JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER - HM - MEDICAL DIRECTOR

DESCRIPTION

TeamHealth is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and visionary physician
leader to serve as the facility medical director of hospital medicine at Jackson
Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY. The FMD provides clinical and
administrative leadership for the hospital medicine program, ensuring the
delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care while fostering physician
engagement, operational excellence, and continuous quality improvement.

This physician leader will partner closely with hospital administration, nursing
leadership, medical staff, and community providers to advance strategic
initiatives, improve patient outcomes, and support the mission of providing
exceptional healthcare to the communities we serve.

Clinical Leadership Responsibilities
* Provide direct patient care as a practicing hospitalist
* Maintain excellence in clinical practice and serve as a role model for
quality, professionalism, and patient-centered care
* Promote evidence-based medicine and standardized clinical pathways
* Support safe, timely, and efficient patient care throughout the
hospitalization

Medical Staff Leadership Responsibilities
* Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain hospital medicine physicians and
advanced practice providers
* Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and professional growth
* Assist with scheduling and staffing to ensure adequate physician coverage
* Additional duties include spearheading initiatives around quality and patient
safety, physician engagement, operational management, and strategic
leadership

Qualifications

* MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
* Board-certified in internal medicine or family medicine
* Current or eligible Kentucky medical license
* Minimum of five years of hospital medicine experience
* Demonstrated leadership experience within a hospital medicine or inpatient
setting

Preferred Qualifications

* Previous experience as medical director, associate medical director, or
hospitalist team lead
* Experience with physician recruitment and retention 
* Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or healthcare quality improvement methodologies
* Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing change

Interested in learning more? Apply today!

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City Caption

Beautiful Kentucky town

City Description

Located in the western portion of Kentucky, just 20 minutes from the beautiful
Land Between the Lakes, Mayfield is a family-focused community that's home to a
23-acre soccer complex, public and private pools, community park systems,
libraries and a YMCA. The recent addition of the $35,000,000 Luther F Carson
Center for the Performing Arts brings Broadway productions to the region. The
nearby city of Paducah has an abundance of events, festivals, antique shops, art
galleries, museums, good shopping and a beautiful Historic Riverfront. Outdoor
recreation abounds in Graves County, with numerous golf courses, biking, hiking
and horseback riding trails. Many of these are located in the Land Between the
Lakes (LBL), the second largest area of forested public land east of the
Mississippi River. LBL features 300 miles of shoreline, 170,000 acres of forest
and 200 miles of trails for biking, hiking, wildlife viewing and camping. There
are 26 lake access areas with boat ramps, five courtesy docks, four fishing
piers, and six beaches. LBL facilities include a nature center, a living history
farm, planetarium and observatory, a horseback riding campground, public horse
stable and an off-road vehicle area.

Facility Caption

Quality care, close to home

Facility Description

Jackson Purchase Medical Center is a 107-bed facility providing comprehensive
care to the greater western Kentucky region. The facility features an Accredited
Chest Pain Center, emergency medicine, a New Beginnings Birthing Center,
diabetes care, a critical care unit, cardiopulmonary services and more. Jackson
Purchase Medical Center is a LifePoint Health Quality Affiliate committed to
transforming and improving its culture of safety and providing the highest
quality care. Built in 1993, the hospital features a modern design that is more
functional than older hospitals and more easily accommodates new medical
technologies. Also, the design boasts a more efficient patient traffic flow and
better coordination of services.

Job Benefits

• Competitive base salary with monthly leadership stipend
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
• Relocation assistance and sign-on bonus available for qualifying candidates
• Leadership development opportunities