Arkansas Health Group/Baptist Health Hospitalist Medical Director

Baptist Health in Arkansas is the largest health system in the state with 14 hospitals. AHG currently
employees a team of approximately 60 hospitalists who staff 8 of these hospitals. We seek to employ a
Medical Director to practice as a hospitalist and oversee the hospitalist teams to establish consistent
provision of care. We seek a seasoned hospitalists with experience within a system that promotes
geographic provision of care within the hospital with inclusion of bedside nursing and other team
members in team rounding, and utilization of evidence-based medical care.

Responsibilities
Leadership:

• Provide leadership for the hospitalist teams while balancing administrative leadership
  with clinical care to achieve operational efficiency, staff engagement, and high-quality
  provision of team oriented patient care resulting in high quality patient outcomes and
  patient experience scores.
• Serve as a member of the AHG Physician Leadership Team.
• 40-50% protected administrative time.
  
  Clinical:
  
  
• Work as a practicing hospitalist 50-60% of the time.
• Clinical time at each of our largest hospitals (Little Rock, North Little Rock and Conway)
  to gain insight regarding each setting and team.
• Lead by example with provision of excellent, evidence-based clinical care.
  
  Strategy:
• Develop and implement the strategic vision for the System hospitalist program and at
  each hospital that aligns with the System and Hospital Strategy for hospitalist care.
• Promote an organized geographic patient assignment and rounding structure within
  each hospital to promote team-oriented rounding and patient care.

Operational Management:

• Work with team leaders at each hospital to oversee daily operations and staffing to
  ensure high quality of care and efficient patient throughput.
• Develop team schedules specific to each hospital that provides best care 24 hours per
  day.
  
  Quality and Safety:
• Promote the use of diagnosis specific, evidence-based standardized care with the
  development and utilization of order sets and care models.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and safety protocols.
• Participate in development of annual hospitalist quality improvement plan and quality
  goals.
  
  Compliance:
• Ensure compliant documentation and billing practices by hospitalists.
• Serve as team representative for interaction with Compliance, Utilization, and Risk
  Management Teams.
  
  Physician Mentorship:
• Evaluate and mentor individual hospitalist team members.
• Serve as first line interaction for corrective communication and counseling with team members.

Collaboration:

• Work with Hospital CMOs, CNOs, Quality and Safety teams and Administration to
  promote multidisciplinary, team focused patient care.
• Oversee cross coverage by hospitalists at each hospital as indicated.
  
  Recruitment:
• Make recommendations for team staffing as indicated.
• Participate in interviews and recruitment of potential additions to the team(s).
  
  Clinical Liaison: Partner with Command Center, Emergency Department and Nursing Leadership
  to improve patient acceptance and transfer process, and patient care transitions.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• MD or DO degree.
• Completion of residency in Internal Medicine.
• Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
• Enhanced consideration of candidates who have completed a fellowship in Hospital
  Medicine or a Master’s in Hospital Administration or Health Science.

Experience:

• 5-10 years as a practicing hospitalist in a large tertiary hospital or system.
• Leadership training.
• Hospitalist leadership experience is preferred.

Skills:

• Excellent clinician.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience in conflict resolution.
• Ability to foster collaboration and multidisciplinary team care.

For more information or to apply for this role contact:

Dana Heifner, Physician Recruiter

501-312-1818

dana.heifner@baptist-health.org

or

Phillip Wallace, Senior Physician Recruiter

501-351-3283

phillip.wallace@baptist-health.org

Arkansas Health Group (AHG) employs approximately 700 physicians and advanced practice providers in the Baptist Health System across 12 hospitals and >120 clinical practice groups. The Physician Leadership Team consists of the Chief Medical Officer, Medical Director of Primary Care, and Medical Director of Specialties. The Primary Care Medical Director will have oversight of ~50 Baptist Health Primary Care Clinics across Arkansas.