Pediatric Medical Director – MUSC Health in Coastal Charleston, SC

The Medical University of South Carolina is seeking a Pediatric Medical Director to guide and grow our expanding community pediatric primary care ambulatory network, which includes approximately 40 providers across multiple practice locations in the Charleston area, including Mount Pleasant, West Ashley, Summerville, James Island, and Moncks Corner.

In this key leadership role, you will shape clinical strategy, strengthen provider engagement, and drive high-quality, patient-focused care across our pediatric services. By collaborating with administrative and clinical partners, you will play a vital role in improving access, enhancing the patient experience, and supporting continued growth in alignment with MUSC’s mission of advancing health through excellence and innovation.

 Ideal Candidates:

• Board Certified Pediatrician eligible for medical licensure in South Carolina
• Minimum 3-5 years of clinical experience with at least 2 years in a leadership or supervisory role
• Strong knowledge of ambulatory care operations, quality improvement, and population health initiatives
• Collaborative and collegial demeanor with a commitment to high quality patient-centered care

 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead initiatives to enhance clinical quality, patient experience, and access
• Foster provider engagement and performance through collaboration and feedback
• Ensure compliance with clinical policies, regulatory standards, and quality benchmarks
• Review and address patient concerns and grievances promptly and effectively
• Partner with leadership on operational efficiency, budget planning, and strategic initiatives to support program growth

We provide:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Excellent retirement options including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
• Occurrence malpractice coverage
• 15 days PTO and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Epic EMR platform
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
• Complimentary student debt analysis, savings optimization, and repayment planning services

MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise of the Medical University of South Carolina, sees more than two million patient encounters annually, and its specialized care teams consistently rank among the best in the country. Our integrated health care system is accessible via a downtown Charleston campus, nine regional medical centers, more than 100 outreach locations, clinical affiliations with numerous health care partners, and a robust telehealth network. MUSC Health delivers transformational care shaped by world-class clinicians, health scientists, and educators who provide leading-edge care while developing the next generation of innovative health care leaders.

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Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

The College of Medicine is comprised of both clinical and basic science departments that are involved in education, clinical care, and research in the basic, translational and clinical sciences.

The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.