Avel eCare, a national leader in telemedicine, is seeking a Medical Director to lead our Hospitalist Service Line. This remote, full-time position is your chance to shape the strategic direction of a groundbreaking program that’s transforming care for hospitals across the country. If you’re a physician leader with deep hospitalist experience and a passion for innovation—this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Position Snapshot

• Title: Medical Director – Hospitalist
• Location: Remote (travel as needed)
• FTE: 1.0 Full-Time
  • 0.25 FTE Clinical Shifts
  • Remainder dedicated to leadership and administrative duties
• Reports To: Chief Medical Officer
• Status: Exempt

Responsibilities:

Service Line Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the development and excellence of the Hospitalist Service Line
• Set OKRs for site recruitment, retention, and strategic growth

Clinical Direction & Program Oversight

• Guide physicians, APPs, nurses, and other staff across the program
• Develop and maintain clinical protocols, policies, and standards
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations

Quality, Compliance & Risk Management

• Actively participate in quality initiatives and utilization reviews
• Engage in risk management and continuous improvement efforts

Promotion & Growth

• Serve as a key voice in promoting the program to communities, physicians, and partners
• Collaborate with the business development team and account executives

Scheduling, Budgeting & Reporting

• Maintain a predictable coverage schedule (365 days/year)
• Assist with budget planning
• Submit monthly reports and time logs to the CMO (required for continued compensation)

Relationship Management

• Act as a primary contact for Indian Health Service and other partner relationships

Education and/or Experience:

Experience:

• 5+ years practicing as a Hospitalist
• Leadership experience managing hospitalist teams
• Strong collaboration skills with hospital executives
• Preferred: Experience in rural health and/or telemedicine

Skills:

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on leadership style
• Skilled in program development, quality improvement, and compliance

Licensure & Certification

• MD or DO with active, unrestricted license in relevant states
• Board Certified in a related specialty
• DEA certification required
• Willingness to obtain multi-state licensure
• IMLC eligibility preferred

About Avel eCare

Avel eCare is one of the largest and most established virtual care providers in the U.S., serving nearly 2 million patients annually across 650+ partner facilities. From Critical Care to Hospitalist services, we’re advancing healthcare with innovation and heart.

Our Mission:
Every person and every community deserves access to high-quality care.

Our Vision:
Healthcare without boundaries.

Avel eCare was one of the first telemedicine care providers in the nation to start offering clinician-to-clinician services via telemedicine. Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avel operates a multispecialty telemedicine network, partnering with more than 650 health care systems, rural hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, school districts, prisons, skilled nursing facilities and law enforcement agencies to deliver innovative telemedicine care across the country.

Since 1993, Avel physicians and clinicians have delivered exceptional virtual care impacting millions of patients in rural and underserved communities across the United States. The efficiency of these telehealth services have saved health care costs and unnecessary time and travel for patients and physicians. On a national and world level, we are a model of how telehealth presents effective solutions today and tomorrow’s most daunting challenges.

During the past three decades, Avel has developed eight distinct telehealth services, —Behavioral Health, Critical Care, Emergency, Hospitalist, Pharmacy, Specialty Care, Senior Care and School Health—in response to needs expressed by the communities and clinicians whom Avel serves. 

An innovative spirit among Avel eCare employees provided the spark that started Avel eCare’s telemedicine movement and is what continues to fuel our ability to transform the way healthcare is delivered across the world today. When you join the Avel team, you’ll appreciate the dedication, collaboration and support of other highly skilled professionals who work with you onsite in our virtual hospital hub or through our remote workforce.