Division Chief of Geriatric Medicine
About The Position
The Medical Director and Division Chief of Geriatric Medicine will serve as a strategic and operational leader, partnering with practice administrators to ensure excellence in clinical care, patient safety, provider and staff satisfaction, and resource efficiency. This role aligns clinical and administrative efforts with the mission, vision, and strategic goals of MaineHealth, while fostering a culture of professionalism, innovation, and continuous improvement across inpatient and outpatient settings in the Southern Region of MaineHealth and across the health system. This position also provides some flexibility dependent on applicant interest: primary care in nursing home and assisted living, inpatient/outpatient geriatrics assessment or consultation, innovation in clinical care models, and teaching.
Requirements
- MD/DO degree required
- Rank of Associate Professor or Professor
- Minimum 7-10 years of clinical practice
- Minimum 5 years in medical leadership
- Exceptional communication and listening skills
- Decisive leadership with data-informed decision-making
- Skilled in conflict resolution and team facilitation
- Transparent, open-minded, and professionally grounded
- Committed to personal growth and modeling compassionate care
Responsibilities
- Lead clinical operations across practices and outreach sites in conjunction with division leadership (Program Director Geriatrics Fellowship, Managing APP, and Section leads for Inpatient Geriatrics, Research/Quality, Nursing Home & Ambulatory Senior Care Consults)
- Collaborate on budget planning, patient visit workflows, call schedules, and EPIC integration
- Ensure compliance with clinical protocols and documentation standards including professional practice evaluation for all providers
- Directly manage physicians and advanced practice professionals
- Promote career development for providers
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, peer review, and annual evaluations
- Promote professionalism, patient experience, and productivity
- Champion quality improvement initiatives and safety programs
- Address patient complaints in collaboration with Risk Management
- Partner with MaineHealth Medical Group to expand services and develop recruitment strategies
- Advocate for clinician needs and organizational commitments
- Support education for care teams, learners, and new providers
- Develop Associate Medical Directors into effective leaders
- Coordinate Geriatric Medicine grand rounds and contribute to Department of Medicine grand rounds
- Collaborate with graduate and undergraduate medical education leaders
- Promote the division's role in clinical care, education, and research
- Support division members to pursue academic appointment with Tufts School of Medicine
- Co-lead the Geriatrics Specialty Council
- Mentor and support research initiatives in partnership with MMC's research leadership
- Provide discipline-specific expertise to improve care models
- Assist in developing clinical policies and performance improvement strategies
- Align objectives with Maine Health Balanced Scorecard and MMC Adult Medicine Service Line goals
- Participate in Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) and Focused Professional Practice Evaluations (FPPE)
- Support faculty development and professional society engagement
- Attend relevant meetings and workgroups
- Oversee clinical programs including inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care services
- Provide input on capital budgeting and strategic planning
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Industry
Hospitals
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
