Hospitalist Medical Director Opportunity| Collaborative Team & Excellent Work-Life Balance|Rome,NY

Rome Health is seeking a Board-Certified Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to lead our established Hospitalist Program. This position offers a balanced blend of clinical practice and administrative leadership within a collaborative, patient-centered environment.

Position Highlights

• Monday–Friday schedule

• 50% clinical and 50% administrative responsibilities

• Competitive compensation of $325,000–$350,000

• Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance

• Four weeks of paid time off

• CME days and annual allowance

• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits

• Opportunity to lead and develop an established hospitalist team

• Academic environment with opportunities to teach residents
• 140-bed community hospital

Leadership Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative oversight for the Hospitalist Program

• Promote high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered care

• Support physician recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, and retention

• Collaborate with hospital leadership and interdisciplinary teams

• Guide quality-improvement, patient-safety, and operational initiatives
• Help shape the continued growth and direction of the program

Community Highlights

• Affordable housing and short commutes

• Welcoming, family-friendly communities

• Four seasons of outdoor recreation and cultural activities

• Located near the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains

• Nearby colleges, universities, and highly regarded schools
• Convenient access to destinations throughout Central New York

About Rome Health

Rome Health is a nonprofit healthcare system serving Central New York through primary, specialty, emergency, surgical, maternity, rehabilitation, and long-term care services. For more than 135 years, our team has combined skilled clinicians, advanced technology, and personalized care to support the health of our community.

For confidential consideration, please send your CV to:

Ally Macisco, CPRP | Physician Recruiter

• Nestled in the middle of New York State, Rome is located near the foothills of the Adirondacks, which provides endless opportunities for outdoor activities including hiking, camping, boating, skiing and fishing.
• Rome’s convenient access to Interstate 90, the Rome Amtrack Train station, Griffis International Airport, and Hancock International airport makes for effortless travel to destinations like New York City, Boston, and Florida. 
• Nearby colleges, universities and a vibrant Business & Technology Park provide employment for spouses. 
• Hamilton College, Utica University, Mohawk Valley Community College, SUNY Poly, Syracuse University and LeMoyne College are all within driving distance of Rome.
• There are approximately 70 different companies at the technology park, with jobs in finance, engineering and cybersecurity among the many opportunities for family.

Cost of Living and Schooling

• Rome and the surrounding Mohawk Valley offer an affordable cost of living, with housing costs averaging 86% lower than New York City, 33% lower than Hartford, CT, 29% lower than Albany, and 16% lower than Wilkes-Barre, PA.  
• An award-winning public school system and low crime rates make the region an ideal place to raise a family.

Entertainment

• Rome is home to the World Series of Bocce, and nearby in Utica, the Boilermaker is one of the largest 15K Road Races in the nation. 
• Within a 10-minute drive of the hospital lies Lake Delta State Park and Woods Valley Ski Resort.  Lake Delta offers lakeside living, a boat launch, a beach and a campground. 
• Woods Valley offers local skiing, snowboarding, tubing and a year-round festival venue. 
• In neighboring cities, you can enjoy a nationally accredited zoo, a large arts institute and museums, theaters, a sports/concert arena, numerous historical sites and entertainment options including the Turning Stone Resort and Casino, and the Adirondack Center, which plays home to Utica Comets hockey and Utica City FC indoor soccer.

• At Rome Health, we believe that truly great health systems should shape, sustain and support everyone who walks through their doors.
• That’s why we have the best doctors, technicians and caregivers in the region working with top-of-the-line technology to bring the most-current, experienced and empathetic care to right where you are.
• Rome Health is a hub of excellence in the center of the community.   
• You will be practicing in an environment where you can make an impact, where you can deliver the very best healthcare to the people who reside in the City of Rome and the surrounding rural communities in Oneida County.
• Our Mission at Rome Health is to provide quality healthcare with compassion. 
• Rome Health serves a population of approximately 80,000 in the Rome, NY area and its surrounding communities. 
• We are a comprehensive health care system with 130 acute care beds, an 80-bed skilled nursing facility, four primary care clinics, and specialty practices including orthopedics, obstetrics & gynecology, general and bariatric surgery, urology, pulmonology, neurology, and wound care, and a broad array of outpatient services.

Through a strategic affiliation with St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse, Rome Health is in the unique position to collaborate with regional and national health system resources at the same time as retaining the flexibility and agility of an independent community health system.

Rome Health has enjoyed a unique position of growth and stability over the past few years, and is currently engaged in projects to expand surgical services and operating suites, enhance obstetrical services, update inpatient units, and expand access to primary care services.  Our award-winning long-term care, obstetrical, and emergency services have been recognized regionally and nationally, with a CMS five-star rating for our Residential Health Care Facility, Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals recognition of our obstetrical services, and American Heart Association Gold Plus award for our emergency department.