Urgent Care Job in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Urgent Care Physician | Medical Director | Fort Wayne, IN
Company:Community Health Systems
Profession/Specialty:Urgent Care
Location:Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent
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Job Description
Lutheran Hospital is seeking a dedicated UrgentCare Medical Director to lead its RediMed practice in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Thisleadership role offers the opportunity to combine clinical excellence withstrategic oversight, guiding a well-established urgent care and occupationalhealth program that serves both the community and local employers through acomprehensive service line.
This full-time position offers a highly desirable schedule of 14 twelve-hour shifts per month, no call, and the opportunity to practice in a collaborative urgent care and occupational medicine setting.
RediMed has been a trusted provider of urgent care and occupational medicine services in the Fort Wayne community for many years and an employer of choice!
The right candidate brings strong operational awareness, with the ability to develop and implement clinical protocols, drive quality improvement initiatives, and ensure regulatory compliance. Experience with occupational health services—such as workers’ compensation care and employer-based programs—is highly valuable. In addition, the ideal leader is approachable, communicative, and invested in both patient satisfaction and team development. They are adaptable in a fast-paced environment and committed to improving workflows, outcomes, and the overall patient experience.
Role Overview and Responsibilities
This leadership role offers the opportunity to combine clinical excellence with strategic oversight, guiding a well-established urgent care and occupational health program that serves both the community and local employers through a comprehensive service line. While primarily clinical, the Medical Director will receive 24 administrative hours per month to support Medical Director duties, making the role approximately 85% clinical and 15% administrative.
- Clinical Duties: Evaluate and treat a broad range of acute illnesses, injuries, and occupational health conditions, perform common office procedures, including laceration repair, incision and drainage (I&D), wart removal, ingrown toenail removal, and treatment of sprains, strains, and fractures; Perform comprehensive patient assessments, establish diagnoses, and develop treatment plans, and order and interpret diagnostic studies, including laboratory tests, EKGs, and X-rays.
- Leadership & Oversight: Provide clinical leadership and oversight for urgent care and occupational medicine services; Develop and implement clinical protocols, quality initiatives, and best practices; Ensure regulatory compliance, patient safety, and operational excellence; Partner with administration to optimize workflows and program performance. Key responsibilities include overseeing and working closely with Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), driving quality improvement initiatives, and conducting chart reviews.
- Occupational Medicine: You will lead employer health services, including the management of workers’ compensation injury care, DOT physicals, employer partnerships, and MRO services.
- Operations: You will oversee the development of clinical protocols and ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
An ideal candidate is a clinically strong, team oriented physician who combines hands-on patient care with effective leadership.
- Education: Board certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Occupational Medicine experience is a plus.
- Certifications: NRCME and MRO certification are required. While these certifications are required, the hospital will assist the right candidate in obtaining them within the first 90 days.
- Experience: Prior leadership experience and a background in urgent care and occupational medicine are strongly preferred but not strictly required.
Compensation
The position offers a comprehensive package, and provides an ideal balance of professional growth and quality of life.
- Financials: Guaranteed base salary plus commencement bonus, relocation assistance, and potential loan repayment or residency stipends.
- Benefits: Full malpractice coverage, 401(k), CME allowance, and PTO.
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About Lutheran Hospital
Lutheran Hospital is a 396-bed tertiary care facility that opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1904. Lutheran's areas of specialized care include northern Indiana's only heart and kidney transplant programs, a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, Level II verified adult and pediatric trauma centers, an accredited and commended community hospital cancer care program and a certified primary stroke center. Lutheran's trailblazing history of heart care is also evident through its accreditations as a heart failure institute and chest pain center. It has also achieved advanced certification from The Joint Commission for ventricular assist devices. Lutheran Children's Hospital teams with more than 75 pediatricians practicing in 27 areas of pediatric specialty in an environment filled with imagination and color. Lutheran Hospital is committed to providing the highest level of expertise and technology locally so patients don't have to travel hours from home to receive the care they deserve.
Lutheran Health Network, whose members are owned by subsidiaries of Community Health Systems, is an integrated healthcare delivery system and the largest healthcare provider in the region with eight separately licensed hospitals and nearly 1,000 licensed beds including 793 in Allen County alone. The foundation of Lutheran Health Network is a strong team consisting of more than 7,000 associates. Each network entity offers a wide range of services and specialties. LHN facilities had more than 41,500 inpatient admissions and more than half a million outpatient visits in 2012.
Lutheran Health Network continues to provide patients with extensive access to specialized care through its hospitals, patient care centers and physician practices. The strength of Lutheran Health Network allows it to recruit highly skilled physicians, innovate with the newest technology and participate in clinical research. These attributes enable it to sustain and grow its spectrum of services, and most importantly, deliver the choice, support, care and patient experience that have long been its hallmark.
Network members include Bluffton Regional Medical Center, Dukes Memorial Hospital, Dupont Hospital, Kosciusko Community Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, The Orthopedic Hospital, RediMed, Rehabilitation Hospital of Ft. Wayne, St. Joseph Hospital and Community Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of the network located in northwestern Ohio.
