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Utica, New York

Medical Director - Hospital Medicine - Up to $100K Sign On Bonus! - Wynn Hospital

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Up to $100K Sign On Bonus – Utica, NY – Seeking Hospitalist Medical Director

Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your Impact

Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control, and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention where you want it to be – on your patients.

Join the Vituity Team. Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership and is led by frontline physicians that are all equitable owners.

As an equal and valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities.

Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when, where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad peer-level expertise of 9,000 Vituity clinicians.

At Vituity we’ve cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach we call “culture of brilliance.”

Together, we leverage our strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for a job well done.

Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at 900 practices across the country, serving 14.5+ million patients a year. With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with you.

The Opportunity

Up to $100k sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.

Communicate and champion Vituity’s purpose, mission, vision, values, culture of brilliance, and strategy, ensuring widespread understanding and alignment.

Assure compliance with all Vituity requirements and policies and communicate those requirements to all Vituity providers.

Monitor current and future healthcare and economic trends. Assess their potential impact on the practice and local geographic region.

Strategize and execute a comprehensive annual practice management plan that sets clear goals and objectives, continuously surpassing expectations and delivering value to patients, clients, providers, and the local community.

Spearhead the local site's administrative management team, meticulously selecting team members and aligning their responsibilities to drive the achievement of practice goals.

Demonstrate unwavering mastery of Vituity policies and fiduciary obligations, ensuring strict adherence from all providers.

Exemplify Vituity's Partnership Principles by fostering open communication and transparent decision-making, such as conducting annual reviews of administrative stipends and scheduling preferences.

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of hospital expectations and rigorously uphold compliance with all contract terms.

Monitor operational and quality metrics and implement Vituity initiatives and operational programs to continually improve performance.

Continuously assess and improve operational processes, leveraging technology and best practices to streamline workflows and increase efficiency.

  • Monitor site financial performance and identify and create new areas for growth and revenue.
  • Develop an expertise and understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures and monitoring systems, and billing and reimbursement issues / systems.
  • Improve patient census and billing practice statistics to optimize reimbursement for the practice.

Maintain awareness and interactions with payers such as significant IPA’s, Medical Groups, Foundations, ACO’s associated with the hospital / health system.

Execute efficient recruitment, onboarding, and training processes for new providers, ensuring the practice is staffed with highly qualified professionals.

Provide learning and development opportunities and mentoring to providers and staff to enhance their clinical acumen, leadership skills and overall professional growth.

Evaluate the performance of physicians and PA / NPs in compliance with Vituity policies and guidelines.

Monitor physician competencies with progressive improvement using appropriate metrics. Counsel, suspend, or remove staff from the schedule as necessary in compliance with Vituity policies / guidelines.

Actively participate in contract negotiations in conjunction with the Regional Director.

Develop, foster, and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with hospital leadership, nursing staff and other healthcare team members.

Ensure practice is appropriately represented and demonstrates their value through leadership roles (as applicable) and/or participation with hospital management, medical staff leadership, Medical Executive, Medical Staff and other hospital committees, and within the local community.

Required Experience and Competencies

Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school and completion of residency through an accredited residency program required.

Maintain membership and privileges on Hospital’s medical staff and comply with and abide by the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided required.

  • Physician Partnership status required.
  • Five (5) years or more experience in a leadership role required.
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Superior clinical skills
  • Interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Ability to motivate a team.
  • Project Management
  • Effectively collaborate with diverse individuals and multiple locations
  • Relationship building
  • Technical skills
  • Strong accounting and finance understanding

The Practice

  • Wynn Hospital – Utica, New York
  • State-of-the-art, 250-bed facility with private patient rooms, behavioral health ED treatment rooms, a birthing center, and a helistop.
  • 42-bed open ICU, Level III Trauma Center, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center Program.
  • All sub-specialty backups available.

The Community

Utica is in the scenic Mohawk Valley and is known as the Crossroads of Upstate New York.

A charming, preserved downtown area that captures the town’s rich history and combines Old World Charm and modern amenities.

Activities for people of all ages, including the Utica Zoo, the local distillery, plenty of parks, and Stanley Theater.

Attend one of the many festivals that take place each year such as Utica Arts and Music Festival, the Great American Irish Festival, and Remsen Barn Festival of the Arts.

Benefits & Beyond*

Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the future.

  • Superior Health Plan Options
  • Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage, and more
  • Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions
  • Extraordinary 401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth
  • Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
  • EAP and travel assistance included
  • Student loan refinancing discounts
  • Purpose-driven culture focused on improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees

We are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that. When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do it. Come grow with us.

Vituity does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is committed to complying with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter for more details.

Applicants only. No agencies please.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will oversee the administrative and clinical management of the hospital medicine practice, ensuring high-quality patient care and operational efficiency. They are responsible for leading the local team, managing budgets, and fostering collaborative relationships with hospital leadership and staff.

Requirements

Candidates must be a licensed M.D. or D.O. with completion of an accredited residency program. A minimum of five years of experience in a leadership role is required, along with active medical staff privileges.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical LeadershipStrategic PlanningFinancial ManagementBudgetingTeam ManagementPerformance EvaluationContract NegotiationOperational Improvement

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 76% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

In New York, the Hospital Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$265k (59 salary observations; 155 listings), vs ~$300k nationally (455 salary observations; 3,508 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Hospital Medicine market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedHospital Medicine median $295k (middle half $264k–$329k)331 comparable listings, Oct 2026
New York vs national$265k median in New York$300k nationally (−12%)59 state / 455 national salary observations
Cost of livingNew York index 107.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Hospital Medicine listings in New York63 active1,187 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 76% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$100k sign-on · loan repaymentNew York Physician listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,196 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Hospital Medicine Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

32 jobs · 16 employers
6
<$225k
1
$250k
17
$275k-325k
6
$325k-375k
2
$375k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
14% this job
Loan repayment
11% this job
CME allowance
11%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,183 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Vituity

Hospitals and Health Care
Emeryville, CA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Superior Health Plan Options
Dental, Vision, HSA, life and AD&D coverage
Partnership models allows a K-1 status pay structure
Extraordinary 401K Plan
Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
EAP and travel assistance
Student loan refinancing discounts

Living in Utica

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,392/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Utica-Rome, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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