Orlando Health Womens Institute Medical Director opportunity for Floridas Mid-West and West Region

Orlando Health Medical Group is seeking a Mid-West and West Region Medical Director to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for women’s health services. This position integrates administrative direction at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital with clinical responsibilities as an OB hospitalist at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital. The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care while advancing innovation and overseeing performance improvement initiatives. Additionally, this role will require close collaboration with leadership partners across Watson Clinic, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Maternal Fetal Medicine and others to align departmental objectives with broader organizational strategies. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Formulate and execute strategies to enhance the quality, safety, and efficiency of women’s health services. Recruitment: Facilitate the growth and development of MD and APP staffing for women’s service lines. Program Oversight: Oversee daily operations of women’s services provider teams, including staffing, scheduling, and resource management. Clinical Excellence: Deliver direct patient care as an OB hospitalist, maintaining a partial clinical schedule in labor and delivery and related areas. Clinical duties will account for 0.5 FTE at Lakeland Highlands Hospital, with the remaining 0.5 FTE dedicated to administrative functions at both Bayfront Hospital and Lakeland Highlands Hospital. Quality Improvement: Lead quality and safety initiatives, monitor clinical outcomes, and implement evidence-based protocols. Collaboration: Cultivate a collaborative culture among Women’s health providers, interdisciplinary team members, and multidisciplinary partners. Partnership with System Leadership: Function as the primary liaison between Bayfront Hospital, Lakeland Highlands, Watson Clinic leadership, and the Orlando Health Women’s Institute leadership team to maintain alignment of departmental and organizational strategies, goals, and standards. Education & Development: Mentor and support the ongoing professional development of providers and staff, promote continuing education, and oversee onboarding processes for new team members. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to hospital and regulatory requirements, including Joint Commission standards and state/federal regulations. Patient Experience: Advocate for initiatives that elevate patient satisfaction and engagement within women’s clinical programs. Qualifications Possession of an MD or DO degree with board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in OB hospitalist practice, MFM, or another OBGYN program preferred. Demonstrated leadership experience, with a proven record of managing teams and executing strategic initiatives required. Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and organizational abilities. Strong commitment to delivering high-quality patient care, prioritizing safety, and fostering continuous improvement. Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and executive leadership. Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of Florida. Additional Information: - Specialty: - Location: Lakeland, Florida, United States - Contact: About the Company: As an integrated healthcare system, Orlando Health has joined forces with the nationally respected, physician-led practice of Watson Clinic to bring exceptional healthcare to the communities of Polk County and the surrounding region. The combined strengths of this collaboration will be showcased with the summer 2026 opening of the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital. Areas throughout the new hospital will reflect the collaborative spirit between the two organizations. Experts from both Orlando Health and Watson Clinic have been heavily involved in the overall planning of the project, including design of the facility, selection of next-generation technologies, and development of a comprehensive scope of specialized programs and services, with key programs to include cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, surgery and surgical oncology. This state-of-the-art facility will feature more than 300 inpatient beds, 69 emergency and observation beds, 11 operating rooms, four cardiac and interventional suites, and 18 beds in an intensive care unit that will grow to 36 at full build-out. The hospital will support a wide offering of surgical and procedural services across multiple specialties. A robust cardiovascular program will offer diagnostic cardiology services upon opening, with the addition of PCI care soon after and further progressing to include structural heart disease and advanced electrophysiology (EP) programs. With a strong neurology focus on stroke and spine care, the hospital is expected to advance to a primary stroke center soon after opening with comprehensive stroke center to follow. A full obstetrical unit also will be highlighted on opening day with eight labor and delivery rooms, two designated C-section operating rooms and more than 25 postpartum rooms. A 12-bed neonatal intensive care unit will debut shortly after the hospital opens. The Orlando Health system of care includes award-winning hospitals and EDs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that stretch from Florida’s east to west coasts and into Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our physicians and team members honor our 115-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the many patients, families and communities we serve. Along with numerous excellence awards earned by our individual hospitals and institutes, Orlando Health is recognized for an exceptional workplace culture that focuses on personal and professional growth programs that support our physicians and team members throughout their careers. Joy in Medicine designation by the American Medical Association Great Hospitals in America 2024, Becker's Hospital Review Great Place to Work® Certification  150+ Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025, Becker’s Healthcare Top Workplaces Award 2025, USA Today America’s Greatest Workplaces 2025, Newsweek Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2025