Arkansas Health Group/Baptist Health Hospitalist Medical Director

Baptist Health in Arkansas is the largest health system in the state with 14 hospitals. AHG currently
employees a team of approximately 60 hospitalists who staff 8 of these hospitals. We seek to employ a
Medical Director to practice as a hospitalist and oversee the hospitalist teams to establish consistent
provision of care. We seek a seasoned hospitalists with experience within a system that promotes
geographic provision of care within the hospital with inclusion of bedside nursing and other team
members in team rounding, and utilization of evidence-based medical care.

Responsibilities
Leadership:

• Provide leadership for the hospitalist teams while balancing administrative leadership
  with clinical care to achieve operational efficiency, staff engagement, and high-quality
  provision of team oriented patient care resulting in high quality patient outcomes and
  patient experience scores.
• Serve as a member of the AHG Physician Leadership Team.
• 40-50% protected administrative time.
  
  Clinical:
  
  
• Work as a practicing hospitalist 50-60% of the time.
• Clinical time at each of our largest hospitals (Little Rock, North Little Rock and Conway)
  to gain insight regarding each setting and team.
• Lead by example with provision of excellent, evidence-based clinical care.
  
  Strategy:
• Develop and implement the strategic vision for the System hospitalist program and at
  each hospital that aligns with the System and Hospital Strategy for hospitalist care.
• Promote an organized geographic patient assignment and rounding structure within
  each hospital to promote team-oriented rounding and patient care.

Operational Management:

• Work with team leaders at each hospital to oversee daily operations and staffing to
  ensure high quality of care and efficient patient throughput.
• Develop team schedules specific to each hospital that provides best care 24 hours per
  day.
  
  Quality and Safety:
• Promote the use of diagnosis specific, evidence-based standardized care with the
  development and utilization of order sets and care models.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and safety protocols.
• Participate in development of annual hospitalist quality improvement plan and quality
  goals.
  
  Compliance:
• Ensure compliant documentation and billing practices by hospitalists.
• Serve as team representative for interaction with Compliance, Utilization, and Risk
  Management Teams.
  
  Physician Mentorship:
• Evaluate and mentor individual hospitalist team members.
• Serve as first line interaction for corrective communication and counseling with team members.

Collaboration:

• Work with Hospital CMOs, CNOs, Quality and Safety teams and Administration to
  promote multidisciplinary, team focused patient care.
• Oversee cross coverage by hospitalists at each hospital as indicated.
  
  Recruitment:
• Make recommendations for team staffing as indicated.
• Participate in interviews and recruitment of potential additions to the team(s).
  
  Clinical Liaison: Partner with Command Center, Emergency Department and Nursing Leadership
  to improve patient acceptance and transfer process, and patient care transitions.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• MD or DO degree.
• Completion of residency in Internal Medicine.
• Board Certification in Internal Medicine.
• Enhanced consideration of candidates who have completed a fellowship in Hospital
  Medicine or a Master’s in Hospital Administration or Health Science.

Experience:

• 5-10 years as a practicing hospitalist in a large tertiary hospital or system.
• Leadership training.
• Hospitalist leadership experience is preferred.

Skills:

• Excellent clinician.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience in conflict resolution.
• Ability to foster collaboration and multidisciplinary team care.

For more information or to apply for this role contact:

Dana Heifner, Physician Recruiter

501-312-1818

dana.heifner@baptist-health.org

or

Phillip Wallace, Senior Physician Recruiter

501-351-3283

phillip.wallace@baptist-health.org