Medical Director Hospitalist- St. Dominic Hospital- Jackson, MS

Relias Healthcare is seeking a Medical Director to lead the Hospital Medicine team at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS.

About:

The duties involving the Hospitalist Medical Director include but are not limited to the following:

• Participate in all meetings required by Relias to satisfy its obligations of contract with and improve operations of the facility. This includes monthly scorecards, medical staff meetings, patient and safety and quality improvement meetings, and Relias team meetings required by Relias. 
• Be available for and communicate with Facility and Relias administration and team members in a professional and courteous manner. 
• Assist in development of plans for an implementation of quality improvement and risk management with the Inpatient Services Department. Assist with team focusing on process improvements within the Inpatient Services Department. Lead compliance efforts with respect to Relias' Fraud and Abuse and HIPAA compliance plans. Assist in performing periodic chart audits to ensure quality and compliance. 
• Assist with Medical Direction of the Inpatient Services Department. Provide oversite of its outcomes and collaborate efforts with St. Dominic Hospital. Maintaining and improve morale within the department. Implement Relias' culture and values within the program. Perform other duties as Relias may assign from time to time. And work with respect with other departments in the Facility.

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision
• CME Provided through Relias Healthcare
• 401k Matching
• Malpractice and tail insurance coverage provided
• Competitive compensation package
• Separate Monthly Stipend for Leadership Role

Requirements: Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine with previous experience in leadership preferred. 

This 571-bed tertiary care hospital has 4,000 team members and a medical staff of nearly 500 physicians joining together to treat every human life as a sacred gift from God and to care for all human aspects – body, mind and spirit. These actions along with a strong commitment to offer superior health care has earned St. Dominic’s designations such as:

• Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and American Heart Association’s Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers
• American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the highest standards in treatment and care of heart attack patients
• Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for excellence in the Wound Healing Center
• Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons Outstanding Achievement Award for St. Dominic’s Cancer Center
• Blue Distinction Centers designation for Knee and Hip replacement and full range of inpatient cardiac care

St. Dominic Health Services is sponsored by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, and is a part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.

Relias Healthcare is a physician-led Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist staffing company that was started in Tupelo, MS. Relias Healthcare's mission is to create environments where clinicians have the resources to practice high quality care while providing our health system partners value and innovative solutions.