Hospitalist Medicine Service Line Director in St. Louis, MO

Lead the Future of Hospital Medicine Across a Premier Health System

BJC Medical Group is seeking a visionary, physician leader to serve as our Hospitalist Medicine Service Line Director—a high-impact executive role responsible for shaping the strategic direction, clinical excellence, and operational performance of a large, multi-market hospital medicine enterprise.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced hospitalist leader to influence care delivery across multiple hospitals and markets while partnering with executive leadership to advance innovation, quality, and growth across one of the nation’s leading integrated health systems.

About the Role

The Hospitalist Medicine Service Line Director provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across multiple hospitalist programs and markets. Working closely with site-based medical directors and senior leadership, this physician executive ensures the delivery of exceptional patient-centered care while aligning hospital medicine strategy with system priorities.

This role blends leadership and clinical engagement and requires a dynamic physician leader who thrives in complex, multi-site environments and is passionate about advancing hospital medicine at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Service Line Leadership

• Develop and execute a forward-looking vision for hospital medicine across multiple markets
• Align service line goals with BJC Medical Group and system-wide strategic priorities
• Identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and new care delivery models (including telemedicine and emerging technologies)
• Guide program development, expansion, and integration across diverse markets

Clinical Excellence & Quality

• Champion evidence-based care, patient safety, and clinical standardization
• Monitor and improve key quality metrics, patient outcomes, and performance indicators
• Serve as a clinical thought leader and resource for complex care and decision-making
• Advance continuous improvement and best-practice implementation across all sites

Operational & Financial Leadership

• Oversee provider staffing models, recruitment strategies, and scheduling in partnership with operational leaders
• Guide budget management, resource allocation, and financial performance
• Collaborate with hospital and market leadership to address operational challenges and optimize performance
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards

Leadership & Team Development

• Mentor and develop hospitalist medical directors, physicians, and APP leaders
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and engagement
• Serve as a trusted liaison between frontline teams and executive leadership
• Support leadership development and succession planning across the service line

Data, Performance & Stakeholder Engagement

• Track and analyze KPIs including LOS, readmissions, patient experience, and productivity
• Provide strategic insights and regular reporting to senior leadership
• Build strong partnerships with administrators, physicians, and community stakeholders
• Represent hospital medicine in system-level initiatives and strategic planning

Work Environment:

This position requires frequent travel between markets and facilities. Flexibility to adapt to diverse operational needs and market dynamics is essential. This position is a 0.8 administrative position, with the remaining 0.2 clinical FTE spread across different markets.

Qualifications

Required

• MD or DO with board certification in Internal Medicine or related field
• Minimum 5–7 years of hospital medicine experience
• Minimum 3 years of leadership experience within a large or multi-site hospitalist program
• Demonstrated success leading complex service lines, driving quality improvement, and managing change
• Proven ability to lead across multiple markets and stakeholder groups

Preferred

• Experience overseeing large, multi-hospital service lines
• Experience with graduate medical education programs
• Strong data-driven decision-making and operational leadership capabilities

Why BJC Medical Group?

At BJC Medical Group, you’ll join a nationally recognized health system known for clinical excellence, innovation, and a deep commitment to physician leadership. This role offers the opportunity to influence care delivery at scale, develop high-performing teams, and shape the future of hospital medicine across multiple markets.

If you are a seasoned physician leader ready to drive meaningful impact across a large and evolving hospital medicine enterprise, we invite you to explore this exceptional leadership opportunity.

To learn more or express interest, please contact:
Amy Taylor
amy.taylor@bjc.org

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with the top-ranked hospitals in the area.

Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to the world’s best medicine through caring people and integrated systems. The providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction and quality health care.

BJC Medical Group physicians are trained and certified in over 25 medical specialties and serve patients in more than 125 locations in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas.

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician’s ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Responsibilities

• Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician’s patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician’s hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.
• Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient’s medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.
• Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
• Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician’s patient panel.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Doctorate

- Medicine

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Practicing Specialty
• Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

Experience

• 2-5 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer