Internal Medicine Hospitalist

Description

Specialization:
Internal Medicine

Job Summary:

Advance your career as a TeamHealth hospitalist medical director! TeamHealth cultivates leaders to guide their teams toward goals like client retention and patient satisfaction, as well as the ultimate goal - high quality patient care. We have an excellent full-time medical director opportunity for a physician to join our hospitalist (HM) team at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, South Carolina. The medical director is responsible for oversight and support of all clinical and non-clinical activities provided by the hospitalist program. Other responsibilities include creating a team culture that values high performance and excellent patient care. You will also be ensuring that the hospitalists are engaged and their efforts are aligned with the quality, safety and efficiency goals of the hospital.

The medical director, along with TeamHealth support staff, will strive to maintain a strong partnership between TeamHealth and the facility, resulting in the highest quality of patient care. Other position highlights include but are not limited to: managing the program to achieve clinical, operational and financial goals, strategic planning responsibilities such as physician communications, business development, manage care strategies, and more, and participates in clinical oversight of the practice. You will take the lead in recruiting, orientation and onboarding of new hire clinicians, monitor individual hospitalist performance, provide feedback and coordinates interventions, and complete routine performance reviews, as needed. Work with the regional medical director and vice president of operations to adhere to the facility contractual requirements and operating budget and ensure client satisfaction.

In today's hospital medicine environment, you're asked to deliver patient care with a high level of confidence. That' s why TeamHealth puts you in the best position, with the education, training, risk management resources and support to anticipate patient needs and act on them. We are the industry leader in providing integrated hospital-based services offering the ability to grow professionally. At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect our clinicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Our philosophy is as simple as our goal is singular: we believe better experiences for clinicians lead to better outcomes for patients, partners, and clinicians alike.

• Colleton Medical Center has a longstanding history as a leader in the community with a commitment to patient-centered care.
• 135 beds, offering both inpatient and outpatient medical services, as well as 24/7 emergency care for adults and children.
• Committed to quality services and compassionate care, CMC continues to expand and advance to meet the needs of a growing community.
• Named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission for four consecutive  years
• Ranks in the top 15 percent of U.S. hospitals for quality care

Walterboro is a charming community, often referred to as the "Front Porch of South Carolina"! Much like the rest of the Charleston area, Walterboro is surrounded by water offering you plenty of opportunity to fish, boat, kayak, play, or relax on the water! At just 1-hour from downtown Charleston, expect a quieter pace of life and a more affordable cost of living, yet you won't be sacrificing big city access and amenities! Come and sit on our "Front Porch"!