Hospitalist Physician Medical Director - UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Adfinitas Health•Glen Burnie, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Adfinitas Health is hiring a full-time BC/BE Medical Director to lead and manage its hospitalist program and providers at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The Medical Director is responsible for implementing operational and quality initiatives, maintaining positive relationships with team members and hospital clinical and administrative staff, and overseeing the program’s financial performance. The hospitalist team provides inpatient internal medicine care, including admitting patients, performing examinations, ordering tests, diagnosing conditions, conducting rounds, and planning discharges. The Medical Director also carries out applicable hospitalist duties and ensures that the team follows medical-record, billing, quality, safety, and department policies. The role includes leading site clinical quality programs and process improvement; monitoring and communicating provider performance on quality measures; ensuring appropriate patient handoffs, timely consultations and documentation, and supervision and support for advanced practice providers (APPs). Administrative responsibilities include staffing and scheduling, team meetings, recruitment, onboarding, evaluations, APP training, credentialing support, and coordination with company and hospital leadership. Financial responsibilities include maintaining the planned physician-to-PA mix, tracking profit and loss, controlling expenses, and meeting financial targets. The site uses EPIC, has an average daily census of 12–14, and provides daily coverage through a team of 14 providers, with four providers covering nights. It has a flexible block schedule, a closed ICU, no procedures or ventilator responsibilities, and excellent subspecialty support.

Requirements

Internal Medicine or Family Practice board certification or eligibility.
State Board of Physicians license in good standing.
Federal DEA and State CDS certifications in good standing.
Existing facility medical staff membership in good standing, or successful facility application and credentialing.
Applicable screening and background checks.
Highly effective verbal and written communication with patients, families, healthcare professionals, senior management, and external clients.
Team-oriented approach to patient care.
Knowledge of quality measures, such as HCAHPS and MHACS.
High ethical standards and commitment to compliance.
Strong business judgment and acumen, with the ability to adapt strategically and tactically.
Discretion and appropriate maintenance of confidentiality.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and address difficult employee or hospital administration/staff issues using good judgment about when to involve supervisors or corporate resources.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience in a hospitalist role is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient internal medicine care as a hospitalist, including admissions, examinations, ordering tests, diagnosis, rounds, and discharge planning.
Lead and manage the Adfinitas Health program and providers at the facility.
Implement site clinical quality programs and process-improvement initiatives.
Communicate quality metrics and provider performance, including rapid-cycle feedback, documentation audits, variation-in-care scorecards, readmission rates, and discharge-summary audits.
Attend designated hospital meetings, including MEC, P&T, HCAHPS, Sepsis/MHAC, Readmissions, and ED/ICU meetings.
Ensure thorough and timely patient handoffs, timely consultations, and accurate same-day admission, follow-up, and discharge notes.
Ensure APPs receive adequate supervision and clinical support, and manage and coordinate APP training objectives.
Ensure shifts are filled according to the staffing model and provider contact requirements, and manage team PTO scheduling and utilization.
Ensure company policies and practices are understood and followed.
Build constructive relationships with team members and promote a healthy working environment and positive employee morale.
Maintain provider performance files and collaborate with Human Resources on discipline or performance-management matters as needed.
Participate in at least biweekly meetings with the RMD and DO, and prepare agendas using the approved template.
Schedule and lead at least monthly team meetings and share agendas with the Regional Medical Director, DO, CMO, and COO.
Lead onsite recruitment, including interviews, reference checks, and onsite tours.
Serve as a liaison to the MSO and assist with credentialing issues as needed.
Orient and onboard new providers, and conduct performance evaluations and engagement initiatives in a timely and thorough manner.
Attend and actively participate in scheduled meetings with hospital administration.
Ensure the program maintains the planned physician-to-PA mix.
Track program profit and loss, control expenses, and meet financial targets.
Maintain and sign medical records according to policy, contribute to department goals and quality and safety standards, and submit accurate and timely charges for professional services.
Communicate regularly with supervisors about clinical performance, administrative functionality, and financial performance of the site.