Sturdy Memorial Hospital is seeking a Physician Advisor to join our community-based hospital in Attleboro, MA. We are a patient-focused organization and looking to grow our team with this brand new position to improve our delivery meaningful patient care. The role serves as a bridge between clinical care, hospital administration, and payer requirements, focusing on optimizing healthcare delivery while maintaining quality and compliance standards.

Since 1913, Sturdy Memorial Hospital has been dedicated to providing its community with a full range of inpatient and outpatient services. What started as a 15-bed facility over 100 years ago has grown to be a 132-bed facility. We admit over 7,000 individuals each year.

Job Profile Summary:
The Physician Advisor plays a vital role in healthcare, optimizing medical services through Utilization Management, Quality Improvement & Education and Clinical Documentation Improvement. The role serves as a bridge between clinical care, hospital administration, and payer requirements, focusing on optimizing healthcare delivery while maintaining quality and compliance standards.

Utilization Management

Reviews medical necessity and appropriate level of care
Manages length of stay and resource utilization
Handles denial management and payer communications
Participates in peer-to-peer reviews
Supports ED Case Management decisions

Quality Improvement & Education

Provides education to physicians and staff on documentation, regulations, and care standards
Participates in quality assessment and improvement activities
Attends and conducts presentations at various hospital committees
Mentors other physicians on payer requirements
Supports risk management initiatives

Clinical Documentation Improvement

Educates staff on documentation guidelines and coding
Optimizes clinical query processes
Improves documentation for severity, acuity, and DRG assignments
Develops strategies for Medicare compliance
Works to minimize risk and protect revenue

Requirements:

MD or DO, or Equivalent
Minimum of 5 years of inpatient clinical work, ideally as a Hospitalist
Previous experience working as a Physician Advisor, preferred
BE/BC Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
Current license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or ability to obtain
Current certification in CPR required

Location: 211 Park Street, Attleboro, MA

Comprehensive Benefits: We offer a competitive salary with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance options, and more.

Guaranteed base salary
Signing bonus
Relocation assistance bonus available per IRS regulations
Professional liability insurance
4 weeks PTO, 1 week CME, 10 paid holidays
Reimbursement stipend for CME expenses, up to 3 professional society memberships and dues, licensure and DEA fees
Retirement plans including employer-paid pension plan, 403B plan with employer match
Pet health insurance
Free parking
Medical and dependent care reimbursement accounts (FSA)
Long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Identity theft protection

Contact: Please submit your application materials through the link on this page. For any questions, please contact Alison Bruyn, Director of Provider Recruitment, at abruyn@sturdyhealth.org.

Why Sturdy Health:

Located in Attleboro, MA, Sturdy Health is an integrated health care system that offers hospital-based care, emergency care, urgent care, primary care, and a wide range of specialty care at 26 ambulatory locations throughout our region.

Sturdy Memorial Hospital is an independent, financially stable, acute care, 132-bed community hospital. We serve a population base of 170,000 in suburban communities of Boston and Providence. Attleboro is within 25 minutes of Boston and 15 minutes of Providence, RI.

Our ambulatory network, Sturdy Memorial Associates, is made up of over 30 practices, all within a 10 mile radius of each other. As a preferred community health care provider, Sturdy Memorial Associates is comprised of over 130 providers and offers expertise in the following areas - Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Pulmonary, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Rheumatology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Hematology, Oncology, Surgery, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy, and Urology.

As a premiere community healthcare system, Sturdy Health is committed to providing the highest level of health care to our primary service areas of Attleboro, Foxboro, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norfolk, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Wrentham, in Massachusetts nearby Rhode Island. However, we will provide care to anyone who needs it regardless of their place of residence.

Sturdy Memorial Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. There is no discrimination because of race, color, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status or disability.

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