Medical Director – Hospitalist Program

El Camino Health Medical Network; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive admin stipend for Medical-

Comprehensive benefits package

Physician-led leadership structure

Access to advanced clinical resources

Job summary

El Camino Health Medical Network seeks a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to serve as Medical Director for its Mountain View hospitalist program. This role provides clinical and operational leadership, maintains an active clinical panel, and serves as a liaison to hospital administration and Medical Staff leadership.

The Medical Director oversees scheduling, admission caps, and surge protocols, while collaborating with leadership on quality governance

Qualifications

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board Certification/Eligibility in IM or FM.
• Active California medical license or eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day clinical and administrative leadership for the hospitalist group, including scheduling oversight.
• Lead hospitalist program performance metrics such as LOS, readmissions, and core measures.
• Partner with hospital leadership on quality governance and reporting.
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and evaluate hospitalist physicians with leadership in mind.
• Maintain and refine equity pool compensation and night-shift parity.
• Chair or co-chair regular hospitalist meetings and represent the program in committees.
• Escalate clinical coverage issues and coordinate with ED, ICU, and specialty services.
• Champion patient safety and continuous improvement aligned with quality priorities.
• Maintain an active clinical panel within rounding/admitting rotations.

Skills

Hospitalist leadership

Change management

Quality governance

Data-driven metrics

Education

MD/DO from accredited medical school

Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

California medical license active or eligible

Job description

Medical Director - Hospitalist Program

The program supports an average daily census of approximately 100 patients through a 24-hour coverage model built around dedicated rounding, day-admitting, swing, and nocturnist shifts, with a shared equity pool compensation structure designed for fairness, transparency, and sustainable workload distribution.

Position Overview

El Camino Health Medical Network is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician to serve as Medical Director for its newly internalized Hospitalist Program at the Mountain View campus. The Medical Director provides clinical and operational leadership for the hospitalist group, serves as the primary physician liaison to hospital administration and Medical Staff leadership, and maintains an active clinical panel within the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day clinical and administrative leadership for the hospitalist group, including oversight of scheduling, admission caps, and the overflow/surge protocol
• Serve as the accountable physician leader for hospitalist program performance, including length of stay, readmissions, mortality O/E, and core measure compliance
• Partner with the CMO/CQO on quality governance reporting relevant to the hospitalist service line (Vizient, NHSN, CMS-tracked metrics)
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and evaluate hospitalist physicians; lead peer feedback and performance conversations in partnership with ECHMG leadership
• Maintain and refine the equity pool compensation model, rotation fairness, and nocturnist pay parity in collaboration with administration
• Chair or co-chair regular hospitalist group meetings; represent the program in Medical Staff committees, and relevant quality/safety committees
• Serve as first point of escalation for clinical coverage issues, admission disputes, and interdepartmental coordination with the Emergency Department, ICU, and specialty services
• Champion a culture of patient safety, evidence-based practice, and continuous improvement consistent with El Camino Health's quality priorities
• Maintain an active clinical panel within the rounding/admitting/swing rotation, consistent with allocated administrative time

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Active or eligible California medical license
• Minimum 3-5 years of hospitalist experience; prior medical director, lead physician, or other formal physician leadership experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead physician teams through organizational change or program launch
• Strong working knowledge of inpatient quality metrics (LOS, readmissions, HACs, mortality O/E) and core measure/SEP-1 compliance
• Excellent communication, conflict-resolution, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Commitment to physician-led governance and a collaborative, team-based leadership style

Compensation Structure

The Medical Director role carries a dedicated administrative time allocation, compensated separately from clinical shift work, alongside continued participation in the hospitalist compensation structure for any clinical shifts staffed.

What El Camino Health Medical Network Offers

• A rare opportunity to help build and lead a new, physician-led hospitalist program from the ground up
• Competitive compensation, including a dedicated administrative stipend for Medical Director duties
• Comprehensive benefits package through El Camino Health Medical Network
• A supportive, physician-led leadership structure with direct access to hospital and Medical Network executive leadership
• Access to advanced clinical resources and technology across El Camino Health's Mountain View and Los Gatos campuses
• A strong institutional focus on quality metrics, patient safety, and professional development, backed by top-decile Vizient performance and an active quality governance infrastructure
• A collegial, mission-driven work environment in one of the most desirable regions in the country