Vituity

Medical Director - Hospital Medicine

Vituity$275K — $500K+*
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school with residency completion required
  • Active physician partnership status required
  • Minimum of five years in a leadership role required
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent clinical and interpersonal abilities with leadership experience
  • Project management expertise
  • Technical proficiency with a strong financial understanding

Responsibilities

  • Champion Vituity's mission and align team with organizational values
  • Ensure compliance with policies and communicate expectations to providers
  • Monitor healthcare trends and strategize to improve practice performance
  • Lead the administrative management team to achieve practice goals
  • Manage practice metrics and implement initiatives for performance enhancement
  • Oversee financial performance and identify growth opportunities
  • Execute recruitment, training, and development for staff and providers

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plan options
  • Dental and vision coverage, including HSA and life insurance
  • K-1 partnership model for tax structure benefits
  • Generous 401K with high tax reduction potential
  • Annual profit distribution and cash bonuses
  • Employee assistance program and travel assistance
  • Discounts on student loan refinancing
Full Job Description
Up to $100K Sign On Bonus - Poughkeepsie, NY - Seeking Hospitalist Medical Director

The Opportunity
  • Up to $100k sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
  • Communicate and champion Vituity's purpose, mission, vision, values, culture of brilliance, and strategy, ensuring widespread understanding and alignment.
  • Assure compliance with all Vituity requirements and policies and communicate those requirements to all Vituity providers.
  • Monitor current and future healthcare and economic trends. Assess their potential impact on the practice and local geographic region.
  • Strategize and execute a comprehensive annual practice management plan that sets clear goals and objectives, continuously surpassing expectations and delivering value to patients, clients, providers, and the local community.
  • Spearhead the local site's administrative management team, meticulously selecting team members and aligning their responsibilities to drive the achievement of practice goals.
  • Demonstrate unwavering mastery of Vituity policies and fiduciary obligations, ensuring strict adherence from all providers.
  • Exemplify Vituity's Partnership Principles by fostering open communication and transparent decision-making, such as conducting annual reviews of administrative stipends and scheduling preferences.
  • Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of hospital expectations and rigorously uphold compliance with all contract terms.
  • Monitor operational and quality metrics and implement Vituity initiatives and operational programs to continually improve performance.
  • Continuously assess and improve operational processes, leveraging technology and best practices to streamline workflows and increase efficiency.
  • 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 IPA's, Medical Groups, Foundations, ACO's associated with the hospital / health system.
  • Execute efficient recruitment, onboarding, and training processes for new providers, ensuring the practice is staffed with highly qualified professionals.
  • Provide learning and development opportunities and mentoring to providers and staff to enhance their clinical acumen, leadership skills and overall professional growth.
  • Evaluate the performance of physicians and PA / NPs in compliance with Vituity policies and guidelines.
  • Monitor physician competencies with progressive improvement using appropriate metrics. Counsel, suspend, or remove staff from the schedule as necessary in compliance with Vituity polices / guidelines.
  • Actively participate in contract negotiations in conjunction with the Regional Director.
  • Develop, foster, and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with hospital leadership, nursing staff and other healthcare team members.
  • Ensure practice is appropriately represented and demonstrates their value through leadership roles (as applicable) and/or participation with hospital management, medical staff leadership, Medical Executive, Medical Staff and other hospital committees, and within the local community.


Required Experience 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.
  • Five (5) years or more experience in a leadership role required.
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Superior clinical skills
  • Interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Ability to motivate a team.
  • Project Management
  • Effectively collaborate with diverse individuals and multiple locations
  • Relationship building
  • Technical skills
  • Strong accounting and finance understanding


The Practice

MidHudson Regional Hospital - Poughkeepsie, New York
  • State-of-the-art, 373-bed facility with private patient rooms, behavioral health ED treatment rooms, a birthing center, and a helistop.
  • 42-bed open ICU, Level III Trauma Center, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center Program.
  • All sub-specialty backups available.


The Community
  • Poughkeepsie, New York, nestled in the Hudson Valley, is a vibrant city blending history, culture, and natural beauty.
  • The iconic Walkway Over the Hudson, the world's longest elevated pedestrian bridge, offers breathtaking views and connects the city to trails and parks.
  • Historic landmarks like the Locust Grove Estate and Vassar College enrich the area's cultural fabric.
  • Residents enjoy a thriving arts scene, diverse dining options, and activities like boating on the Hudson River or exploring nearby destinations such as the Culinary Institute of America and the Mohonk Preserve.
  • Poughkeepsie's seasonal weather ranges from colorful falls to snowy winters, blooming springs, and sunny summers.
  • Its central location provides easy access to New York City and Albany via train.
  • With Marist College's sports programs fostering local pride, Poughkeepsie combines a rich history, natural allure, and community spirit.


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.

*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more details.

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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