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Salesforce

Job ID:

JOB-001171

Date posted:

07/13/2026

Category:

Advisory Services

Join our Medical Group as an Executive Leader as a Medical Director, Advisory Services - A Role Designed for You

An experienced physician leader to provide on-site advisory services and lead utilization management (UM), compliance, and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts to our partner hospitals. In this unique role, you will provide advisory services and the opportunity to work with hospital administration to identify and address performance improvement opportunities, potentially including length of stay, readmissions, improved documentation, and regulatory compliance.

Team Collaboration:

Together, collaborate to provide expert guidance and drive better outcomes.
Our physician advisors operate across multiple states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Kentucky, Nevada, and West Virginia, collaborating with partner hospitals to improve services and outcomes.
The team leads utilization management (UM) efforts, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), education, and regulatory compliance. Our role is to drive performance improvements in length of stay, readmissions, and documentation.

Qualifications:

MD or DO licensure within the state of employment.
Experience in Utilization Management, compliance, and clinical documentation preferred.
Strong leadership, education, and collaboration skills.
Board Certification (base specialty) recognized by ABMS or ABQAURP.
Education on the application of medical necessity criteria within three months of hire.
Three years of post-residency experience as a physician advisor preferred.
Authorized to work in the United States.

Scheduling:

Monday - Friday, providing a healthy work-life balance.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and oversight of advisory services.
Serve as a visible physician leader and advocate for improved regulatory compliance, improved documentation, and improved utilization of hospital resources.
Provide support to address and reduce payer denials.
Develop action plans on performance improvement opportunities.
Provide one-on-one as well as group education to the medical staff.
Provide timely and effective consultation to case management, CDI specialists, physicians, and other staff at the hospital with documented determinations and observations.

Rewards and Compensation:

Total yearly compensation is up to $325K, commensurate with experience
Health benefits, CME allowance, PTO, and 401k.

Cindy Mitchum, Clinical Recruiter | cmitchum@soundphysicians.com | (706) 799-3592

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