Regional Medical Director, Hospital Medicine

About the Role

The Regional Medical Director (RMD) serves as the senior physician leader responsible for the strategic direction, clinical performance, and organizational alignment of Hospital Medicine across the region. The position focuses on improving quality, safety, patient experience, clinician experience, access, care flow, and cost effectiveness while aligning local operations with broader organizational goals.

The RMD oversees Vice Chairs and other physician leaders and works closely with senior medical leadership and operational partners. The role balances regional strategy with site-specific needs and is expected to maintain a clinical presence to stay connected with frontline teams.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate strategic priorities for Hospital Medicine.
• Lead annual and long-term planning efforts.
• Supervise and develop Vice Chairs and other physician leaders.
• Partner with operations, nursing, quality, care management, finance, HR, and executive leadership.
• Drive performance in quality, safety, patient experience, clinician engagement, throughput, length of stay, and financial stewardship.
• Support recruitment, retention, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Promote an inclusive, psychologically safe, high-performing culture.

Requirements

• MD or DO with eligibility for unrestricted Minnesota licensure.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or another relevant specialty.
• Demonstrated physician leadership experience.
• Strong communication, leadership, relationship-building, and change-management skills.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience in Hospital Medicine or a multi-site clinical program.
• Experience supervising physician leaders.
• Success in strategic planning, quality improvement, workforce planning, and change leadership.
• Formal training or experience in leadership, business, quality, or healthcare management.
• Strong clinical and operational performance.
• Effective development of physician leaders.

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance.
• 401k with company contribution and match.
• 457(b) with company contribution.
• Life insurance and AD&D insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Malpractice insurance for work done on behalf of HealthPartners.
• CME reimbursement account.
• Clinician well-being program with tailored resources for physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and dentists.
• Qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Pay

Annual pay range: $385,991.00–$425,551.00 based on a 1.0 FTE. Compensation is determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities as well as internal equity.