Excellent Post-Acute Care Medical Director Opportunity with Large Southeastern Practice

Hattiesburg Clinic, one of the largest physician-owned multi-specialty groups in the Southeast, is seeking a BE/BC Geriatrician, Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to join our staff in a Medical Director role serving patients in area nursing homes and working with the Quality Management team providing post-acute care. The candidate would provide medical house services at community skilled nursing facilities and potential in-home visits, in collaboration with advanced practice providers.  Candidates with American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Medical Director Certification preferred.

Our Quality Management team includes the Medical Director, 2 advanced practice providers, and 40 registered nurses, who coordinate with 25 board-certified Internal Medicine physicians in our hospital care service program and a transitional team of RN case managers.  The goal of the post-acute program is to reduce the SNF length of stay and readmission rates. 

Hattiesburg Clinic was formed in 1963 with 10 physicians and has grown to over 300 physicians and 150 advanced practitioners. As Mississippi’s largest physician-owned and directed multispecialty group, we are a major contributor to an excellent community healthcare system, serving a patient population of 600,000. The clinic’s numerous primary care locations in the communities surrounding Hattiesburg provide a significant patient referral base. Adjacent to Hattiesburg Clinic is Forrest General Hospital, a 545-bed facility that is recognized throughout South Mississippi for quality care.

Hattiesburg is the cultural, retail, educational and medical hub for South Mississippi. Sports of all kinds are available year round, including golf, canoeing, fishing, hunting, tennis, soccer, cycling and much more! Residents enjoy a wide selection of music, theatre, museums, restaurants, boutiques and major retailers, as well as a host of activities associated with the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University. An affordable place to live, Hattiesburg is both cosmopolitan and suburban.

The city is also located near the metropolitan areas of New Orleans, LA and Jackson, MS. Additionally, Hattiesburg is close to the coastal tourism communities of Gulfport, Biloxi, Mobile, Gulf Shores, AL, and the Emerald Coast of Florida.

To learn more about Hattiesburg Clinic and the Hattiesburg community, visit www.HattiesburgClinic.com and www.VisitHBurg.org.