DescriptionElevate your career by stepping into a meaningful leadership role in the heart of downtown Austin, Texas. We are seeking a full-time, board certified internal medicine physician with prior leadership experience to join our team. As the facility medical director for St. David's Medical Center, you'll guide an established hospitalist team, shape clinical operations, and drive high-quality patient care in a collaborative, community-focused environment. This is an opportunity to lead with purpose, influence department performance, and help create a culture of high performance. St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas, the flagship program within the St. David's Health System. This is an established program between TeamHealth and HCA.
St. David's Medical Center is an acute care facility that has 426 beds and a 64-bed rehab. During the day shift (7am-7pm) there are a total of 8 physicians working; 7 rounding physicians seeing 20-22 patients and 1 admitter physician with 1 dedicated APC handling an average of 16 admissions. There is 1 swing physician and 1 APC (10am-10pm) handling 10-12 admissions. At night (7pm-7am), we have 1 nocturnist physician and 1 APC who handle around 12-15 admissions + 160-180 cross coverage beds. There is a newly formed GME IM residency program that will have residents assisting on admissions in both the day and nighttime capacity. There is full specialty support in place as well as a rapid response team to handle codes and procedures. The current EMR in place at all St. David's locations is Meditech.
Key Responsibilities- Clinical leadership: provide clinical oversight and mentorship to hospitalists and other medical professionals within the department
- Quality improvement: develop and implement quality initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes, satisfaction, and operational efficiency
- Strategic planning: collaborate with hospital leadership in long-term planning, workforce development, and resource management
- Team development: facilitate ongoing professional development, training, and performance evaluations of hospitalist staff
- Collaboration: foster positive relationships with nursing, case management, and specialty service lines to promote interdisciplinary care
Qualifications- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Minimum of 2-3 years of clinical leadership experience in hospital medicine
- Previous leadership or administrative experience in hospital medicine is preferred but not required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ready to take the next step in your clinical career with TeamHealth? Apply today to learn more!
City DescriptionAustin, Texas, is a superb place with everything you need to live in paradise! The state capital of Texas is respectfully named after Stephen F. Austin, the founder of Texas. The Texas State Capital offers everyone daily free tours for an unique experience on Texas history. This city is famously known for its eccentric art and music scene which is represented all over the city like Baylor Street and at the many museums. One top Downtown Austin hot spot is the 6th Street district where you can savor some of the nation's best microbreweries and restaurants. Go for a hike in the gateway to the hill country along scenic streams, waterfalls, and the popular swimming hole at Barton Springs Pool. In addition, Lake Travis is one popular lively attraction that offers boating, swimming, kayaking, and even its very own zip-line adventure park!
Facility DescriptionSince 1924, St. David's Medical Center in Central Texas has provided a full range of medical services. The 350-bed acute care hospital and 64-bed rehabilitation hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care with a wide range of specialty services including a 24-hour emergency department, women's care and breast health services, neurosciences, cardiovascular services, rehabilitation, orthopedics and joint care services. The facility has been one of IBM Watson Health's 100 Top Hospitals for eight consecutive years in a row. The medical center campus features a comprehensive stroke center, a Certified Chest Pain Center, the full-service St. David's Rehabilitation Center, comprehensive Breast Center, and the largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the region.
Job Benefits- Comprehensive benefits package with health insurance and optional dental and vision insurance
- Free and unlimited CMEs
- Paid professional liability insurance including tail coverage
- Monthly leadership admin stipend available
- Sign-on bonus
- Ability to help shape scheduling, workflow, and department performance
- Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness program and referral program
- Association with a leading clinician practice in the U.S.
- Stability of a respected industry leader
- Practice with confidence as a member of TeamHealth's national Patient Safety Organization
