Medical Director, Inpatient Dialysis, St. George Regional Hospital

Intermountain Health•St. George, UT

About The Position

The Medical Director of Inpatient Dialysis at Intermountain Health’s St. George Regional Hospital serves as a physician leader and collaborates with operational, nursing, and clinical leadership. The position reports to the Medical Director Nephrology. The role provides collaborative oversight for implementing the operating model, including quality and clinical care models, and develops professional proposals and business plans for the specialty. The medical director leads physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and other caregivers; supports evidence-based care standards and clinical best practices; and builds effective, engaged, team-based clinical care. The role contributes to quality improvement, departmental KPIs, process improvement, coordination of services across the care continuum, and specialty-specific regional and enterprise initiatives. It also supports workforce development and recruitment, operational efficiency, high reliability, Just Culture, cost stewardship, and strong relationships with providers and leadership.

Requirements

MD or DO with ABMS or equivalent AOA board certification in a relevant specialty.
Active medical licensure.
At least three years of clinical experience in a relevant specialty.
Experience leading successful quality-improvement projects in a clinical setting.
Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead physicians, APPs, and other caregivers in collaborative implementation of care models that meet patient needs and support extraordinary care.
Establish and implement evidence-based clinical care standards in partnership with Clinical Programs.
Lead implementation of clinical best practices and programmatic improvements supported by the Clinical Excellence team.
Promote team-based care and develop standards and processes for high-functioning clinical care teams.
Foster physician and APP engagement, professional satisfaction, and alignment across the service line or department.
Participate in physician and clinical caregiver recruitment, retention, and professional development.
Assist with quality-improvement-focused program development and the development and implementation of departmental KPIs aligned with the Intermountain Operating Model.
Oversee relevant process improvement and lead efforts to achieve goals.
Coordinate services and clinical programs across the care continuum with physician leaders.
Partner with physician leads and medical directors and participate in regional and enterprise collaboratives and councils.
Represent the care site in specialty-specific consultation when requested by DTS or other system operational units.
Drive physician and APP engagement and support achievement of clinical best practices within specialty clinical programs.
Align practices with operational efficiency and productivity across the department or service line.
Develop a culture of high reliability and Just Culture, identify opportunities, build relationships, and execute strategies to improve service-line, unit, or department performance.
Collaborate with the CMO, ACMO, Service Line Executive Lead, and support services, including Clinical Programs, Clinical Shared Services, Research, Medical Education, and Clinical Excellence.
Collaborate with departmental directors and physician leaders to optimize cost controls and efficiencies.
Meet regularly with leadership to build provider relationships and discuss information essential to successful unit or department performance.