vituity portal.
- Please submit a letter of intent and CV through the portal and email to [email protected]
- In the letter of intent, please discuss your interest in being an assistant medical director and site-specific draws. Please also discuss experiences you may have had locally, regionally, and nationally that have prepared you for this role.
- Applicants will be contacted following review of materials regarding next steps.
The Community - Aurora, Illinois, known as the "City of Lights," is a dynamic and diverse city that offers a blend of historic charm and modern amenities, making it a fantastic place to live and work.
- Located along the Fox River, Aurora features landmarks like the Paramount Theatre, a historic venue hosting world-class performances, and the Aurora Regional Fire Museum.
- Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy parks, trails, and the Fox River, while families love visiting the Phillips Park Zoo and Splash Country Water Park.
- Seasonal weather brings snowy winters, blooming springs, warm summers, and vibrant autumns, allowing year-round activities.
- Aurora's proximity to Chicago via the Metra train makes it an ideal location for commuters.
Benefits & Beyond* Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.
- Superior Health Plan Options
- Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
- Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
- Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
- Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
- EAP and travel assistance included
- Student loan refinancing discounts
- Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees
Estimated annual base compensation of $275,000 - $900,000, depending on site, specialty, clinical volume, schedule, and experience. Compensation for part-time and per diem roles is prorated based on clinical hours worked. In addition, Vituity physicians participate in our partnership model from day one, which includes profit distributions, equity ownership, and K-1 tax advantages. Total compensation including partnership income varies by site and may significantly exceed the range shown.
We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.
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