Medical Director - Hospital Medicine - MidHudson Regional Hospital

Vituity • City of Poughkeepsie, NY

4d • $275,000 - $900,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Vituity, a 100% physician-owned partnership, is seeking a Hospitalist Medical Director for MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. This role offers autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, allowing physicians to focus on patient care. As an equitable owner from day one, physicians benefit from financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and career development opportunities. Vituity operates at 900 practices nationwide, serving over 14.5 million patients annually, with the flexibility to transfer positions if relocation is needed.

Requirements

• Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of residency through an accredited residency program.
• Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital’s medical staff.
• Comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided.
• Physician Partnership status.
• Five (5) years or more experience in a leadership role.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Superior clinical skills.
• Interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate a team.
• Project Management.
• Effectively collaborate with diverse individuals and multiple locations.
• Relationship building.
• Technical skills.
• Strong accounting and finance understanding.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and champion Vituity’s purpose, mission, vision, values, culture of brilliance, and strategy.
• Assure compliance with all Vituity requirements and policies and communicate those requirements to all Vituity providers.
• Monitor current and future healthcare and economic trends and assess their potential impact on the practice and local geographic region.
• Strategize and execute a comprehensive annual practice management plan that sets clear goals and objectives.
• Spearhead the local site's administrative management team, selecting team members and aligning their responsibilities.
• Demonstrate mastery of Vituity policies and fiduciary obligations, ensuring strict adherence from all providers.
• Exemplify Vituity's Partnership Principles by fostering open communication and transparent decision-making.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of hospital expectations and uphold compliance with all contract terms.
• Monitor operational and quality metrics and implement Vituity initiatives and operational programs to continually improve performance.
• Continuously assess and improve operational processes, leveraging technology and best practices.
• Monitor site financial performance and identify and create new areas for growth and revenue.
• Develop an expertise and understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures, and billing and reimbursement issues.
• Improve patient census and billing practice statistics to optimize reimbursement.
• Maintain awareness and interactions with payers such as significant IPA’s, Medical Groups, Foundations, ACO’s associated with the hospital / health system.
• Execute efficient recruitment, onboarding, and training processes for new providers.
• Provide learning and development opportunities and mentoring to providers and staff.
• Evaluate the performance of physicians and PA / NPs in compliance with Vituity policies and guidelines.
• Monitor physician competencies with progressive improvement using appropriate metrics.
• Counsel, suspend, or remove staff from the schedule as necessary in compliance with Vituity policies / guidelines.
• Actively participate in contract negotiations in conjunction with the Regional Director.
• Develop, foster, and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with hospital leadership, nursing staff and other healthcare team members.
• Ensure practice is appropriately represented and demonstrates their value through leadership roles and/or participation with hospital management, medical staff leadership, Medical Executive, Medical Staff and other hospital committees, and within the local community.

Benefits

• Up to $100K Sign On Bonus
• Superior Health Plan Options
• Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage
• K-1 status pay structure allowing high tax deductions
• Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
• Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
• EAP and travel assistance
• Student loan refinancing discounts
• Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree