WCS Healthcare Partners is seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to join our team in a leadership capacity within a community hospital setting. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence and shape a hospitalist program while maintaining a strong clinical presence. The successful candidate will balance clinical duties with leadership responsibilities, contributing to quality improvement and program development.
Responsibilities
- Primarily clinical role with approximately 15% administrative/leadership time
- Day shift schedule, anticipated around 8am 4pm with 1 2 weekends per month
- Practice in a closed ICU environment
- Lead and support a growing team of hospitalists and 3 4 Nurse Practitioners
- Opportunity to play a key role in building a community hospitalist program from the ground up
- No current academic rotations, though future academic involvement is possible
Leadership & Administrative Responsibilities ( 15%)
- Oversight of quality metrics (length of stay, readmissions, etc.)
- Participate in schedule creation and physician coverage planning
- Support management and mentorship of hospitalist team and APPs
- Collaborate with community-based voluntary physicians
- Help coordinate post-discharge care with outpatient practices
- Dual reporting structure to:
- Department of Medicine
- Senior leadership at the community hospital (including hospital executive leadership)
Clinical Responsibilities ( 85%)
- Provide high-quality inpatient care in a closed ICU setting
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Manage a broad range of medical conditions typical of a community hospital setting
- Procedural expectations TBD / dependent on candidate comfort and team structure
Requirements
- Board Certified / Board Eligible in Internal Medicine
- Prior hospitalist experience preferred (strong junior candidates encouraged)
- Interest in leadership, program development, and quality improvement
- Strong communication and team collaboration skills
- Ability to work in a growing, evolving community hospital environment
Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
