Hospitalist Medical Director – Bristol, TN Full-Time

TeamHealth is seeking a hospital medicine leader for the role of facility medical director in East Tennessee. This leadership opportunity will report directly to the regional medical director and vice president of operations and will be responsible for the oversight of a growing team of clinicians and advanced practice clinicians.

As facility medical director (FMD), you will be responsible for developing and sustaining relationships, impacting clinical strategies and workflows that promote practice, patient satisfaction and improve value-based healthcare delivery. As FMD, you will be responsible for managing the clinical, financial, human and capital resources of the facility.

TeamHealth is a physician-led, patient-focused company with over 16,000 clinicians. Founded by doctors, for doctors, our success stems from the ingenuity, dedicated teamwork and integrity of our people. At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect the practice of medicine, every day, in everything we do. We are proud to be the leading physician practice in the United States, driven by our commitment to quality and safety and supported by our world-class operating team.

Duties may include, but are not limited to attending hospital general medical staff meetings and serving as a representative on hospital committees, and producing and managing FMD report to appropriate regional medical director (RMD), senior vice president (SVP), executive vice president (EVP), and vice president operations (VPO). You may also schedule, conduct and report on monthly or bi-monthly departmental meetings, manage staffing schedule and a core clinical team, and produce and execute a yearly departmental strategic plan. In this role, you will be responsible for attending monthly goal progress meetings with hospital administration along with RMD and VPO and attending leadership training programs provided by TeamHealth.

We ask that candidates have a medical degree and be board certified in internal medicine or family medicine and have a minimum of five years of hospital medicine experience. The ideal candidate will have previous leadership/administrative experience and have strong administrative and team building skills.

Review of applications will begin immediately. Candidates should submit a letter of application including professional accomplishments and curriculum vitae (CV).

Position Highlights:

• Competitive administrative stipend and clinical compensation
• Employee with full benefits (health, dental, vision, 401K, long term disability and life insurance paid by TH, paid professional liability insurance with tail, etc.)
• Relocation assistance
• Access to leadership development programs such as LEADership Fundamentals, LEAD (Leadership Education and Development), CDA (Coach Development Academy), the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the National Medical Leadership Conference (NMLC)
• Practice with confidence as a member of TeamHealth’s national Patient Safety Organization
• Very collegial environment within group

Bristol Regional Medical Center

Since opening in 1994, Bristol Regional Medical Center has served the community through superior quality care, technological innovation and compassion. Bristol Regional continues to be recognized among the nation’s best hospitals. The cardiovascular team at Bristol Regional provides award-winning heart attack response times. To accomplish fast treatment times, the facility developed the Level One Heart Attack Network (which is unique to the region) and offers 24/7 cardiac cath labs and cardiac surgery support, as well as dedicated stroke care services. A dedicated pediatric trained staff at Bristol Regional and telemedicine capabilities with Niswonger Children’s Hospital provides increased access to specialized pediatric care. Bristol Regional’s surgical service features the da Vinci Surgical System as part of its array of robotic treatments and tools. Bristol Regional offers state-of-the-art facilities such as: Deborah H. Quillen Birthing Center, a newly renovated facility where families can welcome new life in comfortable, updated surroundings, a highly acclaimed Level II trauma center and 24/7 emergency and surgical services, a pediatric emergency department, a primary stroke center – the region’s first – offering around-the-clock neurological coverage, the Leonard Family Comprehensive Breast Center, which provides a full spectrum of breast care – from cancer prevention and screening to detection, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship, and imaging services at two Bristol locations, the Volunteer Parkway Imaging Center and Sapling Grove Imaging Center.

Best of Tennessee and Virginia

Enjoy the best of both Tennessee and Virginia in the city of Bristol, which divides the two with the state line running right through the middle of downtown. Bristol is conveniently located right off Interstate 81 and is situated in the foothills of the magnificent Southern Appalachian Mountains which includes the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Cherokee National Forest. There is something fun to do nearly every night of the week in Bristol. Discover the Birthplace of Country Music museum or the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, experience the Bristol Motor Speedway, explore the historic downtown or visit the beautiful South Houston Lake, for activities like boating, fishing and water sports!

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