Baptist Health in Arkansas is the largest health system in the state with 14 hospitals. AHG currently
employees a team of approximately 60 hospitalists who staff 8 of these hospitals. We seek to employ a
Medical Director to practice as a hospitalist and oversee the hospitalist teams to establish consistent
provision of care. We seek a seasoned hospitalists with experience within a system that promotes
geographic provision of care within the hospital with inclusion of bedside nursing and other team
members in team rounding, and utilization of evidence-based medical care.
Responsibilities
Leadership:
- Provide leadership for the hospitalist teams while balancing administrative leadership
with clinical care to achieve operational efficiency, staff engagement, and high-quality
provision of team oriented patient care resulting in high quality patient outcomes and
patient experience scores. - Serve as a member of the AHG Physician Leadership Team.
- 40-50% protected administrative time.
Clinical:
- Work as a practicing hospitalist 50-60% of the time.
- Clinical time at each of our largest hospitals (Little Rock, North Little Rock and Conway)
to gain insight regarding each setting and team. - Lead by example with provision of excellent, evidence-based clinical care.
Strategy: - Develop and implement the strategic vision for the System hospitalist program and at
each hospital that aligns with the System and Hospital Strategy for hospitalist care. - Promote an organized geographic patient assignment and rounding structure within
each hospital to promote team-oriented rounding and patient care.
Operational Management:
- Work with team leaders at each hospital to oversee daily operations and staffing to
ensure high quality of care and efficient patient throughput. - Develop team schedules specific to each hospital that provides best care 24 hours per
day.
Quality and Safety: - Promote the use of diagnosis specific, evidence-based standardized care with the
development and utilization of order sets and care models. - Lead quality improvement initiatives and safety protocols.
- Participate in development of annual hospitalist quality improvement plan and quality
goals.
Compliance: - Ensure compliant documentation and billing practices by hospitalists.
- Serve as team representative for interaction with Compliance, Utilization, and Risk
Management Teams.
Physician Mentorship: - Evaluate and mentor individual hospitalist team members.
- Serve as first line interaction for corrective communication and counseling with team members.
Collaboration:
- Work with Hospital CMOs, CNOs, Quality and Safety teams and Administration to
promote multidisciplinary, team focused patient care. - Oversee cross coverage by hospitalists at each hospital as indicated.
Recruitment: - Make recommendations for team staffing as indicated.
- Participate in interviews and recruitment of potential additions to the team(s).
Clinical Liaison: Partner with Command Center, Emergency Department and Nursing Leadership
to improve patient acceptance and transfer process, and patient care transitions.
Required Qualifications
Education:
- MD or DO degree.
- Completion of residency in Internal Medicine.
- Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
- Enhanced consideration of candidates who have completed a fellowship in Hospital
Medicine or a Master’s in Hospital Administration or Health Science.
Experience:
- 5-10 years as a practicing hospitalist in a large tertiary hospital or system.
- Leadership training.
- Hospitalist leadership experience is preferred.
Skills:
- Excellent clinician.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience in conflict resolution.
- Ability to foster collaboration and multidisciplinary team care.
For more information or to apply for this role contact:
Dana Heifner, Physician Recruiter
501-312-1818
dana.heifner@baptist-health.org
or
Phillip Wallace, Senior Physician Recruiter
501-351-3283
phillip.wallace@baptist-health.org