Hospital Medicine - Medical Director - Physician - Syracuse, NY

St. Joseph’s Health has an exciting opportunity for a Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician to serve as Medical Director of the Hospitalist Program.

This senior leadership opportunity offers a dynamic blend of clinical care and administrative oversight, working closely with the hospitalist team, nursing, and non-clinical staff to optimize care for all admitted patients. This is a 1.0 FTE position with approximately 85% administrative and 15% clinical responsibilities, offering a unique balance of direct patient care and program leadership. The role averages roughly 40–50 hours per week and provides the chance to shape the strategic direction, growth, efficiency, and quality of the hospitalist program. St. Joseph’s Health is a community-based hospital 400+ bed facility with 24/7 intensivist coverage operating under a closed ICU model.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Medical Director, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing overall leadership and direction for the St. Joseph’s Hospitalist Program and the Rome Memorial Hospitalist program
• Overseeing a team of approximately 50 clinicians
• Ensuring compliance with hospital policies, mission, and values
• Leading quality and performance improvement initiatives
• Participating in staffing, scheduling, and census management
• Providing direct patient care when necessary
• Conducting regular team meetings with hospitalists and advanced practice providers (APPs)
• Mentoring and coaching team members in clinical quality, communication, and professionalism
• Overseeing onboarding, orientation, and ongoing development of new providers
• Participating in evaluations and annual performance reviews of the hospitalist team
• Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration with the Emergency Department and other clinical services
• Representing the hospitalist program on hospital committees and quality teams
• Contributing to recruitment, retention, budgeting, and operational planning for the program

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Board certified

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE 

St. Joseph’s Health offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including:

• Annual salary range: $325,000-$350,000 based on experience
• The posted salary reflects the starting range of total compensation and does not include productivity bonuses, incentives related to quality and performance, extra shift incentives, and other forms of cash compensation as applicable to the position. In addition, providers typically receive a CME allowance and other benefits offered by their medical group employer. Please note that this salary range is provided in accordance with State law and is subject to variation due to the factors noted above.
• Starting bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Malpractice insurance
• Paid time off
• CME time & $4,500 annual expense allowance
• 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans with employer match
• Loan Repayment: Our institution qualifies as an eligible employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced physician leader to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and progressive health system.

St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, NY, providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary care to cardiology to surgical services, St. Joseph’s, in collaboration with our community partners, is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum health. Ranked by Health Grades among the top 50 cardiac surgery programs in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction.

St. Joseph's Health is part of Trinity Health one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States based in Livonia, Michigan.

St. Joseph’s Health is located in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse is a medium-sized metropolitan area with restaurants, events, shopping, bars, and more. Outdoor lovers will enjoy nearby boating and fishing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and golf. Short drive to the Adirondack Mountains, Thousand Islands, and Finger Lakes wine region. Also, a convenient drive to New York City and Toronto. Major universities include Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University. St Joseph’s Health is less than 10 minutes away from the Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Syracuse's top employers are primarily in higher education, research, and health care. Syracuse is expected to see a boon of growth over the next 10+ years with a new semiconductor fabrication facility, Micron, to be built in a neighboring suburb.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. 

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore more at www.trinity-health.org.