Palliative Care Medical Director
@ MedStar HealthPalliative Care Medical Director
About the job
MedStar Health offers a leading palliative care program with over 50 team members. The role combines clinical care and leadership, focusing on patient experience, quality care, and team collaboration in the Baltimore-Washington region.
Requirements
- Leadership experience in healthcare
- Experience in palliative care
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build relationships
- Knowledge of hospital policies
Qualifications
- Medical degree (MD or DO)
- Board certification in relevant specialty
- Experience in a hospital setting
- Leadership or management skills
Full job description
Palliative Care Medical Director, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital - Leonardtown, MD
MedStar Health offers a uniquely rewarding career in a major marketplace. Shape your future in health care in the kind of setting that's right for you and your practice. Become part of an organization that welcomes your experience, input and leadership - as a clinician and healthcare expert.
The MedStar Health Palliative Care program has an integrated, patient-centric, and interdisciplinary model of care distributed throughout the Baltimore-Washington region. With over 50 team members, MedStar Health has one of the largest palliative care programs in the country.
By joining MedStar Health you will receive many great benefits to include:
Guaranteed base compensation
Signing and other bonuses
CME paid time off and stipend
Much more!
The goal at MedStar Health is to provide patients with easy access to highly qualified physicians focused on an excellent patient experience, while delivering world-class quality care.
Position highlights:
Be a part of the largest and strongest academic community hospitals in the region
Ability to care for medically complex patients
Join a very strong, supportive, experienced team
The candidate will be the on-site Medical Director and enjoy providing clinical care at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital. The position will be 90% clinical and 10% Medical Director.
As a MedStar Palliative Care physician leader, you will:
Build effective relationships with referring physicians, identify opportunities to improve patient care, and improve efficiency and effectiveness of the service.
Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and clinical policies and procedures.
Demonstrate best practices and actively engage in teaching other team members and learners in the process.
Collaborate with others as appropriate to ensure that palliative clinical protocols, utilization review, case management, quality assurance, and compliance programs are implemented according to hospital policies.
Be a part of a nationally-recognized health system and the largest provider of health services in the Baltimore/Washington region. With our vast resources and capabilities at your disposal, you can expand your clinical expertise. Enjoy a rich career and a quality of life unique to Baltimore and the Mid-Atlantic region, which features a mix of urban, suburban and rural communities.
This position has a salary range of $225,000 - $300,000.