What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospitalist Physician position at TeamHealth?
**Advance Your Career as a Hospital Medicine Leader**
In the Great Smoky Mountains, TeamHealth is seeking a dynamic hospital medicine (HM) medical director to lead our team and drive excellence in inpatient care at LeConte Medical Center located in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Key Responsibilities:
- Clinical Leadership: Provide clinical oversight and mentorship to hospitalists and other medical professionals within the department.
- Quality Improvement: Develop and implement quality initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes, satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
- Strategic Planning: Collaborate with hospital leadership in long-term planning, workforce development, and resource management.
- Team Development: Facilitate ongoing professional development, training, and performance evaluations of hospitalist staff.
- Collaboration: Foster positive relationships with nursing, case management, and specialty service lines to promote interdisciplinary care.
Qualifications:
- MD or DO Degree: From an accredited medical school.
- Board Certification: In internal medicine (IM) or family medicine (FM).
- Clinical Experience: Minimum of 3 years in hospital medicine.
- Leadership Experience: Previous leadership or administrative experience in hospital medicine is preferred but not required.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
About TeamHealth:
At TeamHealth, we put you in the best position to deliver patient care with confidence. We offer education, training, risk management resources, and support to anticipate patient needs and act on them. Our purpose is to perfect our clinicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do.
Position Highlights:
- Competitive Salary:
- Monthly Leadership Stipend:
- RVU Program:
- Comprehensive Benefits Package:
- Excellent Sign-On and Relocation Incentives:
- Student Loan Repayment Options: For qualified candidates.
- Professional Liability Insurance: With tail coverage.
- Extensive Leadership Training: With growth opportunities to further your career.
- Access to Clinician Wellness and Referral Programs:
- Association: With a leading physician practice in the U.S.
- Stability: Of a respected industry leader.
