Medical Director, Women's Health, Obstetrics, Canyons Region

Job Description:

Provides regional physician leadership for obstetric services across the Canyons Region, with primary accountability for advancing clinical quality and safety, evidence-based practice, provider development, and cost-effective growth. Partners across clinical, operational, and system leadership to deliver high-value, equitable, and patient-centered care aligned with Intermountain Health’s mission and Women’s Health strategy.

Essential Functions

Clinical Quality, Safety, and Best Practice Leadership

• Lead regional safety and quality oversight for obstetric services across acute and ambulatory settings
• Establish, implement, and sustain evidence-based clinical standards and best practices
• Monitor key performance indicators and drive improvement across quality, safety, equity, and patient experience
• Lead system and regional initiatives to reduce variation and improve outcomes

Strategic Growth and System Alignment

• Develop and execute regional obstetric strategy aligned with system priorities, with emphasis on cost-effective growth and access
• Identify and advance opportunities to optimize care delivery, resource utilization, and operational performance
• Partner with system programs and service line leadership to align clinical strategy with enterprise initiatives

Provider Leadership and Education

• Lead and support OB medical directors, hospitalist leadership, and physician teams across the region
• Drive provider education and engagement initiatives to support clinical excellence and adoption of best practices
• Support recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention of physician leaders
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and collaboration

Operational and System Partnership

• Partner with acute and ambulatory leaders to optimize care across the perinatal continuum
• Support implementation of care models, staffing strategies, and clinical operations
• Serve as a key liaison between providers and system leadership
• Participate in system governance, committees, and Women’s Health initiatives

Skills

• Leadership
• Interpersonal Communication
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Planning
• People Management
• Continual Improvement Process
• Workforce Planning
• Health Administration
• Medical Staff Training
• Health Care

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO; Board Certified in Obstetrics or related specialty
• Eligible for licensure and credentialing within Intermountain Health
• Demonstrated leadership experience within a healthcare delivery system
• Strong communication, collaboration, and influence skills

Preferred Qualifications

•  Medical staff or service line leadership experience
• Training in quality improvement or improvement science
• Experience in complex, integrated healthcare systems

• Maternal Fetal Medicine training

Physical Requirements

• Interact with others requiring employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information.
• Operate computers, telephones, office equipment, and manipulate paper requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
• See and read computer monitors and documents.

Location:

Transformation Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$7.25 - $999.99

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

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