Medical Director; MD​/DO - Hospitalists Optimize Clinic

Overview

Description

Medical Director, Surgical Optimization Clinic (Part time)

Location: UNC Medical Group - UNC Rex Health Care

Schedule: Part-time administrative leadership with limited clinical practice

Reports to: UNC Medical Group. Works with Vice President of Clinical Operations

The Medical Director of the Surgical Optimization Clinic provides clinical and operational leadership for a multidisciplinary perioperative medicine program focused on optimizing patients prior to surgery. This role oversees daily advanced practice provider (APP) operations, delivers limited direct patient care, and partners with surgeons, nursing, anesthesia, and administrative leaders to streamline perioperative evaluations. The position is central to reducing surgical cancellations, improving patient outcomes, standardizing risk stratification, and advancing policy-driven, efficient care models within a newly established clinic environment.

EMR: EPIC

• Provide medical oversight for 2-3 APPs conducting daily perioperative evaluations.
• Deliver direct patient care approximately one day per week, focusing on complex and high-risk surgical patients.
• Develop and maintain standardized, evidence-based perioperative evaluation pathways.
• Lead efforts to reduce day-of-surgery cancellations and delays while maintaining patient safety.
• Oversee evolving risk stratification tools, including frailty and geriatric assessments.
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, nursing leadership, anesthesia, and administration to align clinic workflows with OR efficiency.
• Implement strategies to meet CMS Age-Friendly Health System (4
  
  Ms) measures in the perioperative setting.
• Monitor and improve quality metrics including cancellations, complications, readmissions, and patient experience.
• Support clinic growth, staffing models, and operational planning in partnership with administrative leadership.

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology, or related specialty.
• Experience in perioperative medicine, surgical optimization, or complex medical evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and implement standardized clinical processes.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and change-management skills.

• Experience with perioperative risk stratification and frailty assessment.
• Familiarity with CMS Age-Friendly Health System initiatives.
• Leadership experience in ambulatory or perioperative program development.

Raleigh, Wake County, is a dynamic and thriving city that blends modern innovation with Southern charm. This city offers an urban-suburban mix with a diverse and growing economy in technology, biotech, and the medical industry. Raleigh provides access to mountains or beaches within a few hours, four seasons, and a rich cultural scene with green spaces, museums, and events. The Wake County Public School System is highly regarded for performance metrics.

For more information, please contact: Sheila Barnes, Senior Physician Recruiter nes.edu.

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Legal

Employer:

NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC Health Medical Group
Organization Unit:
Hospitalists Optimize Clinic
Work Type:
Part Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 20.0
Work Assignment Type:
Onsite

Work Schedule:

Day Job
Location of Job: US:

NC:

Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.