Medical Director Physician

Join our team as the Clinical Director, Care in the Home, a senior physician leader responsible for shaping and scaling innovative home and community-based care models. This role provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across programs including Hospital at Home, Advanced Care at Home, ED/Urgent Care at Home, Care After Discharge, and services supporting high-risk populations.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical practice through direct patient care (approximately 0.3 FTE) with prorated participation in weekend and holiday coverage.
• Lead the vision, strategy, and growth of Care in the Home programs in partnership with operational leadership.
• Oversee clinical quality, safety, governance, and performance across home-based care services.
• Drive development of care pathways, readmission reduction initiatives, and post-acute care partnerships.
• Collaborate with hospital, ambulatory, population health, digital, and community-based teams to improve access, outcomes, and patient experience.
• Champion virtual care, remote patient monitoring, and innovative technologies that extend care beyond traditional settings.
• Mentor physician and advanced practice clinician leaders while fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and innovation.
• Directly supervise three clinician leaders who collectively oversee 12 physicians and APCs.

Qualifications

• Board-certified physician with an unrestricted Delaware medical license and DEA.
• Minimum 10 years of clinical experience in hospital medicine.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience overseeing clinical programs or care delivery operations.
• Experience with telehealth, virtual care, and value-based care models required .
• Advanced management degree or certification (MBA, MPH, MHA, MPA, ACPE) preferred.

Why ChristianaCare?

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic health care organizations! ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health.

ChristianaCare is rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation's Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings.

Living in and around Delaware offers varied and affordable housing options in DE, PA, MD, or NJ. Connected by Amtrak and I-95 this region is a hub for excellent restaurants, entertainment and sporting venues, cultural events and some of the nation's best colleges and universities. Our location puts you within 1-3 hours of four international airports, major cities including Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C., popular beach towns in MD, DE and NJ and popular ski resorts in PA and NY.

$340,829 - $350,829

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

EEO Statement: ChristianaCare Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.