Hospital Medicine Medical Director in Paterson, NJ Job Listing at ApolloMD in Paterson, NJ (Job ID 1034456)

Description

Established over 150 years ago by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, St. Joseph's Health grew from the area's first hospital into a multifaceted integrated health care organization. With a “patients first” approach to health care excellence, St. Joseph's remains committed to providing top quality services designed to heal the minds, bodies, and spirits of those in need. St. Joseph's is recognized as one of Northern New Jersey's leading providers of comprehensive medical and surgical services, as well as innovative treatments and procedures, while also offering a wide range of services.

St. Joseph's University Medical Center

• Number of Beds: 650
• Scheduling: 3-4 Physicians w/ APC Coverage Daily
• Dedicated Nocturnist
• Hours: 7a-7p/7p-7a, 7on/7off
• Closed ICU
• Average Daily Census: 15-17, occasionally more
• Procedures Required: No
• Manage Codes Required: No

St. Josephs Wayne Medical Center

• Number of Beds: 229
• Scheduling: 2 Physicians w/ APC Coverage Daily
• Dedicated Nocturnist
• Hours: 7a-7p/7p-7a, 7on/7off
• Closed ICU
• Average Daily Census: 15-17
• Procedures Required: Yes
• Manage Codes Required: Yes

Duties of Medical Director:

Leadership and Administration

• Serve as the spokesperson and representative of the hospitalist medical group.
• Establish strong relationship with case management, nursing, hospital leadership, and other pertinent stakeholders. Create recurring meetings and constant communication with these stakeholders.

Team Management

• Assist recruitment efforts for new hospital medicine physicians and APCs.
• Maintain stable staffing model to accommodate patient volume and acuity.
• Have a contingency plan for volume surges.
• Ensure schedule is fully staffed.
• Have a contingency plan for volume surges.
• Lead routine, internal meetings (at least one quarterly).
• Conduct annual individual performance evaluations.
• Implement performance improvement plan (PIP) for individuals who are at least one standard deviation worse than group average.
• Provide mentorship and support to team members while fostering a positive and collaborative culture.
• Expect citizenship from the hospitalist team – join committees, participation in MDRS, etc.

Quality and Throughput

• Lead quality improvement initiatives within the hospital medicine program.
• Develop protocols and procedures to ensure compliance and patient safety.
• Review data at least monthly to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Length of Stay
• Readmissions
• Patient Experience
• Observation Management
• Order Set Utilization
• Mortality
• Other Key Performance Indicators
• Be transparent and share data with the team consistently.

 Why Practice with ApolloMD?

ApolloMD is a physician and APC operated multispecialty practice partnering with top hospitals, teaching facilities and health systems. With ApolloMD, you gain access to a nationwide network of support and security in this ever-changing market while maintaining the autonomy to operate independently. Eligible clinicians enjoy ownership opportunities, leadership training and diverse career paths. ApolloMD will provide malpractice insurance and tail coverage.

St. Joseph's University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures. The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women's health, imaging and pediatrics. The nursing team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession's highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.