Hospitalist Medical Director, IU Health Fishers Hospital

IU Health Medical Group is seeking an experienced Hospitalist Leader for IU Health Fishers Hospital located in Fishers, IN, one of the top-ranked suburbs of Indianapolis! This position is responsible for overseeing all clinical, scheduling, educational, and administrative activities. With a unique partnership with one of the nation's leading medical schools, Indiana University School of Medicine, we are able to provide patient access to leading-edge medicine and treatment options. Our exceptional care and continued excellence has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for the past 23 years. IU Health continues to be ranked among the nation's best healthcare systems and is the #1 ranked system in Indiana. 

The Site Director reports directly to the Hospitalist Service Line Leader, and is responsible for the clinical, educational, and administrative activities of the local hospitalist physicians and Advanced Practice Providers (NPs & PAs). This individual is also responsible for participating in—and overseeing—relevant performance and/or practice improvement, LEAN management, and quality/safety initiatives at their specific hospital, as well as being an active participant in various hospital committees. This individual will also be responsible for providing direct patient care, teaching medical trainees, and promoting or conducting research activities at their facility (if relevant). The Site Director will be responsible for assisting program leadership in recruiting and maintaining adequate provider staffing, and will also monitor provider scheduling, in conjunction with administrative support staff. This individual will be expected to attend relevant hospital and hospitalist program meetings. Protected administrative and leadership duty time will be scheduled and compensated. 

Position Details:

• Full-time, Monday-Friday schedule, occasional nights and weekends
• Provide strategic leadership for the Quality/Safety Department in collaboration with the Director of Quality
• 75% clinical FTE, 25% administrative/leadership 
• Dual employment with IUSM, faculty position with opportunities for teaching

Qualifications:

• Internal Medicine ABIM BE/BC
• Minimum three years Hospitalist (Internal Medicine) experience, required
• Interest and (preferably) documented experience in effecting and leading organizational change and managing a diverse workforce
• External and internal candidates encouraged to apply

Fishers, Indiana is a lovely suburb of Indianapolis located just 20 minutes north and east of downtown Indianapolis. The town is a Midwest community synonymous with balancing growth and progress. While experiencing an influx of commercial and residential migration over the past 10 years with a 600 percent population growth, Fishers has maintained a sense of community with a strong history of family values and successful businesses. SmartAsset has named Fishers as one of the best suburbs to live near a large city in the United States.

• Ranked number three in the Best Places to Live in America according to Money in 2019, number eight on Livability's 2023 list of the Best Places to live in the U.S. and as one of Wallethub's top five Best Small Cities in America 2023
• The Nickel Plate District downtown boasts a growing dining scene, boutiques, attractions, and concerts at a state of-the-art amphitheater
• Home to Conner Prairie, a living history museum that also hosts the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's summer series for Symphony on the Prairie.
• Close proximity to top ranked international airport: "Best Airport in North America" twelve consecutive years
• An education system that leads the state – Fishers High School, Hamilton Southeastern High School and New Britton Elementary School all ranked 10 out of 10 by GreatSchools.org in academics
• Ranked as the second safest city in America in 2023 by MoneyGeek
• 20 minutes to Indianapolis, and easy access to Chicago, Louisville and Cincinnati