Medical Director In Walterboro, SC

Job Description

Are you a clinician who aims to make a difference in the lives of your patients by providing quality care? TeamHealth needs someone like you! We have an excellent, full-time medical director opportunity for a physician to lead our hospitalist team at Colleton Medical Center outside of Charleston, South Carolina, in Walterboro. The medical director is responsible in oversight and support of all clinical and non-clinical activities provided by the program. Other responsibilities include creating a team culture that values high performance and excellent patient care. Also ensuring that the hospitalists are engaged and their efforts are aligned with the quality, safety and efficiency goals of the hospital.

The medical director, along with TeamHealth support staff, will strive to maintain a strong partnership between TeamHealth and the facility, resulting in the highest quality of patient care. Other position highlights include but are not limited to:

• Managing the program to achieve clinical, operational and financial goals
• Strategic planning responsibilities such as physician communications
• Business development
• Managing care strategies
• Participating in clinical oversight of the practice
• Taking the lead in recruiting
• Orientation and on-boarding of new hire clinicians
• Monitoring individual hospitalist performance
• Providing feedback and coordinates interventions, completes routine performance reviews as needed
• Working with regional medical director and vice president of operations to adhere to the facility contractual requirements and operating budget and ensure client satisfaction

In today’s hospital medicine environment, you’re asked to deliver patient care with a high level of confidence. That’s why TeamHealth puts you in the best position, with the education, training, risk management resources and support to anticipate patient needs and act on them. We are the industry leader in providing integrated hospital-based services offering the ability to grow professionally. At TeamHealth, our purpose is to perfect our clinicians’ ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Our philosophy is as simple as our goal is singular: we believe better experiences for clinicians lead to better outcomes for patients, partners, and clinicians alike.

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Benefits

- Employed model with health benefits
- Hourly rate plus quality RVU bonus and FMD stipend 
- Professional liability insurance coverage

Facility

Located in the heart of Walterboro, Colleton Medical Center has a longstanding history as a leader in the community with a commitment to patient-centered care. This 135-bed facility offers both inpatient and outpatient medical services, as well as 24/7 emergency medicine care for adults and children. The Joint Commission named Colleton Medical Center a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for four consecutive years and the facility ranks in the top 15 percent of U.S. hospitals for quality care. Colleton Medical Center is an HCA-owned facility, focused on providing innovative, state-of-the-art technologies to physician teams in a variety of specialties and offering events for community members on important health and well-being topics.

About the City

Established in 1826, Walterboro offers the best of South Carolina. Not only does Walterboro offer rich history and serve as the artistic center for South Carolina, the city also marks the beginning of the Lowcountry. Walterboro maintains a balance between being the economic heart of Colleton County and preserving its small town character. Anchored by the South Carolina Artisans Center, the official Folk Art and Craft Center of the State, and the new Colleton County Museum and Farmer's Market, Walterboro has upscale shopping centers, spacious parks, cultural events, and easy access to Charleston, Savannah, and Columbia bring big city convenience to a small town atmosphere. The ambiance and quality of life in Walterboro makes it the community of choice!

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