Family Medicine - Physician

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 organization’s 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