Assistant Medical Director - Emergency Medicine
About The Position
Vituity is seeking an Emergency Medicine Assistant Medical Director at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond Heights, Missouri. The role combines clinical shifts with approximately 20 hours per month of paid leadership time. The successful candidate will help lead the Emergency Department’s next chapter and may shape their leadership focus around scheduling and shift design, provider wellness, team culture and social events, patient experience and service recovery, quality, throughput, clinical pathways, or another area of interest. The Assistant Medical Director will work with ED nursing, hospital leadership, and Vituity operations and have a meaningful voice in how the department runs. Qualified full-time candidates may receive a sign-on bonus of up to $100,000. SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital is an academic and community hospital with 525 beds and a 50-bed Emergency Department. The ED sees roughly 130 patients a day, has an annual volume of 46,000 and a 25% admission rate, and is a Level II Time Critical Diagnosis STEMI Center, Chest Pain Center, and Certified Stroke Center. All subspecialty backups are available except neurosurgery, interventional stroke, and pediatrics. Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership led by frontline physicians. Its ownership model offers autonomy and local control, financial transparency, partnership income and equity ownership, and support from a corporate healthcare team and 9,000 clinicians. Vituity describes its culture as focused on shared purpose, teamwork, recognition, and helping colleagues succeed. The estimated annual base compensation is $275,000–$900,000, depending on site, specialty, clinical volume, schedule, and experience. Total compensation, including partnership income, varies by site and may significantly exceed that range.
Requirements
- M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school.
- Completion of an accredited Emergency Medicine residency.
- Current Missouri medical license and hospital privileges.
- Partnership eligibility.
- Interest in leadership, communication, process improvement, and working with diverse teams.
Nice To Haves
- Prior administrative experience is a plus but is not required.
Responsibilities
- Help lead the Emergency Department and contribute to its continued development.
- Provide clinical care during Emergency Department shifts.
- Use approximately 20 hours per month of paid administrative and leadership time.
- Choose or combine leadership focus areas, including scheduling and shift design, provider wellness, team culture and social events, patient experience and service recovery, quality, throughput, and clinical pathways.
- Work with ED nursing, hospital leadership, and Vituity operations on how the department runs.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, including profit distribution.
- Superior health plan options.
- Dental, vision, HSA, life, and AD&D coverage.
- Partnership model with K-1 status pay structure and associated tax deductions.
- 401(k) plan.
- Eligibility for annual profit distribution/yearly cash bonus.
- Employee assistance program and travel assistance.
- Student loan refinancing discounts.
- Equity ownership and K-1 tax advantages through the partnership model.
- Up to $100,000 sign-on bonus for qualified full-time candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
