Summary

LifeBridge Health is a $2B, 13,000 team member healthcare system that Cares Bravely for over 1 million patients annually throughout Maryland.  We are comprised of 5 main healthcare centers: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, and Grace Medical Center.

LifeBridge Health’s Sinai Hospital, a nonprofit teaching hospital, is a regional medical campus for George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GWSMHS).  Sinai is the largest community hospital in Maryland with 483 beds and serves the people of greater Baltimore as well as national and international patients. We provide training for more than 140 residents and 400 medical students yearly.

The Sinai Hospitalist team consists of 40 employed physicians and 14 APP’s.  We’re looking for an experienced, dynamic Assistant Director of Hospitalist Operations to join our Hospitalist Team.
 

If you possess these qualifications, please apply immediately:

MD or DO from an Accredited Medical School - Required Board Eligibility or Certification in Internal Medicine or equivalent demonstrated experience Maryland Medical License without restrictions Current CDS license, DEA certificate, and ACLS Certification required 3 years of leadership experience in a hospital setting

 

Job Description:

Operations Management
 

Provides clinical leadership and encourages teamwork and participation from all team members in the daily operations of the Sinai Hospitalist program Works collaboratively with departmental leadership and fellow providers to build and maintain schedules for the hospitalists and PRN providers Assists in the professional development of providers Holds monthly meetings with hospitalist providers to discuss system/patient flow quality, improvement in scheduling, and patient and provider relationships In partnership with the Chair, provides guidance to hospitalist program services to include policies, personnel, services, marketing, quality assurance monitoring, and education. Assists in an efficient and expeditious operation of the program, providing input on budgets, billing, equipment, staffing, and yearly goals and objectives Regularly assesses medical staff perceptions and needs of the program to ensure a positive working relationship, provides leadership to clinicians to achieve programmatic improvement
 

Quality and Performance Improvement
 

Assists with development and maintenance of continuous quality improvement programs Reviews and adjusts schedules on a continuous basis to address barriers to timely patient admissions, delayed discharges, and troubleshoot barriers to improve overall patient flow Monitors PRN use and compliance with PRN productivity standards Ensures all physicians work 180 shifts per year Reports on metric performance at minimum twice annually at appropriate Performance Management forum/committee Supports the Leadership On-Call Schedule inclusive of addressing acute operational, quality, customer service concerns

Administrative

 

Assists in provider recruitment and retention efforts including phone interviews of potential hospitalist candidates Facilitates orientation and mentoring of new providers, residents, and medical students Represents the Sinai Hospitalist Program at Sinai, LifeBridge, and national meetings, as appropriate Meets routinely with Departmental leadership (i.e. administrative, residency) to review opportunity for programmatic improvements

Benefits:

This opportunity offers many perks including:

Full health benefits Flexible Spending Account 403(b) retirement plan 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan Pension Plan Life Insurance CME allowances Medical staff dues and credentialing fees are reimbursed Discounted memberships for our employees at our award-winning health and fitness center Free parking

Community Information

Baltimore has something for everyone from the bustle of downtown to quaint area suburbs.  Team members in our group enjoy a wide range of options for outdoor fun, including the beaches of the Eastern Shore, the rapids of Appalachian Western Maryland, the ski slopes of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and the beauty of Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay.

Additional Information

As one of the largest health care providers in Maryland, with 13,000 team members, We strive to CARE BRAVELY for over 1 million patients annually. LifeBridge Health includes Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital, Carroll Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and Grace Medical Center, as well as our Community Physician Enterprise, Center for Hope, Practice Dynamics, and business partners: LifeBridge Health & Fitness, ExpressCare and HomeCare of Maryland.