Medical Director Hospital Medicine

Job Summary

Reading Hospital is recruiting a seasoned Hospitalist Medicine Medical Director to join our growing Hospitalist Services team!

Job Title: Medical Director, Adult Hospitalist Services & Chief, Section of General Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital

Position Summary

This position will work supportively with all providers (Physicians and APPs) in Adult Hospitalist Medicine in team-based relationship with nursing, pharmacy, care management, diagnostic and therapeutic departments and support services to enhance the quality of clinical care and to deliver cost appropriate care. This will include working with the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Quality Officer in clinical care redesign utilizing evidence-based guidelines to provide more effective, more efficient and more timely care. This position is also required to adhere to the standards of clinical care outlined by Tower Hospitalist Program and Reading Hospital.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, planning, organization, staffing, coordination and evaluation for Hospitalist Services activities.
• Responsible for medical administration, personnel, and activities in the Hospitalist department.
• Responsible for ensuring the ethical practice of Hospitalist medicine.
• Directly supervises and has responsibility for Hospitalist physicians in clinical, quality, and assigned administrative duties.
• Provide high quality, efficient, cost-effective professional medical services to all patients referred to RH (Reading Hospital), consults with sub-specialists as appropriate to determine the appropriate course and level of care.
• Actively participate in the UBCL (Unit Based Clinical Leadership) model and structure as well as other committees and work groups that intersect with the hospital medicine service.
• Meets monthly with Chair of Department of Medicine to integrate and align Adult Hospitalist Medicine into Department of Medicine operations, initiatives and strategic goals.
• Promotes and participates in a collaborative, interdisciplinary Hospitalist leadership team.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership and Hospitalist leadership team to ensure that departmental performance meets or exceeds standards described in medical staff rules and regulations, the hospital bylaws, departmental policies the Joint Commission and in other appropriate local and national standards.
• Works with Hospitalist leadership team to ensure that the department meets or exceeds its defined objectives for improvement, growth and expansion of services.
• In conjunction with the Hospitalist leadership team, helps build enthusiasm, stability, teamwork, and competence among employees through supervision, individualized evaluation and counseling, training and praise for a job well done.
• Ensures departmental policies are known, understood and implemented by the Hospitalist physicians.
• Monitors correctness and appropriateness of the Hospitalist department records; implements corrective intervention as required in association with medical records and quality assurance mechanisms.
• As Section Chief, supports the academic mission and the IM Residency Program Director providing direction and oversight as appropriate.
• Initiates in-service continuing education of physicians, residents and clerical personnel
• Establishes and encourages participation of Hospitalist meetings for physicians.
• The medical director shall ensure that the Hospitalist department has effective communications with patients, families, care team members, and other key constituents.
• Identifies the unique and important role of Hospitalist Services in the health care of the community as it pertains to Hospitalist medicine and programs.
• Enhances the orientation process for new department members as needed.
• Conducts an exit interview for Hospitalist physicians leaving the department.
• Creates and conducts forums and meetings to facilitate quality communication and problem solving.
• Participates all required Department of Medicine meetings.
• Participates in long-range planning for the organization and new services.
• Monitors advances in Hospital Medicine and initiates change as needed to ensure that Hospitalist's services and capabilities are dynamic and progressive.
• Works with the Hospitalist Leadership Team including Hospital leadership and others as indicated to plan for and manage the change process.
• Monitors patient census, adjusting resources to locations as appropriate.
• Analyzes, develops or modifies staffing model.
• Participates in patient through-put initiatives.
• In conjunction with the hospital's department of patient relations and risk management, handles patient complaints.
• Supervises hospital-based hospitalist program leaders.
• Works directly with Director of Physician Advisors on timely completion of appeals, case reviews, appropriate documentation and queries.
• Works directly with Director of Care Management for timely management of patients for discharge to appropriate post-acute level of care.
• Leads Long Length of Stay meeting in conjunction with Director of Care Management.
• Works directly with Chief Quality Officer both participating and leading teams for redesign of clinical care to achieve more effective, efficient, timely and safe care.
• Participates as member of the Reading Hospital Performance Excellence Steering Committee.
• Participates in a multidisciplinary fashion with other Section Chiefs and Department Chair for patient centered care initiatives.
• Participates in all Reading Hospital Quality Council meetings.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 403(b) (matched) and 457(b) Retirement Plans
• Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
• Retention bonus
• CME
• Relocation assistance
• H1B & Green Card Support (*does not qualify for J1 Waiver)
• Spousal/Domestic Partner Job Search Support

Reading Hospital is a 697-bed nonprofit teaching hospital that provides high quality healthcare, cutting-edge technology, and experienced, caring medical professionals. As the nationally recognized, Magnet® designated flagship institution of Tower Health, Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, including the McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, one of the state’s busiest Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center, and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades™, and has been ranked as one of the Top Ten Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report the second year in a row.

The Community

Reading Hospital is located in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is an area that offers many wonderful places to live and raise a family. Berks County is within driving distance of major metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, offering an easy chance to get away for some big city excitement.

The Reading Symphony Orchestra and Reading Public Museum are considered among the best in the state. GoggleWorks is one of the nation's largest interactive community arts centers. And each year, the Berks Arts Council presents the largest jazz festival on the east coast. In addition, the Santander Arena and Performing Arts Center bring some of the world’s top acts to Reading.

The great outdoors is right in your backyard, including the National Scenic Appalachian Trail, Blue Marsh Lake, French Creek State Park, and the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. And you'll find lakes for boating, swimming, ice fishing, and skating. Reading also ranks fourth nationwide in minor-league sports markets, hosting our own minor league hockey (Reading Royals) and baseball (Reading Fightin’ Phils) teams.

Videos

Virtual Tour - Reading Hospital

Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health

Living in Berks County - From Reading Fellows (Video)

Websites

Reading Hospital Campus Map

Facts About Reading Hospital

Berks County Living Website

Newcomers Guide to Berks County

Pennsylvania’s Americana Region

Contact Name: Kat McEwan

Contact Email: Kat.McEwan@towerhealth.org

Contact Phone: 301-524-3419 (Call or Text)

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Career Adult Hospitalist Medicine physician with proven clinical skills and experience and a minimum of three years administrative skills and experience in a large tertiary hospital.
• Board certified in Internal medicine or Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability in the quality, financial, managerial and marketing aspects of Hospitalist medicine.
• Meets ABIM requirements for annual continuing medical education.
• Demonstrated ability to speak effectively on administrative and clinical matters related to Hospitalist medicine. Appropriately focuses to the audience, whether administrators, medical staff members, or the lay public.
• A valid PA Medical License or the ability to obtain one is required
• Highly computer literate
• Excels in communicating sensitive and/or adverse information
• Sound judgment and expert decision-making abilities
• Analytical thinker and complex problem-solver

Overview

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. Discover why our hospital is a great place to work—take a virtual tour of our facility here: https://youtu.be/hH6ItnuIIsc

For more information, visit towerhealth.org