Medical Director, Acute Care Hospital

Position Summary:

The Medical Director of Acute Care - Hospital at Home (HaH) and Advanced Home health provides clinical leadership, oversight, and strategic direction for the organizations Acute care at home program. This role ensures high-quality, safe, patient-centered acute care delivered in the home setting while advancing program growth, standardization, and clinical excellence.

The Medical Director partners closely with operations, nursing leadership, care management, quality, technology, and external providers to design and continuously improve care models that reduce avoidable hospitalizations, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the patient experience while maintaining regulatory compliance and financial stewardship.

This is a physician leadership role requiring an MD or DO with demonstrated experience in acute care, hospital medicine, post acute care, family medicine, or a related specialty, along with prior leadership experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Leadership & Program Oversight
• Serve as the physician lead for the Hospital at Home and Acute Care at Home program.
• Establish and maintain clinical protocols, care pathways, and admission criteria for acute home-based care.
• Provide medical oversight for care delivered by the interdisciplinary acute care at home team, including advanced practice providers, nurses, and paramedics.
• Ensure alignment with evidence-based practices and national standards for Hospital at Home care.
• Oversee clinical decision-making processes related to admission, escalation of care, and safe discharge.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Partner with Quality and Patient Safety teams to monitor clinical outcomes, safety metrics, and patient experience.
• Lead morbidity and mortality reviews related to acute care at home patients as needed.
• Ensure compliance with CMS, Joint Commission, state regulations, and payer requirements.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including:
  • Avoided ED admissions and referrals
  • Readmission rates
  • Length of stay
  • Escalation to inpatient care
  • Patient satisfaction
  • Cost of care

Operational & Strategic Leadership

• Collaborate with operational leaders to scale the program across the health system.
• Support workforce planning, including physician and APP staffing models.
• Participate in budgeting, resource allocation, and financial performance oversight.
• Serve as a physician champion for innovation in home-based acute care.
• Engage with external stakeholders including payers, vendors, and community partners.

Education & Collaboration

• Provide clinical education and mentorship to HaH and AHH clinicians and staff.
• Partner with hospitalists, emergency medicine physicians, primary care, and specialty teams to ensure smooth transitions of care.
• Participate in system-wide clinical councils and governance structures as appropriate.
• Represent the Hospital at Home and Acute care at home program in internal and external forums.

Required Qualifications:

• MD or DO required
• Board certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Hospital Medicine
• Active, unrestricted medical license (or eligibility for licensure) in the state of practice
• Minimum 5 years of clinical experience in acute care, hospital medicine, or emergency medicine
• Prior physician leadership experience (Medical Director, Chief, or equivalent preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with Hospital at Home, telemedicine, or home-based care models
• Experience with quality improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma
• Experience working in large, complex health systems
• Strong collaboration skills across clinical and administrative teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and innovation

Skills & Competencies

• Strong clinical judgment in acute care settings
• Ability to lead interdisciplinary teams
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Data-driven decision-making
• Strategic thinking and program development
• Comfort with technology-enabled care delivery

Work Environment

• Combination of clinical leadership, administrative time, and virtual or in-home clinical oversight
• Collaborative work with multidisciplinary teams
• Opportunity to shape a growing, innovative care model