Physician Advisor Suburban Hospital-Johns Hopkins Medicine Bethesda, Maryland Suburban Hospital – Johns Hopkins Medicine in Bethesda Maryland is a not-for-profit healthcare provider that has been serving Montgomery County since 1943. Today we distinguish ourselves with a cutting –edge stroke program; Level II Trauma Center; centers of excellence in cardiac care, orthopedics and joint replacement surgery, neurosciences, and oncology; state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment tools; and affiliations with world-class institutions, including Johns Hopkins Medicine and the neighboring National Institutes of Health. We are currently seeking a Physician Advisor to: • Conduct clinical reviews on cases referred by care management staff and/or other health care professionals to meet regulatory requirements and in accordance with the hospitals objectives for assuring quality patient care and effective, efficient utilization of health care services. • Meet with care management and health care team members to discuss selected cases and make recommendations for care, interacting with medical staff members and medical directors of third party payers to discuss the needs of patients and alternative levels of care. • Act as consultant to and resource for attending physicians regarding their decisions relative to appropriateness of hospitalization, continued stay, and use of resources. The PA further acts as a resource for the medical staff regarding federal and state utilization and quality regulations. • Act as a liaison between the CDI professional, HIM, and the hospital’s medical staff to facilitate accurate and complete documentation for coding and abstracting of clinical data, capture of severity, acuity and risk of mortality, in addition to DRG assignment. • Act as a liaison between the electronic health record (EHR) implementation team and the medical staff ensuring that the system is optimized for effective physician use. The PA helps facilitate training for the physicians. The ideal candidate will be a graduate of an accredited medical school, a minimum of 5 years of recent clinical practice, utilization management experience as a member of the UM oversight committee or past Physician Advisor experience. Additional education in quality, utilization management and documentation through continuing medical education programs and self-study are a plus. Please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] or apply online on our website at www.suburbanhospital.org. or call Susan Ackerman at 301 896-3670. .