Medical Director Physician

Medical Director Physician at MultiCare Health System summary:

The Medical Director Physician at MultiCare Health System provides medical direction for patient transfers and capacity management across multiple facilities. They ensure appropriate patient placement, reduce hospital admissions, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment to optimize care levels. The role requires board certification, clinical experience, and expertise in data analytics and process improvement.

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 0.75, Shift: Varies, Schedule: Varied

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Salary: $332 942.40 based on a 1.0 FTE

Position Summary

MultiCare Health System is seeking a Medical Control Officer Physician responsible for providing safe and effective medical direction to determine the appropriate level of care and facility disposition for all patients transferring into or between MultiCare Health System facilities.

•Has complete decision-making authority to facilitate capacity management across MHS. This
includes facilitating patient progression, avoiding admissions when appropriate, and working to
decrease length of stay.
•Provides system medical direction, and prioritization of patient placement into scarce resources to
help meet the needs of our communities across the MultiCare Health System.
•Functions in a multidisciplinary collaborative practice environment, where critical thinking skills are
used to interpret complex information and guide patients to the appropriate care facility and level
of care.
•Responsible for developing and leveraging technology to improve understanding of each CBU
capability and capacity.

Requirements

• Qualified as 'provider' under Medicare or Medicaid programs.
• 5 years of clinical experience as hospitalist preferred.
• Board certification/eligibility (MD/DO) required for this position are: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Med/Peds, Hospital Medicine and Leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with data analytics, utilization management, case management, process improvement experience preferred.
• Current and active unrestricted licensure as a Physician in the State of WA as well as applicable neighboring states as determined by geographic catchment area.
• Privileging and Credentialing at all MHS sites.

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $257,606.00 - $370,701.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here .

Keywords:

Medical Director, Physician, Patient Placement, Capacity Management, Healthcare Leadership, Utilization Management, Clinical Decision Making, Hospital Medicine, Data Analytics, Process Improvement