Physician - Hospital at Home

UMass Memorial Health•Worcester, MA

3d•$252,500 - $262,500•Hybrid

About The Position

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Physician for their Hospital at Home program. This role involves providing direct virtual inpatient-level care during 12-hour daytime shifts, with after-hours emergency support on approximately 50% of those days. The physician will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, paramedics, and APPs, to screen, admit, and manage patients within the Hospital at Home program. This hybrid practice model allows for remote work from a HIPAA-compliant office within Massachusetts after initial onboarding, with periodic in-person shifts at the Worcester command center. The position also supports medical education, program development, and quality improvement initiatives. There is an optional opportunity to combine this role with traditional Hospitalist duties. UMass Memorial Health is the largest healthcare system in Central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School, serving over one million people with a commitment to excellence, equity, and innovation.

Requirements

MD or DO degree
Board Certified / Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
Massachusetts medical license (or ability to obtain)
BLS and ACLS certification
Recent experience in inpatient acute care
Comfort with, or willingness to learn, telehealth technology
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Commitment to caring for medically and socially complex patients in non-traditional care environments

Nice To Haves

Experience working with geriatric and/or underserved populations
Prior exposure to home-based or value-based care models
Interest in innovation, system improvement, and interdisciplinary teamwork

Responsibilities

Provide direct virtual inpatient-level care during 12-hour daytime shifts (7:00 am – 7:00 pm).
Deliver after-hours emergency support (7:00 pm – 7:00 am) on approximately 50% of daytime shift days (includes phone, video visits, order entry).
Collaborate closely with HAH nurses, paramedics, APPs, and referring providers to screen and admit patients to the Hospital at Home program.
Conduct virtual “admission tuck-in” visits alongside in-home care teams.
Manage acute clinical needs using remote and in-person resources.
Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds, documentation, and coordination of specialty consults.
Support medical education and mentorship of students, residents, and APPs.
Participate in program development, quality improvement initiatives, and team meetings.
Share weekend and holiday coverage equitably with the team.
Combine Virtual and Brick-and-Mortar Hospitalist roles if desired and aligned with departmental needs.