Hospitalist Physician Medical Director - UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center

Adfinitas Health•Glen Burnie, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Adfinitas Health is hiring a full-time BC/BE Medical Director to lead its hospitalist program at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The Medical Director leads and manages the program and its providers, implements operational and clinical quality initiatives, maintains positive relationships with team members and hospital clinical and administrative staff, and is accountable for the program’s financial performance. The hospitalist team provides inpatient internal medicine care, including admissions, examinations, testing, diagnosis, rounds, and discharge planning. The Medical Director also oversees clinical quality, provider performance, staffing and scheduling, recruitment and onboarding, APP supervision and training, administrative operations, and financial targets. The site uses EPIC, has a flexible block schedule, an average daily census of 12–14, a team of 14 providers, and four providers covering nights. The ICU is closed, there are no procedures or ventilators, and subspecialty support is described as excellent.

Requirements

Internal Medicine or Family Practice board certification or eligibility.
State Board of Physicians licensure in good standing.
Federal DEA and State CDS certification in good standing.
Existing facility medical staff membership in good standing, or successful application and credentialing at the facility.
Applicable screening and background checks.
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills 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.
Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality when appropriate.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and handle difficult employee or hospital issues, using sound 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, including admitting patients, performing physical exams, ordering tests, diagnosing, conducting rounds, and planning discharges.
Follow policies for maintaining and signing medical records; submit accurate and timely charges; and adhere to department goals, policies, procedures, and quality and safety standards.
Implement site clinical quality programs and communicate quality metrics and incentive criteria to providers.
Review provider performance on quality measures, including Rapid Cycle Feedback, clinical documentation audits, Variation in Care Scorecard, readmission rates, and discharge summary audits.
Implement and manage process-improvement initiatives; attend designated hospital meetings, including MEC, P&T, HCAHPS, Sepsis/MHAC, Readmissions, and ED/ICU meetings.
Ensure timely, appropriate patient sign-outs, consults, and admission, follow-up, and discharge notes.
Ensure APP staff receive adequate supervision and clinical support, and manage and coordinate APP training objectives.
Communicate regularly with supervisors about clinical, administrative, and financial performance.
Ensure shifts are filled according to the staffing model and provider contact requirements; manage team PTO and scheduling.
Promote compliance with company policies and practices, positive team relationships, constructive working conditions, and employee morale.
Maintain a performance file for each provider and collaborate with Human Resources on discipline or performance-management matters as needed.
Attend at least biweekly standing meetings with the RMD and DO, prepare agendas using the approved template, and hold at least monthly team meetings with agendas shared with designated leaders.
Lead onsite recruitment, including interviews, reference checks, and tours; serve as a liaison to the MSO on credentialing issues; and orient and onboard new providers.
Complete performance evaluations and engagement initiatives in a timely and thorough manner.
Attend and actively participate in regularly scheduled meetings with hospital administration.
Maintain the physician-to-PA mix planned for the site, track the P&L, control expenses, and meet expected financial targets.