Hospitalist Medical Director Opportunity in Fort Pierce, Florida
Dallas, Texas, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Hospitalist
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Fort Pierce, Florida, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 5/17/24

Envision Physician Services and Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute are seeking an experienced Hospitalist Medical Director to lead our hospital medicine program in Fort Pierce, Florida. The Hospitalist Medical Director will lead and manage the hospital medicine physicians and the department on a day-to-basis and serve as the liaison between the hospitalists, administration, medical staff and nursing.

Highlights of this opportunity:

  • 380-bed Hospital
  • 12 Physician & 4 NP/PA full-time team with a deep Per Diem roster
  • Closed ICU, Intensivist Coverage
  • Level II Trauma Center
  • Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Radiology and Anesthesia are managed by Envision and provides exceptional collaboration between the departments
  • Generous compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K
  • Business expense account
  • Occurrence based paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage

Qualified Candidates:

  • Must be a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician
  • Must have current leadership and clinical inpatient experience
  • Proven track record of implementing metrics/goals
  • Have strong administrative and team building skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute is a 380-bed acute-care hospital offering a full range of services and is home to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast that offers diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic care, including open-heart surgery. Services include a 24/7 emergency department, pediatric emergency department, labor/delivery and birthing, pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic services, and a full range of inpatient and outpatient general surgical services.

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center is the area's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Home to the region's only Trauma Center, Lawnwood Regional Medical Center treats critical and traumatic injuries from St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee and Martin counties.

Accredited by The Joint Commission and designated at a Top Performer, a Certified Primary Stroke Center and has the only CARF Accreditation on the Treasure Coast and was named number one on the elite list of Top Performing Hospitals by the Joint Commission in 2011.

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