System Medical Director of Physician Advisor Services

MedStar Health is seeking a System Medical Director with at least 10 years’ experience to lead our Physician Advisor Services. This dynamic leadership role offers the perfect blend of strategic influence and clinical impact across our healthcare system.

As System Medical Director of Physician Advisor Services, you’ll build, lead, and manage a team of physician advisors while shaping the future of our physician advisor program. You’ll actively serve as a physician advisor yourself while coaching team partners and driving accountability for results. Your leadership will be instrumental in developing performance metrics that improve length of stay management and resource utilization throughout our enterprise.

This position is an on-site role based at our corporate office in Columbia, Md., and a clinical focus at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

In this role, you’ll:

• Build, coach, and manage a high-performing physician advisor team
• Drive length of stay improvements through strategic program development
• Review critical cases referred by utilization review and case management teams
• Guide your physician advisor team with best practices and case assignments
• Collaborate with physician leaders, hospital executives, and key departments, including finance, compliance, and clinical care transformation
• Champion efficient, high-quality patient care and effective discharge planning

This position offers a rare opportunity to make a meaningful difference at both the strategic and clinical levels. You’ll help strengthen care coordination and drive improvement initiatives that impact patient outcomes across MedStar Health.

At MedStar Health, you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement plan

Education/Training:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) – Board Certification required
• Preferred: Additional certification in healthcare administration, business, or physician advisory

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of physician advisory experience and direct clinical practice
• Strong knowledge of case management, utilization review, regulatory standards, denials management, observation medicine, and length of stay
• Familiarity with MCG and InterQual clinical criteria

Licensure/Certification:

• Current medical license in the practicing state
• Board Certified
• Preferred: ACPA-C or ABQUARP certification in Physician Advisory (or willingness to obtain within 1 year of hire)

To learn more or apply, please contact Samantha Waddell at [email protected].

This position has a hiring range of $290,000 - $350,000.

In addition to your salary, MedStar Health offers a comprehensive healthcare package (including medical, dental, and vision, subject to eligibility requirements) and other benefits. The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by MedStar Health. MedStar Health is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work, regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

The hiring range is the range MedStar Health, in good faith, believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future, and actual compensation may vary from posting based on work experience, education, and/or skill level, etc. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors, as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remain in MedStar Health's sole discretion unless and until paid, and may be modified at MedStar Health's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

About MedStar Health MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our healthcare system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It’s how we treat people.

MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state, and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including, for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge, without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.