Medical Director, Obstetrics, Spanish Fork Hospital

The medical director for Obstetrics is a model clinical leader as evidenced by integrity, passion, and energy; being a champion of Intermountain’s mission, vision, and values.  This role will have collaborative oversight for the effective implementation of the operating model including quality and clinical care models; professional demeanor and presentations; professional proposals and business plans for this specialty.

Leadership

• Lead defined specialty Physicians, APPs, and others in collaborations and implements care models that best meet the patient needs and the fundamentals of extraordinary care.
  • Ensure that evidence-based clinical care standards, in partnership with the Clinical Programs, are established and effectively implemented within the care site for appropriate caregivers.
  • Lead implementation of clinical best practices and programmatic improvements as supported by the Clinical Excellence team.
  • Set a culture of team-based care and develop standards and processes to optimize high- functioning clinical care teams.
  • Create an environment that maximizes the engagement and professional satisfaction of physicians and APPs.
  • Build and foster physician and APP alignment across the service line/department.
  • Participate in physician and clinical caregiver recruitment, retention, and professional development.

• Intermountain Operating Model (IOM) and KPIs
  • Assist in quality improvement focused programmatic development in collaboration for specialty.
  • Assist in development and implementation of departmental KPIs in alignment with the IOM.
  • Direct oversight of relevant process improvement with responsibility for leading to achievements of goals.
• Partner with physician leaders to ensure seamless coordination of the services and clinical programs across the care continuum.
• Created a collaborative partnership with physician leads and medical directors.
• Partner in regional and enterprise collaboratives and councils that support the specialty specific programs and initiatives.
• Provide care site representation in specialty specific consultation as requested by DTS or other system operational units.
• Drive engagement of physicians and advanced practice providers, assures clinical best practices are achieved within the framework of the clinical programs for specialty.
• Align practice(s) with operational efficiency and productivity across the department/service line.
• Provides leadership, oversight, and support for the development of a culture of high reliability and Just Culture identifying opportunities, building relationships, and executing on strategies to drive the performance and measured improvement of the service line/unit/department.
• Work collaboratively with the CMO and ACMO as well as Service Line Executive Lead in coordination of support services including Clinical Programs, Clinical Shared Services, Research, Medical Education, and Clinical Excellence.

Stewardship

• Collaborate with departmental director(s) and other physician leaders to optimize management of cost controls and efficiencies.

Physician Partnership and Support:

• Meet regularly with leadership to develop strong relationships with providers and to discuss information that is essential to the successful performance of the unit(s)/department(s).

Minimum Requirements

• MD or DO with ABMS or equivalent AOA Board Certification in a relevant specialty.
• Active Medical Licensure
• Minimum three years of clinical experience in relevant specialty and experience in leading successful quality improvement projects within the clinical setting.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.