TeamHealth is seeking a hospital medicine (HM) medical director for our program at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tennessee. The director will provide leadership and oversight for the hospitalist program, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care, efficient operational performance and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. The director will work closely with hospital leadership, physicians and healthcare staff to advance the goals of the hospital medicine department and align with broader institutional objectives.
Key Responsibilities:- Clinical Leadership: provide clinical oversight and mentorship to hospitalists and other medical professionals within the department
- Quality Improvement: develop and implement quality initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes, satisfaction, and operational efficiency
- Strategic Planning: collaborate with hospital leadership in long-term planning, workforce development, and resource management
- Team Development: facilitate ongoing professional development, training, and performance evaluations of hospitalist staff
- Collaboration: foster positive relationships with nursing, case management, and specialty service lines to promote interdisciplinary care
Qualifications:- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine (IM) or family medicine (FM)
- Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in hospital medicine
- Previous leadership or administrative experience in hospital medicine is preferred but not required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
In today's hospital medicine environment, you're asked to deliver patient care with a high level of confidence. That's why TeamHealth puts you in the best position, with the education, training, risk management resources and support to anticipate patient needs and act on them. We are the industry leader in providing integrated hospital-based services offering the ability to grow professionally. At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect our clinicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Our philosophy is as simple as our goal is singular: we believe better experiences for clinicians lead to better outcomes for patients, partners, and providers alike. To learn more, apply today! California Applicant Privacy Act:
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Competitive salary
RVU program
Comprehensive benefits package
Sign-on and relocation incentives
Professional liability insurance with tail coverage
Access to TeamHealth's clinician wellness and referral programs
Association with a leading physician practice in the U.S.
Stability of a respected industry leader
Extensive leadership training with growth opportunities to further your career
Best of Tennessee and Virginia
Enjoy the best of both Tennessee and Virginia in the city of Bristol, which divides the two with the state line running right through the middle of downtown. Bristol is conveniently located right off Interstate 81 and is situated in the foothills of the magnificent Southern Appalachian Mountains which includes the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Cherokee National Forest. There is something fun to do nearly every night of the week in Bristol. Discover the Birthplace of Country Music museum or the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, experience the Bristol Motor Speedway, explore the historic downtown or visit the beautiful South Houston Lake, for activities like boating, fishing and water sports!
