The Medical Director of the Observation Unit provides medical, operational, and strategic leadership for a 10-bed hospital-based Observation Unit within UVA Health. This role is responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered observation care. The Medical Director works in close partnership with Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, nursing leadership, APP leadership, case management, and hospital operations to optimize observation workflows, clinical outcomes, and throughput. This position will be appointed on the Clinician Educator track at the rank of Assistant Professor and is tenure-eligible, in accordance with School of Medicine criteria.

The Medical Director will have direct clinical and operational oversight of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) practicing in the Observation Unit and will serve as the physician lead for observation medicine at UVA Health.

This position is open to physicia...