Lead with purpose. Drive clinical excellence. Shape the future of acute care. TeamHealth is seeking an accomplished hospital medicine physician leader to serve as system medical director for hospital medicine and emergency medicine across Montgomery, Alabama, for the Baptist Health System. This highly visible leadership role offers the opportunity to partner with executive and operational leaders to advance quality, safety, physician engagement, operational performance and strategic growth across two essential service lines in three facilities.

As system medical director, you will provide clinical oversight and strategic direction for HM and EM programs, fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams while promoting a culture of excellence, accountability and patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities

Provide physician leadership for hospital medicine and emergency medicine services across the health system

Champion quality improvement initiatives, patient safety, and evidence-based clinical practice

Collaborate with hospital administration to achieve strategic, financial and operational goals

Mentor and develop physician leaders while cultivating a highly engaged clinical team

Drive performance metrics related to patient experience, throughput, clinical outcomes, and clinician satisfaction

Partner with nursing and executive leadership to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration

Support physician recruitment, retention, and succession planning

Lead process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and optimize patient care

Qualifications

Board certified in internal medicine

Demonstrated leadership experience in hospital medicine

Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills

Passion for quality improvement, physician engagement and transformational leadership

Why Baptist Health? Baptist Health is a trusted regional healthcare system serving Central Alabama through multiple hospitals, including Baptist Medical Center South, the region’s largest hospital and home to Central Alabama’s only Level I Trauma Center, Baptist Medical Center East and Prattville Baptist Hospital, leading community hospitals recognized for women’s and children’s services and outstanding patient safety. The system is committed to delivering exceptional, compassionate care while investing in innovation, physician leadership and clinical excellence.

If you’re an innovative physician leader ready to make a lasting impact across an integrated healthcare system, we’d love to connect with you. Apply today!

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