Geriatric Medicine - Medical Director

Holy Cross Medical Group (HCMG) has an exceptional full-time employment opportunity for a Board-Certified Geriatric Medicine physician to serve as Medical Director of Geriatric Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced physician to help design, develop, and expand a comprehensive geriatric medicine program across multiple Holy Cross Medical Group practice locations. The Medical Director will provide both clinical and administrative leadership, collaborating with physicians, advanced practice providers, operational leaders, and care teams to enhance access, quality, and outcomes for the growing senior population throughout the community.

The successful candidate will play a key role in establishing program strategy, standardizing best practices, supporting provider recruitment and development, and advancing innovative models of care that promote healthy aging, longevity, chronic disease management, care coordination, and population health initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to build upon a strong foundation within a well-established, mission-driven health system while helping shape the future of geriatric care across multiple sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative leadership for the Geriatric Medicine program across multiple practice locations.
• Lead the development, implementation, and growth of comprehensive geriatric services.
• Establish clinical standards, quality metrics, and evidence-based care pathways.
• Partner with operational leadership on program planning, strategic initiatives, and performance goals.
• Support physician and APP recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, and retention efforts.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration among primary care, specialty care including a multidisciplinary neurology institute, behavioral health, physical therapy, case management and social work, home health, and community resources.
• Champion quality improvement, patient safety, and population health initiatives focused on older adults.
• Maintain an active clinical practice (75%) while serving in a leadership capacity (10%) with protected clinical administrative time (15%), as well.
• Ambulatory only. No nursing home or inpatient responsibilities.

Ideal Candidate

• Board Certified in Geriatric Medicine, although extensive experience in Geriatric Medicine will be considered.
• Leadership experience as a Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, Program Director, or similar role preferred.
• Passion for developing innovative models of care for older adults.
• Experience in value-based care, population health, and quality improvement initiatives is highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Holy Cross Health.

This role offers a unique opportunity to build and lead a growing geriatric medicine program while making a meaningful impact on the health and wellness of older adults throughout South Florida.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

The Holy Cross Medical Group offers an excellent compensation and benefit package for employed providers including:

• Competitive Salary with income guarantee
• Health, Dental, Vision, Malpractice, Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• CME Reimbursement - $2500 annually
• 403b Retirement

Holy Cross Hospital (HCH) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. Since opening its doors in 1955, the 559-bed hospital has offered progressive services and programs to meet the evolving healthcare needs of Broward County. Today, Holy Cross has more than 600 physicians on staff representing more than 40 specialties and more than 3,000 employees. The hospital is fully accredited by the independent Joint Commission, and its medical team has earned a reputation for excellence unsurpassed in the community.

Holy Cross Medical Group (HCMG), established in 1993, is a group of more than 160 of the top physicians in South Florida employed by Holy Cross Hospital. Together, they provide a wide array of services, in various specialties, and have offices located throughout Broward and southern Palm Beach counties.

Holy Cross Hospital and Holy Cross Medical Group are part of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States. Trinity Health is based in Livonia, Michigan.

To learn more about Holy Cross, visit www.holy-cross.com.  

Fort Lauderdale, Florida is minutes away from miles of blue waterways, soft golden sands and gentle ocean breezes. Our diverse hotels, shopping centers, arts and entertainment, a world of golf and more await you. Plan a spa day or a day cruise.

Area museums invite you to explore acclaimed art, culture, science and history exhibits. Meanwhile, world-class entertainment is within easy reach. For accompanying family members, the area offers endless opportunities for relaxation, recreation and entertainment while the visiting patient takes advantage of Holy Cross Hospital’s world-class medical care.

Holy Cross is conveniently located near the Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale International Airport and also accessible from Miami and Palm Beach International Airports. In addition, we are close to one of the busiest ports in the U.S.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services. 

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore more at www.trinity-health.org.