Physician - Co-Medical Director Adult Hospitalist
MultiCare · Yakima, WA
Posted October 14, 2026
Yakima Memorial Hospital · 2811 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA, US, 98902
Join a team that shares your calling
At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.
0.5 FTE
Position Summary
The Hospitalist Medical Director provides clinical leadership, operational oversight, and strategic direction for the hospital medicine program. This role includes directing patient care alongside responsibility for quality improvement, provider engagement, scheduling, and alignment with organizational goals. The medical director works collaboratively with hospital administration and multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, efficient, and patient centered care.
Responsibilities
- The Hospitalist Medical Director reports to the Chief Medical Officer.
- Provide inpatient clinical care as a hospitalist, maintaining regular clinical presence within the team.
- Lead the recruitment, onboarding, and retention of hospitalist physicians and APP's.
- Oversee provider scheduling and staffing to ensure 24/7 coverage and service line consistency.
- Monitor performance metrics including length of stay, readmissions, documentation, and throughput.
- Support clinical quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based care pathways.
- Facilitate regular team meetings, peer feedback, and provider development.
- Collaborate with nursing, case management, and specialty services to improve interdisciplinary care.
- Represent hospitalist interests and administrative forms, hospital committees, and strategic planning.
- Addressed provider concerns, professionalism issues, and intradepartmental communication needs.
- Ensure compliance with medical staff bylaws, hospital policies, and documentation and clinical documentation integrity standards.
Requirements
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution.
- Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
- Minimum 3 years clinical experience in hospital medicine.
- Evidence of progressive leadership with preference to those with advanced leadership training/degrees.
- Unrestricted medical license (or ability to obtain) in Washington State.
- Active DEA license and eligibility for hospital credentialing and privileging
About Yakima Memorial Hospital
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital has served the Yakima Valley since 1950. This 226-bed, not-for-profit hospital features a multispecialty team across 20+ primary and specialty care locations, providing cardiac care, cancer care, pediatric trauma care, hospice and advanced care for children with special health needs. Clinicians here care for a diverse patient population and make a meaningful impact in a collaborative, supportive environment where teams are valued and patients are grateful.
About the Yakima Community
Yakima enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year and a valley setting surrounded by desert hills and mountains. The area offers endless outdoor activities, from hiking, mountain biking and fishing to skiing, rafting and camping. Residents also enjoy rivers, lakes and scenic trails just minutes from home, along with a lower cost of living and a welcoming community — perfect for those who love an active outdoor lifestyle.
Why MultiCare?
Rooted in the local community
Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.
Growth and education
Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.
Well-being and support
Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.
Living our values
Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.
Belonging for all
Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.
Pacific Northwest lifestyle
Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $284,960.00 - $372,320.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.
Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
Employer
MultiCare
MultiCare is a locally governed, nonprofit health system dedicated to serving communities across the Pacific Northwest. Its roots go back to 1882 and the founding of Tacoma's first hospital. Today MultiCare runs 13 hospitals and more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty care locations across Washington, Idaho and Oregon, with more than 30,000 employees, providers and volunteers.
The system includes Tacoma General, Good Samaritan, Allenmore, Auburn, Covington and Capital medical centers in the Puget Sound region; Deaconess and Valley hospitals in Spokane; Yakima Memorial in Central Washington; Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Network; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic; Navos behavioral health; and Indigo Urgent Care, with more than 40 clinics across Washington and Idaho.
MultiCare's mission is "Partnering for healing and a healthy future." Its providers practice in a physician-led, multi-specialty group of more than 300 providers on Epic, with support for well-being, leadership development and career growth, and live where water, mountain and forest views are part of everyday life.