Location:
Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)
Shift:
Days (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Worker Type:
Regular
Exemption Status:
Yes
Job Summary:
Geisinger Community Medical Center is seeking an experienced Director to join their dynamic team in Scranton, PA.
The Director of Hospital Medicine provides clinical, operational, and strategic leadership for the Hospital Medicine program, ensuring high‑quality, patient‑centered inpatient care while supporting physician engagement, quality improvement, and program growth. This role partners closely with medical staff leadership, nursing, administration, and subspecialty services to advance quality, safety, efficiency, and faculty development.
Job Duties:
Clinical & Program Leadership
- Provide clinical oversight and leadership for the Hospital Medicine service, promoting excellence in patient care, safety, and outcomes
- Maintain an appropriate clinical workload while serving as a visible and engaged physician leader
- Foster a collaborative, team‑based culture across physicians, APPs, nursing, and interdisciplinary teams
Operational & Strategic Management
- Lead Hospital Medicine operations including staffing models, scheduling, throughput, and coverage planning
- Partner with executive and site leadership on strategic planning, growth initiatives, and service line optimization
- Support recruitment, onboarding, retention, and engagement of hospitalists
Quality, Safety & Performance
- Champion quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, and evidence‑based care pathways
- Monitor performance metrics (LOS, readmissions, patient experience, quality indicators) and lead improvement efforts
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and institutional standards
Education & Professional Development
- Support teaching and mentorship of physicians and APPs; collaborate with GME where applicable
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, feedback, and professional growth
- Encourage scholarly activity, innovation, and leadership development within the group
Position Details:
Required
- MD or DO with Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
- Eligible for or holding an unrestricted medical license
- Demonstrated leadership experience within Hospital Medicine or inpatient settings
Preferred
- Prior experience as a Medical Director, Associate Director, or Hospital Medicine leader
- Experience with quality improvement, operations, and physician engagement initiatives
- Strong communication, change management, and team‑building skills
Education:
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)
Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania
Skills:
Office Administration
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
- KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
- EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
- LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
- INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
- SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.