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Posted: 19-May-26
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Internal Number: 2543
Indiana University Health is seeking physicians to fill the newly created role of Command Center Physician. This is an internal position open to hospitalist and emergency medicine physicians currently employed by IUHMG.
The successful candidates will provide clinical leadership and decision support within the System Operations Center (SOC) to optimize interfacility patient transfers and patient placement across the health system. Using real-time systemwide visibility into hospital capacity, acuity, and operational constraints, the physician helps ensure that each patient is placed in the most appropriate facility and level of care as efficiently as possible. This role supports timely and appropriate patient placement by assisting with clinical triage, facilitating communication between referring and receiving providers, and helping resolve complex transfer or placement decisions. The Command Center Physician works closely with clinical nurse expeditors, transfer center nurses, bed management teams, and hospital-based clinical leaders to reduce transfer-related delays, improve throughput, and ensure continuity of care across the system. In addition to real-time operational responsibilities, The Physician will play an important role in designing, building, and refining the SOC model during its early implementation. This includes helping develop patient placement protocols, escalation pathways, and triage guidelines; identifying operational barriers to efficient patient flow; and partnering with operational, clinical, and financial leaders to improve system performance. Through these efforts, the physician helps shape a coordinated, systemwide approach to patient access and capacity management. The Physician also contributes to ongoing evaluation and improvement of SOC operations by identifying opportunities to enhance workflow, support data-informed decision-making, and advance strategies that improve access, patient outcomes, and efficient utilization of health system resources.
Applicants must attach CV and letter of interest to be considered. If the system will not allow two attachments, please combine into one PDF or send your letter of interest separately to Kathryn Coble kcoble2@iuhealth.org
Position Highlights
- Schedule: 10am -6pm with commitment of either 1/2 or full week consecutively. Approximately every 8 weeks
- Compensation: Hourly rate is $200/hr; hours will not contribute to departmental goals or incentives
- Location: Transfer Center, Indianapolis
- Target Start: Scattered orientation shifts as available in 2026 Q3 with full-time commitment starting in Q4
Qualifications
- Hospitalist and Emergency Medicine physicians currently employed by IUHMG
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine
Rewarding Physician and Advanced Provider employment opportunities await at Indiana University Health.
Indiana University Health is the largest health system in Indiana and among the top ten largest single-state nonprofit health systems in the United States. IU Health has a unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s leading medical schools. As an academic health system, IU Health works with IUSM to train physicians, blending breakthrough research and treatments with the highest quality of patient care. Its strategic service lines, cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and transplant have received national recognition for quality patient care over the decades.
IU Health is comprised of hospitals, physicians and allied services dedicated to providing preeminent care throughout Indiana and beyond with significant success across multiple clinical programs resulting in national recognition:
- Ranked as the number one health system in the state of Indiana by U.S. News & World Report
- Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, and is the only nationally ranked children’s hospital in Indiana.
- With more than 200 physician researchers leading the way to new treatments, IU Health Simon Cancer Center is Indiana’s only National Cancer Institute-designated patient care center.
A private, nonprofit organization, Indiana University Health owns, or is affiliated with, 16 urban, suburban and rural hospitals and health centers throughout Indiana. With close ties to the Indiana University School of Medicine, more than half of the school's physicians practice, supervise, and teach residents and fellows at one of Indiana University Health's hospitals.
At IU Health, we are committed to advancing a culture where all people can come together while we work to equitably improve the health of all Hoosiers. Working together, our health system fosters an environment in which differences are respected and valued.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Indiana University Health is Indiana's most comprehensive healthcare system. IU Health's unique partnership with the nation's second largest medical school, Indiana University School of Medicine, offers innovative treatments and therapies and remains a global leader in medical education and research.
Comprised of hospitals, physicians and allied services dedicated to providing preeminent care throughout Indiana and beyond, IU Health is honored to be recognized in such high distinctions.
- IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report
- Riley Hospital for Children is nationally ranked in ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report.
- Indiana University Health is one of the largest employers in Indiana
A private, nonprofit organization, Indiana University Health owns, or is affiliated with, more than 200 hospitals and health centers throughout Indiana. More than half of the physicians affiliated with the IU School of Medicine practice, supervise, and teach residents and fellows at one of Indiana University Health's hospitals.
No organization in Indiana is ranked higher or offers more highly ranked physicians than Indiana University Health. With exceptional care, unmatched expertise and continued excellence, our patients and families know that they're making an excellent choice in selecting Indiana University Health as their premier healthcare system of choice.
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