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Overview

Working in collaboration with the Sustainability Manager, the Medical Director for Environmental Sustainability is the physician leader responsible for the clinical efforts focused on reducing St. Luke's carbon footprint and achieving clinical performance that is more environmentally, operationally, and financially sound. The Medical Director brings the unique perspective of a practicing clinician to this role.

The position will have a variable schedule up to 16 hours/month.

What You Can Expect:

• Provides clinical input and expertise to assist with the development and delivery of the strategic roadmap for the overall sustainability program, as outlined in the 2021 SHLS Environmental Sustainability Strategy Brief.
• Identifies the clinical opportunities within the strategic roadmap to reduce carbon footprint that also will drive standardization, better operational performance, financial performance, and safety.
• Engages with provider groups, clinical teams, and others to convene and create alignment around prioritized clinical projects identified as opportunities to improve environmental impact.
• Support SLHS supply chain leadership in identifying and reliably implementing opportunities to include environmental sustainability best practices in addition to quality, cost, risk, vendor relationships and contractual commitments when considering supply decisions.
• Works with other clinical and administrative leaders to drive successful performance of approved clinical projects identified as opportunities to improve environmental impact.
• Serves as a clinical leader inside the organization to communicate the organization's sustainability vision and program information with stakeholders, creating awareness and engagement around environmental impact initiatives.
• Collaborates with the St. Luke's Communications team to serve as a clinical spokesperson on behalf of St. Luke's in externally facing communication on environmental initiatives.
• Serve as a physician leader, demonstrating the values and behaviors of St. Luke's Leadership, bringing best environmental sustainability clinical practices from the industry to SLHS. Continues to maintain a clinical practice at an appropriate level.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in the area of environmental sustainability.
• Current medical licensure in the State of Idaho, board certification in specialty, current clinical privileges at a St. Luke's facility.

Why St. Luke's

At St. Luke's, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission - and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.