• Medical Director - Preoperative Admissions Testing…

    Beth Israel Lahey Health (Burlington, MA)


    **Job Type:** Regular

    **Time Type:** Full time

    **Work Shift:** Day (United States of America)

    **FLSA Status:** Exempt

     

    When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

     

    Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH), is seeking an accomplished physician leader to serve as Medical Director, PATC.

     

    This unique role blends clinical practice + program leadership in a nationally recognized academic health system.

    Job Description:

    The Role

    As Medical Director, you will:

    + Lead **clinical strategy & protocol development** for pre-op evaluations.

    + Oversee **quality metrics** : cancellations, efficiency, patient satisfaction.

    + Drive **innovation** (e.g., AI, automated triage, evidence-based care).

    + Serve as **liaison** across surgery, anesthesia, nursing & admin teams.

    + Mentor **APPs,** **nurses,** **trainees, and staff.**

    + Provide **direct patient care** in PATC + your specialty practice.

    Qualifications

    + MD or DO, **board-certified** in Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, or related.

    + Strong background in **perioperative medicine** or surgical optimization.

    + Proven success in **clinical leadership/program development.**

    + Skilled in **risk stratification, QI, and evidence-based practice.**

    + Excellent **communication & change leadership.**

    + Teaching/mentoring experience preferred.

     

    Why Join Us?

     

    + **333-bed** tertiary-quaternary hospital + Level I trauma center.

    + **Physician-led** group of 500+ providers.

    + Academic affiliate of **UMass Chan Medical School.**

    + Recognized **MAGNET Hospital for Nursing Excellence.**

    + Part of the larger **Beth Israel Lahey Health** system

    + Burlington, MA: 17 miles north of Boston with access to **mountains, lakes & coast.**

     

    Here, you’ll **shape perioperative services, improve outcomes, and drive system-wide readiness** at one of New England’s premier hospitals.

     

    As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

     

    More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

     

    Equal Opportunity** **Employer/Veterans/Disabled