Senior Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine

Required Education

MD Degree or Equivalent
Completion of residency in Internal Medicine

Required Related Experience

Clinical physician experience
Leadership experience in healthcare

Required License/Registration/Certification

Internal Medicine Board certified or eligible
KY Medical License

Job Summary

The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine seeks candidates for the position of Senior Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine. This position is embedded with the Division of Hospital Medicine and will directly report to the Division Chief of Hospital Medicine. Areas of focus include oversight of daily operations over 2 hospital campuses, developing and leading growth planning and integration, and serving as acting chief when required. Candidates should have excellent skills and experience in leadership, in addition to the skills needed to further the tripartite mission of clinical care, education, and research. This position includes a mix of leadership duties and clinical duties.

UK HealthCare ranks in the top quartile of academic medical centers with service volume per year of over 1 million outpatient visits and around 40,000 hospital discharges with an annual operating budget of approximately $2.8 billion. Lexington, Horse Capitol of the world, is in the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.

The Division is poised to achieve regional and national recognition in clinical care delivery and medical education with opportunity to build a robust research program focused on the care of medically complex patients. The Division of Hospital Medicine is the largest division within the university with about 100 Faculty Physicians and 20 Advance Practice Providers, 125K annual encounters, and about 14K discharges; operating with a fully integrated Electronic Health Record System (EHR – Epic).

Please include a CV and cover letter along with application. In addition, please include the names and contact information for at least three references when prompted in the application. This information may be used to solicit letters from your references within the employment system.

Applications will be reviewed immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?: Yes