Northwest Hospital, a community-based hospital in Baltimore County, is seeking a highly motivated and seasoned Medical Director to lead the Division of Hospital Medicine.
A non-profit hospital, Northwest is part of the LifeBridge Health System, which also includes Sinai Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, and Grace Medical Center. With 240 licensed beds, Northwest Hospital has had the privilege of serving the northwest Baltimore community for more than 50 years.
The Medical Director of Hospital Medicine will also serve as the Division Chief of Hospital Medicine within the Department of Medicine. The Director will oversee the clinical team of physicians and APPs, and the hospital medicine program to ensure the highest standards in clinical practice, quality, and patient safety. The Director will foster a positive culture of teamwork, engagement, accountability, and collaboration, and will lead the ongoing development of the program as the health care environment evolves.
Major responsibilities include:
- Being a role model of excellence in patient care delivery and personal attitude
- Leading the clinical team in superior clinical practice and outcomes, by both collaboratively developing and implementing up-to-date evidence-based standards of practice and ensuring their adherence.
- Managing variation in clinical practice, where appropriate, to improve efficiency, reliability, effectiveness, and outcomes.
- Staying abreast of internal and external benchmarks and actively pursuing efforts to achieve the best in class.
- Providing leadership in attaining and sustaining outstanding patient experience.
- Bringing knowledge, structure, and innovation to program development based on the changing healthcare environment, including collaborating on staffing models, hospital-based coordination of care, best practices, and education.
- The Medical Director will have 30-50% administrative time depending on experience
If you possess the following qualifications, please apply immediately:
- At least 3-5 years of Hospital Medicine leadership experience
- BE/BC in Internal Medicine
- Maryland medical license without restriction
- Current CDS and DEA license
- BLS and ACLS certification
- Demonstrated the ability to work well with a multidisciplinary team
- An innovative leader who drives excellence by example and humility
- Excellent people skills and a high emotional intelligence
- Must have experience and success in collaborative process improvement, operations, and the development of evidence-based guidelines and practices to drive patient safety and quality.
Financial Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive salary commensurate with clinical and leadership experience
- Healthcare insurance (including medical, dental, and vision)
- Opportunity for quality incentives
- 403(b) retirement plan, pension plan, and 457(b) plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Life Insurance
- Free parking
- PTO
- Malpractice with tail
- All licensing and credentialing fees covered
- Relocation reimbursement with receipts
Community Information
LifeBridge Health hospitals are located within easy driving distance to wonderful cultural richness and diversity. Baltimore has something for everyone from the bustle of downtown to quaint area suburbs all within a short commute to our hospitals. It is also easy to hop on a train and be anywhere from Washington, DC to Philadelphia, or to New York City in no time.
Northwest Hospital is also convenient to suburban communities within Baltimore, Howard, and Carroll Counties, which are home to some of the nation’s best public schools. Team members in our group enjoy a wide range of options for outdoor fun, including the beaches of the Eastern Shore, the rapids of Appalachian Western Maryland, the ski slopes of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and the beauty of Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay.
