Description

Opportunity Criteria

Specialty:
Administration : Physician Advisor

Candidate Type:
MD, DO

Visas Accepted:
Not Specified

Loan Repayment:
Not Specified

Salary Range:
Not Specified

Employment Type:
Full Time

Bonus Offered:
Other

Come to El Paso and join the market leader and take your career to the next level. The Hospitals of Providence - Sierra Campus offers a wide range of services across the market through its hospitals, emergency centers and specialty physician offices. We seek an experienced, board-certified physician to join our medical staff and provide leadership to the Utilization Management Committee (UM), Case Management (CM) and Health Information Management (HIM)/Clinical Documentation Improvement Departments.

In the Physician Advisor role you will:

• Lead and promotes processes for patients to receive medically necessary and high-quality care throughout the continuum of care.
• Stay abreast of professional best practices and community standards of care.
• Assist Administration in reducing financial risks associated with denials that are due to providing medically unnecessary or preventable services and extended length of stays.

We are seeking:

• Previous experience as a Physician Advisor is preferred
• Experience as a physician leader in a large system, hospital, integrated delivery system or leader of a large complex department
• Reputation as an excellent clinician with a minimum of 8-10 years of experience in medical practice
• At least five years of clinical experience involving the delivery of direct patient care in a hospital setting
• M.D. or D.O. with current Texas State Licensure in good standing
• Board Certification in a specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties

Interested candidates please submit CV for immediate consideration. This position comes with daily on-site responsibilities and is not eligible for remote work.

THOP Sierra Campus

Sierra Medical Center has been on the forefront of Cardiac and Neurological services for more than 30 years. The hospital has more than 350 beds and offers a full range of advanced medical and surgical services to El Paso, and to the outlying communities of west Texas, southern New Mexico and to our international neighbors in northern Mexico.

Sierra is accredited as a Chest Pain Center with a PCI designation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Our nationally recognized surgery department offers El Paso's only Stereotactic Radiosurgery.

For two consecutive years, Sierra has been rated number one in the El Paso Region for clinical excellence in overall orthopedic services by HealthGrades, a leading source for independent healthcare quality information. Sierra is also the only hospital in El Paso ranked in the top five percent of hospitals nationally for overall orthopedic services.

Our reputation for providing families with quality health care in an advanced acute care setting is evident in the dedication our physicians, nurses and staff have for the well-being of our consumers in our community. For three years in a row, Sierra has been recognized with the Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corporation. The award is based on consumer preference responses for hospitals chosen by people in our community for best image and overall quality.

Specialties

• Advanced Cardiac Care - includes balloon angioplasty, open-heart surgery, coronary stent placement and coronary bypass surgery
• Chest Pain Reaccreditation - The Sierra Campus was evaluated and reaccredited by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care for its ability to assess, diagnose, and treat patients who experience a heart attack.
• Level III Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery - services for critically ill or premature babies
• Advanced Neurological Care - includes MinOp System-Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Deep Brain Stimulation and Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• Teleneuro - puts stroke patients in the care of a specialized neurologist within 15 minutes
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery - a non-invasive surgical procedure that is used to treat brain tumors and other intracranial malformations
• Regional Lung Institute - an outpatient-based center that helps patients with chronic lung disease get the most comprehensive range of consultative pulmonary care services using some of the newest lung disease diagnosis and therapy methods
• MAKOplasty® - The Sierra Campus was the first health care provider in El Paso to provide this innovative robotic procedure that allows surgeons to partially resurface the arthritic portion of the knee while preserving healthy bone and tissue, relieving pain, restoring range of motion, and decreasing recovery time.
• ACC HeartCARE Center Designation
• Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Center

Sierra Medical Center also offers advanced health care services in the following areas:

• Neurosciences
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Autologous Blood Storage
• Diagnostic Lab & Imaging
• HDR Brachytherapy
• Obstetric Services
• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
• VIAS™ - Ventana Image Analysis System for detecting breast cancer cells

Patient Safety

The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus earned top grade for patient safety. The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus once again has earned a grade "A" rating in The Leapfrog Group's Fall 2019 Safety Score, demonstrating the commitment Sierra Campus has to delivering safe, high-quality patient care.




Contact Information

Contact:
Wendy Castaldo

Phone:
937-477-4332

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E-mail:
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