Medical Director of Hospital Medicine - Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport MA

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Newburyport, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead and shape the Department of Hospital Medicine! As Medical Director, you'll set the standard for exceptional, evidence-based, patient-centered care. You'll foster a collaborative environment with the patient care team and hospital staff.

Requirements

0.5 FTE Clinical, 0.5 FTE Administrative
Must be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Oversee daily workflow, ensuring optimal hospitalist coverage (Amion), managing patient flow and distribution, addressing clinical concerns, and supporting the Administrative Coordinator with callouts.
Serve as Administrator-On-Call for the Department.
Participate in recruitment, interview candidates, provide feedback, support APPs, and contribute to FPPE for new providers.
Respond to STARS reports, address clinical performance and professionalism issues, lead onboarding, and support stroke improvement initiatives.
Actively participate in various meetings and committees, including Hospital Medicine, ED/HM, Recruitment, Peer Review, Stroke, ED-HM-CC, Hospital Medicine Advisory, Beverly Operations, and hospital-wide initiatives.
Facilitate communication regarding discharges, transfers, and telemetry downgrades.
Address real-time concerns from nursing and ancillary staff.
Monitor shift coverage (Amion).
Assess census for staffing needs.
Resolve patient distribution issues.
Support admin with callouts.
Assign responsibilities.
Address admission-related issues.
Handle real-time concerns (nursing, etc.).
Assist with "Code Help" communication.
Interview candidates & provide feedback.
Support APPs.
Participate in FPPE.
Take Administrator-On-Call duties.
Respond to STARS reports.
Address performance & professionalism.
Lead onboarding for new providers.
Support Stroke improvement.
Participate in Hospital Medicine - Regular staff meetings.
Participate in Med Exec Committee Monthly.
Participate in Multi-disciplinary Peer Review (PIC).
Participate in Stroke Committee and Code Committee.
Participate in Patient Experience Check-in (monthly).
Participate in EM-HM -ICU collaborative meetings.
Participate in Hospital-wide Initiative Meetings as necessary.