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Methodist Health System Director, Physician Development - Methodist Charlton Medical Center in Dallas, Texas
Hours of Work :
8am - 5pm
Days Of Week :
Monday - Friday
Work Shift :
Job Description :
Your Job:
In this highly visible, fast-paced, and challenging position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for our patients. The Director of Physician Development is responsible for promoting core and specialty services to the physician community, increasing new patient visits to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, and developing and maintaining strong relationship between MDMC and the referring physician community. Interpret current physician referral patterns, trends, and financial margins to ensure growth and retention of target markets and service lines. The position will work to ensure the timely and seamless onboarding of all new physician practices. Administrative responsibility of product line marketing to MHS and non-MHS physicians. Serve as liaison to the PR/Marketing department and physicians.
Your Job Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree (B.A., B.S.) required.
• Five or more years of experience in a health care environment working with physicians and their staffs. Must have a good working knowledge of outpatient procedures and tests.
• Must demonstrate high degree of independence in responding to the needs of physicians and office staffs.
• Must demonstrate well-developed communication skills, both oral and written to enable strong interpersonal interaction with physicians and office staffs.
Your Job Responsibilities:
• Administrative responsibility of product line marketing to MHS and non-MHS physicians: Manage personnel that will encourage physicians/office staffs to refer patients to MHS services by communicating changes, new equipment and technology and other services offered. Continually plan strategies and quota visits for employees to physicians/offices per month. Create reports to monitor physician utilization trends and communicate that information to directors and Vice Presidents of those service lines.
• Orient and assist newly recruited MHS physicians: Introduce newly recruited physicians to existing MHS physicians to establish a referral base. Tour newly recruited physician on both MDMC and other MHS campuses. Liaison with MHS PR department and physician to market practice.
• Serve as liaison between MHS physicians/office staffs and MHS departments to help assist with operational concerns and opportunities for improvement and growth: Obtain feedback from physician offices on operational issues; identify needs and opportunities for improvement to hospital departments and administration. Assure timely follow-up with communication from the department back to the physician/office.
• To establish and cultivate positive relationships between MDMC physicians/office staffs and MHS departments and administration: Build positive hospital-physician relations through office visits, telephone contacts and prompt attention to physician needs and concerns. Communicate contacts with physicians and staff through meetings with appropriate director or Vice President. Represent and market outpatient services through physician office staff luncheons, physician newsletters and focus groups. Develop and maintain positive relationships with physicians on behalf of the hospitals for the purpose of increasing utilization of outpatient services and building physician loyalty.
Methodist Charlton Medical Center is a 314-bed, full-service, acute care teaching hospital that serves Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, and Lancaster in southwestern Dallas County. In addition to the new 40,000-square-foot expansion of the emergency department, we offer a newly renovated intensive care unit, labor and delivery unit, and interventional radiology suite; a Level III Trauma Center, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Dr. Stephen and Marilyn Mansfield Oncology Unit. We have been recognized for excellence in cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, open heart surgery, and STEMI care; stroke care; hip and knee joint replacement; women and children’s services; and more. We strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups. Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:
Magnet®-designated hospital
150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review , 2023
Top 10 Military Friendly® Employer, Gold Designation, 2023
Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer, 2023
Get With The Guidelines® Gold and Gold Plus awards from the American Heart Association
Methodist Health System is a faith-based organization with a mission to improve and save lives through compassionate, quality healthcare. For nearly a century, Dallas-based Methodist Health System has been a trusted choice for health and wellness. Named one of the fastest-growing health systems in America by Modern Healthcare , Methodist has a network of 12 hospitals (through ownership and affiliation) with nationally recognized medical services, such as a Level I Trauma Center, multi-organ transplantation, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosurgery, robotic surgical programs, oncology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics, among others. Methodist has more than two dozen clinics located throughout the region, renowned teaching programs, innovative research, and a strong commitment to the community. Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:
Magnet® designations for Methodist Dallas, Methodist Charlton, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson Medical Centers
150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review , 2023
Top 10 Military Friendly® Employer, Gold Designation, 2023
Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer, 2023
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Methodist Health System (MHS) to select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. It has been, and will continue to be, the policy of MHS to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, disability, marital status, genetic information or ancestry. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, an employee’s compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, training, development, transfer all other privileges of employment. MHS is committed to maintain a working environment free of intimidation, workplace discrimination and harassment. Retaliation or attempted retaliatory behavior that occurs as a result of an employee’s exercise of their rights under this policy or any other statutorily protected right is strictly prohibited and will be grounds for disciplinary action.