Hospitalist - Associate Medical Director/Site Lead - Lee Physician Group

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Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center and Gulf Coast Medical Center earned recognition as a 2022-2023 Best Regional Hospital in Florida by U.S. News & World Report, in addition to being rated as High Performing. Cape Coral Hospital was also awarded a High Performing rating.

All Lee Health adult acute care hospitals have been named among Americas Best Hospitals for 2022, a distinction that places them in the top two and five percent of hospitals nationwide, according to Healthgrades

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced that Lee Health has earned 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a certified level 8.

Leapfrog Group released its Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades and awarded HealthPark Medical Center with an A grade for the sixth straight reporting period, and advanced Gulf Coast Medical Center to an A from the last reporting period.

Lee Health is seeking an Associate Medical Director/Physician Site Lead for our Hospitalist Program!

Lee Health is a non-profit organization with more than 15,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and more than 950 employed primary care and specialty care providers with multiple practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. The organization has four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

Position Information:

LPG Hospitalist Medicine is seeking board eligible/board certified Internal Medicine/Family Medicine physicians to join their team. This exclusive physician group is team-oriented, quality-focused, and industrious. This position has a clinical schedule of 7on/7off for patient care responsibilities. Our Daytime Hospitalists typically care a patient caseload of 18 patients.

In addition to patient care responsibilities, the Associate Medical Director (AMD) provides upto 36 administrative hours per month. This individual serves as the medical leader for the campus physicians and APPs. The AMD will assume responsibility for tasks such as recruitment, scheduling, supervision, attend meetings, and the seamless coordination of care among both physicians and APPs, all aligned with the overarching mission and vision shared by Lee Health and the LPG Hospitalist group. The AMD will work in collaboration with all site AMDs, the department operational leaders, and senior leaders of the division.

Benefit Highlights:

- Generous paid time off to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL SW FLORIDA WEATHER AND BEACHES

- Sign on bonus & relocation package

- Dedicated CME time and funding

- Malpractice through sovereign immunity

- 403(b) retirement plan with match and 457(b) enhanced retirement option

- Short term/long term disability

- Participation in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Fort Myers:

In Fort Myers, there is something for everyone. With warm weather year round, the area has numerous outdoor activities right at your fingertips, such as boating, golfing, fishing, enjoying wildlife, beautiful walking trails, and so much more! Fort Myers also has numerous restaurants, plentiful shopping nearby, art, history and a wide variety of festivals all year round.

Southwest Florida International Airport is easy to access and offers numerous direct flights and connections to meet all of your travel needs. Those in this area are also able to enjoy the Key West Express which allows for a 3-hour boat ride down to Key West! Fort Myers is minutes away from Sanibel Island, Captiva, and Naples. This area is also centrally located between three of Floridas major cities: Orlando, Tampa, and Miami.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please e-mail your CV to our Physician Recruitment Office at physicianrecruitment@leehealth.org.