Assistant Medical Director - Emergency Medicine - Adventist Health Tulare
Company: Vituity
Location: Tulare
Posted on: March 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Tulare, CA – Seeking Emergency Medicine Assistant Medical
Director Join the Physician Partnership Where You Can Increase Your
Impact Vituity’s ownership model provides autonomy, local control,
and a national system of support, so you can focus your attention
where you want it to be – on your patients. Join the Vituity Team.
Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership and is led by
frontline physicians that are all equitable owners. As an equal and
valued partner from day one, our ownership model provides you with
financial transparency, a comprehensive benefits package including
profit distribution, and multiple career development opportunities.
Our leadership understands what your practice needs to thrive and
gives you autonomy and local control so you can provide care when,
where, and how your patients need it. You are backed by a
best-in-class corporate healthcare team and supported by the broad
peer-level expertise of 6,000 Vituity clinicians. At Vituity we’ve
cultivated an environment where passion thrives, and success comes
through shared purpose. We were founded in a culture that values
team accomplishments more than individual achievements, an approach
we call “culture of brilliance.” Together, we leverage our
strengths and experiences to make a positive impact in our local
communities. We foster this through shared goals and helping our
colleagues succeed, and we also understand the importance of
recognition, taking the time to show appreciation and gratitude for
a job well done. Vituity Locations: Vituity has opportunities at
475 sites across the country, serving 9 million patients a year.
With Vituity, if you ever need to move, you can take your job with
you. The Opportunity Oversee quality and safety initiatives.
Collaborate with hospital quality personnel to ensure compliance
with all relevant regulatory standards. Develop and implement
projects to improve service excellence and patient experience.
Compare patient feedback survey results to Vituity state/region
averages and national benchmarks. Respond to written and verbal
patient complaints in a timely manner utilizing service-recovery
techniques. Track and trend patient complaints, including the QI
director as necessary in concerning cases. Train and mentor
providers in patient experience techniques. Coordinate with
hospital-patient experience personnel. Coordinate efforts with key
leaders in central operations. Participate and lead
multidisciplinary meetings involving nursing, providers, and
ancillary services. Initiate process improvement and engage
hospital project management resources to implement change.
Coordinate workflows with nursing leadership, case managers, social
workers, and hospital ancillary services. Coaching underperformers
and sharing best practices. Participate in the hospital-wide
throughput committee. Create and champion clinical pathways.
Develop relationships with appropriate inpatient resources, case
managers, hospitalists, and palliative care. Develop relationships
with appropriate outpatient resources such as skilled nursing
facilities, sobering centers, urgent care centers, primary care
physicians, and mental health crisis centers. Establish and
actively manage an inventory of resources available for patients to
assist in transition post-ED/post-inpatient. Ensuring best
practices are utilized with regard to handoffs for all transitions.
Monitor site financial performance and identify and create new
areas for growth and revenue. Develop an expertise and
understanding of the yearly budget, financial performance measures
and monitoring systems, and billing and reimbursement issues /
systems. Improve patient census and billing practice statistics to
optimize reimbursement for the practice. Maintain awareness and
interactions with payers such as significant IPAs, Medical Groups,
Foundations, ACOs associated with the hospital / health system.
Coordinate efforts with key leaders in central operations. Required
Experience and Competencies Licensed physician as a Medical Doctor
(M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an
accredited medical school and completion of residency through an
accredited residency program required. Maintain membership and
privileges on Hospital’s medical staff and comply with and abide by
the bylaws, rules and regulations, and the policies and procedures
of Hospital’s medical staff where services are being provided
required. Physician Partnership status required. Superior clinical
skills to serve as role model by setting high standards preferred.
Administrative experience and aptitude preferred. Interest in
interpreting complex financial data and with understanding of
finance and accounting as they relate to practice management
preferred. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to
motivate physicians and non-physicians, manage multiple
assignments, work successfully with a diversity of people and
locations, maintain good working relationships; Supportive team
member; Ability to establish effective relationships quickly with
both clients and non-clients preferred. Excellent verbal and
written communication skills preferred. Excellent relationship
building and process improvement skills preferred. Meeting
facilitation. Excellent communication skills. Change
management/Process improvement. Project management. Process
improvement. Relationship building. Technology skills. The Practice
Adventist Health Tulare – Tulare, California Primary Stroke Center.
50-bed facility with a 12-bed Emergency Department. Annual volume
of 36,000 with a 20% admit rate. Large network with availability of
multiple specialists. The Community Tulare, California, located in
the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, is a vibrant agricultural hub
with a rich history and a welcoming community. Known for its role
in the dairy industry, Tulare is home to the World Ag Expo, the
largest agricultural trade show in the world, showcasing the
region’s deep farming roots. The city is surrounded by scenic
landscapes, including the nearby Sequoia National Park, where
residents and visitors can enjoy hiking, camping, and exploring
giant sequoia trees. Tulare’s Mediterranean climate offers hot
summers and mild winters, making it ideal for outdoor activities
year-round. The city’s family-friendly atmosphere, affordable
housing, and strong sense of community make it an attractive place
to call home. With its central location, Tulare provides easy
access to nearby cities like Fresno and Visalia, while still
maintaining a peaceful, small-town charm. Benefits & Beyond*
Vituity cares about the whole you. With our comprehensive
compensation and benefits package, we are mindful of what matters
most, and support your needs of today and your plans for the
future. Superior Health Plan Options. Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, life
and AD&D coverage, and more. Partnership models allows a K-1
status pay structure, allowing high tax deductions. Extraordinary
401K Plan with high tax reduction and faster balance growth.
Eligible to receive an Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash
bonus. EAP, travel assistance, and identify theft included. Student
loan refinancing discounts. Purpose-driven culture focused on
improving the lives of our patients, communities, and employees. We
are unified around the common purpose of transforming healthcare to
improve lives and we believe everyone has a role to play in that.
When we work together across sites and specialties as an integrated
healthcare team, we exceed the expectations of our patients and the
hospitals and clinics we work in. If you are looking to make a
difference, from clinical to corporate, Vituity is the place to do
it. Come grow with us. Vituity does not discriminate against any
person on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin,
disability, age, genetic information (including family medical
history), veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related
condition, or any other basis protected by law. Vituity is
committed to complying with all applicable national, state and
local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.
*Visa status applicants benefits vary. Please speak to a recruiter
for more details. Applicants only. No agencies please.
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