Medical Director, Inpatient Medical Services (IMS)

Are you looking to work at a Nationally recognized Best Places to Work? Here at Piedmont Healthcare we are looking for a Medical Director, for Inpatient Medical Services at our Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. The ideal candidate will be committed to providing high quality and compassionate care to patients.

Job Description

• Serve as the Director of the Hospitalist program at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital 
• Direct report to the System Chief of Hospital Medicine
• Represent the Hospitalist Service at the Director Level at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital
• Actively participate in recruitment through screening of applicants, interviewing and onboarding 
• Play an active role in talent mentorship, development and retention.
• Conduct the 1:1 semi-annual provider professional development and coaching sessions
• Coordinate Clinical Schedule for the Physicians/APPs and ensure coverage for any staffing gaps 
• Contribute to business planning and strategic planning for the Hospitalist Program, engage with the leadership on opportunities around billing, coding, innovative approaches to care, shifts structure, workflow optimization and cost control
• Serve as physician liaison between Hospitalist Service, Hospital Administration, Medical Staff and the facility departments 
• Lead the monthly hospitalist meeting to ensure issues are addressed and the providers have the opportunity to provide input and prospective
• Be an example of clinical excellence and a champion of the quality program at the hospital and Piedmont Healthcare
• Develop, coach and align providers to achieve the quality and safety metrics.
• Maintain the monthly IMS quality dashboard (That includes but not limited to chart review, note integrity, standard templates use, handoff, etc.)
• Be the first line of escalation with issues related to the hospitalist service 
• Represent or delegate the voice of the providers in the hospital meetings
• In conjunction with the CMO, determine which hospital committees and meetings will have Hospitalist presence and assure representation
• Communicate the outcomes of those meetings to the Hospitalist group
• Participate in community events and outreach at the request of the facility and the health care system
• Contribute to and promote patient-centered care by setting expectations and modelling a good behavior for patient experience
• Work collaboratively with the ER Medical Director, Case Manage Director and Nursing directors and ancillary departments directors to maximize efficiency and improve throughput
• Focus on patient safety practices
• Ensure compliance with the practice legal and regulatory policies
• Actively participate in the program development and strategic growth of the hospitalist service by engaging the administrative and medical staff leadership
• Maintain active membership in Society of Hospitalist Medicine 
• Monthly meeting with the System Chief of Hospital Medicine and the Director of Physicians Operations
• Active participation in the monthly IMS leadership counsel

In conjunction with the entity CMO, align the priorities of the hospital with those of the hospitalists

• Piedmont Balanced Scorecard metrics
• Promise Packages
• Safety Program
• Other programs, to be jointly determined

This position is M-F 8a-4p, 60% clinical (approx.10-12 patients a day) 40% administrative

The hospitalist service is a dynamic specialty with constant change in the responsibilities and scope of services provided. The medical director leadership is crucial to the hospital and the physician enterprise, as such the job description may evolve over time based on the system initiatives and priorities.

To be considered for this opportunity, please email Kelly Ruden at Kelly.Ruden@piedmont.org 

Piedmont Athens Regional is one of northeast Georgia’s largest not-for-profit hospitals. The 427-bed, acute care hospital joined the Piedmont family in 2016 and features a regional Level II trauma center and Level III neonatal ICU. Founded by physicians in 1919, the hospital has garnered national acclaim in patient experience, comprehensive cardiac care including open heart and thoracic surgery, orthopedics, neurosciences, minimally invasive surgeries, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, oncology and gastroenterology. Today, Piedmont Athens Regional is committed to providing accessible healthcare by making seamless connections between patients and providers. To support our commitment, in 2022, Piedmont Athens opened a $194 million patient tower with state-of-the-art technology to deliver convenient care to patients from across the region.

Piedmont Athens Regional is proud to be the official healthcare provider for the University of Georgia Athletic
Association. The hospital also serves as an educational training site for hundreds of medical students from the
Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership.

Key Hospital Facts:

• Located in Athens-Clarke County while serving the following counties: Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Madison, Jackson, Barrow, Walton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes, Elbert, Hart, Franklin, Banks, Stephens and Habersham
• More than 3,300 employees including physicians and healthcare professionals
  • Major Services
    
    • Emergency Services
    • Heart Care
    • Home Health
    • Imaging Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Maternity Care
    • Neurosciences
    • Oncology
    • Orthopedic/Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation
    • Pediatrics Care
    • Surgical Specialities
    • Wound Care & Hyperbaric services

Awards and Recognition

• Piedmont Athens Regional CEO Michael Burnett
presented the Distinguished American Award, N al Football Foundation and College Hall of
Fame, 2022
• Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL) Honor Roll, Stroke, American College of Emergency Physicians,
2022
• Best Maternity Hospital 2022, Newsweek
• LifeLink Platinum Award, LifeLink Workplace Partnership for Life, 2021
• Named a Top Large Hospital in Georgia, Georgia Trend, 2021
• Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, Get
With the
Guidelines® Target Stroke, American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association, 2022.
• Heart Failure, Gold Plus, Get With the Guidelines® Heart Failure, American Heart Association/
American Stroke Association, 2022.

Received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR
Chest Pain – MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement
Award, one of only 30 hospitals nationwide to receive this
honor, 2020
• Ranked No. 4 in Georgia in a World’s Best Hospitals list for
2020, Newsweek, 2020

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