Physician - Medical Director of Hospital Medicine - Full Time Academic
About The Position
Ochsner LSU Health System – Monroe Medical Center & LSU Health Sciences Center is seeking an experienced and motivated leader for Medical Director of Hospital Medicine within the Department of Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport. This integrated teaching hospital and health system is a partnership with Ochsner Health. The role includes clinical work as a hospitalist, publishing the schedule for faculty hospitalists, creating, tracking, and incentivizing quality metrics for the hospital medicine program. Responsibilities also involve teaching house staff and medical students, ensuring learner evaluation completion, and conducting annual performance evaluations for all hospitalists. The position includes the role of Director of Quality, overseeing the hospital’s quality of care and leading quality improvement initiatives. Faculty rank for this position will be Assistant Professor or higher. Rank, tenure status, and salary will be commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Requirements
- Board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine or Hospital Medicine by ABIM or Family Medicine
- Five years’ experience as a hospitalist
- Excellent skills with regard to clinical medicine, leadership, communication, teaching
- Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives
- A forward-thinking, collaborative leadership style that promotes growth through faculty recruitment, community engagement, and development of innovative clinical programs
Nice To Haves
- Academic experience preferred but not required
Responsibilities
- Clinical work as a hospitalist
- Publishing the schedule for faculty hospitalists
- Creating/tracking/incentivizing quality metrics for the hospital medicine program
- Teaching house staff and medical students
- Ensuring learner evaluation completion
- Annual performance evaluations on all hospitalists
- Overseeing the hospital’s quality of care
- Leading quality improvement initiatives
Benefits
- Generous Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Optional Retirement Plans Available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
