Vituity

Assistant Medical Director - Hospital Medicine

Vituity • $210K — $250K *
Darby, PA 19023In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school with completed residency required.
  • Must hold physician partnership status.
  • Superior clinical skills and role modeling of high standards preferred.
  • Administrative experience and aptitude preferred.
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, capable of motivating diverse teams.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and implement quality and safety initiatives within the hospital.
  • Collaborate with quality personnel to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Develop and launch projects aimed at enhancing patient experience.
  • Monitor patient complaints and implement service-recovery techniques promptly.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary meetings with diverse healthcare teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Partnership models offering tax advantages.
  • Exceptional 401K plan for optimal growth and tax deductions.
  • Annual profit distribution and cash bonus opportunities.
  • Supportive employee assistance programs and travel assistance.
Full Job Description
Darby, PA - Seeking Hospital Medicine Assistant Medical Director

The Opportunity
  • Oversee quality and safety initiatives.
  • Collaborate with hospital quality personnel to ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory standards.
  • Develop and implement projects to improve service excellence and patient experience.
  • Compare patient feedback survey results to Vituity state/region averages and national benchmarks.
  • Respond to written and verbal patient complaints in a timely manner utilizing service-recovery techniques.
  • Track and trend patient complaints, including the QI director as necessary in concerning cases.
  • 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, case managers, social workers, and hospital ancillary services.
  • Coach underperformers and share best practices.
  • Participate in the hospital-wide throughput committee.
  • Create and champion clinical pathways.
  • Develop relationships with appropriate inpatient resources, case managers, hospitalists, and palliative care.
  • Develop relationships with appropriate outpatient resources such as skilled nursing facilities, sobering centers, urgent care centers, primary care physicians, and mental health crisis centers.
  • Establish and actively manage an inventory of resources available for patients to assist in transition post-ED/post-inpatient. Ensure best practices are utilized regarding handoffs for all transitions.
  • Monitor site financial performance and identify and create new areas for growth and revenue.
  • 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.
  • Maintain awareness and interactions with payers such as significant IPAs, Medical Groups, Foundations, and ACOs associated with the hospital/health system.
  • 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 Fitzgerald Hospital - Darby, Pennsylvania
  • Stroke Center, Level II Trauma Center, and closed ICU.
  • Subspecialty backup available excluding neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and rheumatology
  • 18 encounters per day; 10 encounters per night
  • Epic EMR.
  • Codes run by intensivists; no procedures required; no vent management.


The Community
  • Darby, Pennsylvania, offers a unique blend of historical significance and modern convenience, making it a great place to live and work.
  • Located in Delaware County, just southwest of Philadelphia, Darby boasts a rich heritage dating back to 1682.
  • The town's historic charm is evident in its well-preserved architecture and landmarks.
  • Residents enjoy easy access to nearby attractions such as the Darby Creek Trail, perfect for walking and biking, and the Lower Swedish Cabin, one of the oldest log cabins in the United States.
  • Darby's location provides quick commutes to Philadelphia, where one can explore cultural sites like the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.
  • The area experiences four distinct seasons, with warm summers and snowy winters, offering a variety of recreational opportunities year-round.
  • Sports enthusiasts can cheer for Philadelphia's major league teams: the Eagles (NFL), 76ers (NBA), Flyers (NHL), and Phillies (MLB), all just a short drive away.


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.


Applicants only. No agencies please.

About Vituity

Vituity is a physician-led and owned multispecialty partnership that provides acute care management and staffing solutions to healthcare organizations. The company was founded in 1975 as CEP America and rebranded as Vituity in 2018. Vituity has over 5,000 clinicians and providers who serve over 6.4 million patients annually. The company is committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients and improving healthcare outcomes. Vituity has been recognized for its innovation and leadership in the healthcare industry.
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Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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