Where Kids and Families are Always First

MultiCare Mary Bridge Childrens Hospital is the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and the only pediatric hospital in Washingtons South Sound Region dedicated to a comprehensive network of health services for children and adolescents. Our vision is to be the highest quality and safest place for children to receive care, where every child has a medical home and is supported by nationally recognized services and experience.

Mary Bridge Childrens multi-disciplinary approach to care includes pediatric experts for emergency services, inpatient care, and outpatient specialty clinics, all specializing in kids and their unique needs. Were continually recognized as a Top Childrens Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital rating organization.

This position is a .6FTE clinical/.4FTE Medical Director position. The ideal candidate will have a strong record of leadership skills and education, which includes:

• New Leader Ascent
• Foundations of Physician (formerly WSMA Physician Leadership Course)
• Speed of Trust
• Unconscious Bias Training
• Crucial Conversations
• The Empowerment/Drama Triangle

Medical Director Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Attend monthly Medical Director and leadership meetings.
• Regular rounding with Medical Directors
• Quarterly President's Council Attendance, MOR as needed.
• Holds Physician/APP's accountable to performance expectations.
• Facilitates and supports interdepartmental communication and collaboration.
• Works with operational leadership to provide direction for program departmental physicians.
• Mentor new Medical Directors
• Model and ensure professional behavior.
• Review and recommend new medical developments, practices and techniques.
• Collaborate with Medical Staff and attend MEC meetings as needed.
• Support Medical Staff Recruitment
• Advocate for resources, programs, and policies within Mary Bridge.
• Work with Quality Medical Director to drive CPGs.
• Work with Clinical Director to develop financial plans for clinical program development.
• Be accountable and actively involved in system LEM goals yearly.

FTE: 0.4, Shift: day, Schedule: varies

Medical Director Compensation ranges from $224,017-$304,530 based on a 1.0FTE and specialty.

Position Summary

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited medical school
• Licensure to practice medicine in Washington State as a Physician
• Board certification or similar accreditation
• Credentialed to practice in MultiCare Health System facilities
• Minimum of ten (10) years clinical experience, providing direct patient care preferred
• Experience in a medical leadership role required
• Additional education in healthcare administration preferred

Why Mary Bridge Children's?

• Mission-driven:Partnering for healing and a healthy future for the patients and communities we serve
• Award-winning:Named Top Childrens Hospital for five years by the Leapfrog Group; physicians consistently named on Top Doctors lists by Seattle Magazine, Seattle Met and the Tacoma News Tribune
• Growing: New pediatric hospital facility and medical office building opening in 2026
• Leading research:MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation partners with our pediatric providers, offering ground-breaking research and clinical trials
• Employee-centric:MultiCare is consistently ranked among Americas Best Employers by State by Forbes
• Lifestyle:Live and work in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by breathtaking mountain, forest and water views
• Explore our services atmarybridge.org

Pay and Benefit Expectations

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

Position Type: Part time - Regular
Primary Shift: Day
Work Schedule: Day

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About MultiCare Health System

MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho. MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization. Eleven hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washingt...on — Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital. Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.

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