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Dayton, Ohio

PROGRAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR - MVH NORTH

Hospital MedicineIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Summary of Position

The Program Medical Director has oversight responsibility for the Hospitalist Program at the site they direct. The Program Medical Directors report directly to the VP of Hospital Medicine. The Program Medical Director is responsible for all Quality Outcomes and Clinical performance of their Hospitalist Program. The Program Medical Director collaborates with the MVHN Chief Medical Officer and Associate Chief Nursing Officer in meeting organizational goals. This individual will be responsible for leading and implementing initiatives to deliver patient-centered, high-quality and equitable cost-effective care to patients cared for by the hospitalist.

Nature and Scope

The Program Medical Director is responsible for the management of the Hospitalist Program and has direct oversight of the hospitalist physicians and APPs in the program.

  • Principal Duties and Responsibilities
  • Staff Hospitalist and APP Oversight
  • Management of financial and quality performance of their Hospitalist Program

Operations management, marketing, staffing, HR issues, budgeting, clinical performance, strategic planning and recruitment

Provides mentorship and holds Hospitalists and APP staff providers accountable for meeting the terms of their individual signed contracts and performance metric goals of the Hospitalist department and hospital.

Determines strategic plans to carry out clinical initiatives proposed by leadership related to committee involvement, education and training requirements, care standards m processes, and patient flow guidelines for the successful implementation of the plans by the Hospitalists team.

Ensures fiscally responsible adequate staffing of shifts at all times to simultaneously ensure patient safety and budgetary requirements are maintained.

Participates in the hiring of Hospitalists department staff and providers, monitors compensation and incentive programs, establishes processes to ensure equity among all employed/hired Hospitalists providers, and defines staffing model guidelines.

Participates in the implementation and monitoring of physician compensation and bonus plans designed to enhance care improvement, improved clinical outcomes, promote efficiency and fiscal accountability, and recruits/retains talent.

Participates in the evaluation and leads adoption of technology to support clinical excellence and program performance.

Financial Oversight

· In partnership with leadership recommends annual operating budgets maintains fiscal accountability through monitoring actual performance to budget and recommends any major changes or adjustments from budget to improve staffing, compensation, and capital.

· Ensures revenue cycle is optimized to achieve maximum reimbursement with appropriate billing, coding, documentation and length of stay.

· Supports finance leadership in establishing the financial infrastructure and budget for the hospitalists program at the site of supervision.

Patient Experience

Recommends and maintains accountability to goals for quality, safety, and satisfaction that enhance value, improve patient experience and outcomes while providing evidence-based medicine to achieve the safest care and most cost-effective care.

Develops and operationalizes the standardization of hospitalist-based services throughout the Premier Health System based on evidence-based medicine and best practices to drive quality, service and cost-effective delivery of Hospitalist care across the hospital.

Monitors and implements continuous process improvement initiatives to improve the operational efficiency of Hospitalists medicine focusing on QEP metrics, clinical outcomes, and hospital throughput.

Develops plans to achieve patient experience service and provider satisfaction goals.

Establishes rapport and credibility with hospital site senior leaders to ensure alignment of goals with the clinical quality goals of the hospital.

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree
  • Board certification in IM or FM
  • Unrestricted OHIO license
  • Previous leadership and management experience preferred
  • Experience in Quality Improvement
  • Fundamental knowledge of financial decision-making
  • Privileged or actively pursuing privileges at all MVH Sites.
  • H1B and J1 candidates can be considered for this role

Key Responsibilities

The Program Medical Director oversees the Hospitalist Program, managing clinical performance, quality outcomes, and financial accountability. This includes leading staff physicians and APPs, implementing patient-centered care initiatives, and collaborating with senior hospital leadership.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipFinancial ManagementStaffing ManagementPatient Experience ManagementRevenue Cycle OptimizationPerformance MetricsHealthcare OperationsClinical Governance

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 39 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 49% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
28%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Dayton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$149k
Typical market rent
$1,251/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Premier Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Dayton, OH
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

H1B and J1 visa sponsorship