Physician Advisor Opportunity with Outstanding National Health System South of Birmingham, Alabama

Amazing opportunity to join a thriving national health care system and take your career to the next level!  We are seeking an experienced, board-certified physician to join our administrative team and provide leadership to the Utilization Management Committee (UM), Case Management (CM) and Health Information Management (HIM)/Clinical Documentation Improvement Departments.

In the Physician Advisor role, you will both lead and promote processes for patients to receive medically necessary and high-quality care throughout the continuum of care, stay abreast of professional best practices and community standards of care, assist administration by limiting financial risks associated with denials and extended length of stays.

This is a challenging role, and although we are seeking experienced candidates, we will entertain physicians with a documented history of success who have a desire and drive to excel.

The Physician Advisor will have responsibility for two of our Alabama acute care hospitals.  Shelby Baptist Medical Center is a 252-bed hospital located in Alabaster, Alabama, just south of Birmingham.  Citizens Baptist Medical Center is a 122-bed hospital located in Talladega, Alabama, east of Birmingham.

*Interested candidates please submit your CV for immediate consideration. 

Shelby Baptist Medical Center is a 252-bed acute care facility in Alabaster, Alabama, one of the fastest growing suburbs in the Birmingham area. Alabaster is located twenty-five minutes south of downtown Birmingham, and employs over 1,000 employees and approximately 191 affiliated physicians.  The hospital offers a comprehensive range of clinical services, including cardiology, obstetrics/gynecology, general surgery, robotic surgery, a bariatrics program, emergency services, orthopedics, neurology, urology and gastroenterology along with specialized medical and surgical care.  In addition, there are several centers on campus that include: cancer, diagnostics, home health, sleep, and vascular surgery.

Shelby Baptist Medical Center is part of the Brookwood Baptist Health network. As one of Alabama’s largest employers, Brookwood Baptist Health (BBH) employs over 7,000 employees and approximately 1,146 affiliated physicians on five hospital campuses – Brookwood Baptist Medical Center (in Birmingham), Princeton Baptist Medical Center (in Birmingham), Shelby Baptist Medical Center (in Alabaster), Walker Baptist Medical Center (in Jasper) and Citizens Baptist Medical Center (in Talladega). The system also maintains one of Alabama’s largest networks of primary and specialty care clinics, with 77 locations statewide. The Brookwood Baptist Health mission is to empower our patients to achieve their best health through coordinated care, delivered at the right place at the right time. BBH is committed to reinventing the way health care is delivered by applying innovative solutions and technologies to advance safety, value, and convenience in each patient experience. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama with a population of 1.1 million people in the metropolitan area and offers easy access to Alabama’s Gulf Coast, or other major metropolitan cities like Nashville and Atlanta. The city offers excellent school systems, both public and private, a major college of medicine, golf courses, semi-pro sports teams, and multiple state and local parks.

As a large healthcare community, top ranked public schools are easily accessible for families in local suburbs around Birmingham, including Mountain Brook, Vestavia, Homewood, Hoover, Trussville, and more. For those preferring an urban setting, downtown lofts, condos, and apartments are available in and around downtown. Learn more about Birmingham at www.birminghamal.org

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