Penn Medicine Princeton Hospitalist Medical Director

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for the hospitalist service, including scheduling, physician engagement, and program coordination.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for hospitalist service-related issues.
• Collaborate with residency program leadership and student clerkship directors.
• Lead recruitment and retention efforts for hospitalist physicians.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing feedback to hospitalists.
• Coordinate continuing medical education (CME) and professional development initiatives.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification in Internal Medicine.
• Significant experience in hospital medicine, with prior leadership experience preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to clinical excellence, education, and quality improvement.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Education & Academic Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor residents, medical students, and physician assistant students.
• Deliver education and training to the interdisciplinary care team.
• Maintain active faculty status at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
• Participate in academic and departmental meetings.

Quality, Operations & Collaboration

• Partner with care coordination, utilization management, and nursing leadership to optimize patient care.
• Lead and support quality improvement and performance initiatives.
• Develop and implement clinical pathways and best practices.
• Ensure appropriate resource utilization and patient length of stay.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and referring physicians.
• Serve as a liaison to community providers to support service growth.

Administrative & Organizational Engagement

• Participate in committee, board, and departmental meetings.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on strategic planning initiatives.
• Engage in faculty practice and hospital medicine section meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all organizational policies, procedures, and bylaws.

Pay

Salary Range: $15,880.00 - $520,000.00/Annually based on 40 hours per week

As part of their job offer, successful candidates are provided a specific rate, taking into consideration various factors including experience and education.

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