HealthPoint Family Medicine Program Director

HealthPoint Family Medicine Program Director

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:
Management

Requisition Number
: RESID
001044

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• Full-Time

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Auburn North
923 Auburn Way North
Auburn, WA 98002, USA

• Pay or shift range: $216,760 to $390,170 USD. Compensation is determined based on job requirements, relevant skills, experience, and internal equity.

Annualized salary range $ to $

Would you like to have a career that makes a daily difference in people’s lives? Do you want to be part of a caring, respectful, diverse community? If you answered yes to these questions, keep reading!

HealthPoint is a community-based, community-supported and community-governed network of non-profit health centers dedicated to providing expert, high-quality care to all who need it, regardless of circumstances. Founded in 1971, we believe that the quality of your health care should not depend on how much money you make, what language you speak or what your health is,
because everyone deserves great care
.

Position Summary:

The Residency Program Director, Family Medicine in a Teaching Health Center/FQHC leads a mission-driven program dedicated to training future physicians who are committed to serving underserved and vulnerable populations. This role emphasizes the importance of culturally competent, community-based care while collaborating with local hospitals, community preceptors, and various partners to provide residents with diverse clinical experiences.

The Program Director must provide ambulatory care, prenatal care and newborn care, with obstetrics or adult inpatient medicine, or both. The Program Director also ensures the curriculum fosters mentorship and recruits a diverse group of residents who reflect the patient population. Key responsibilities include maintaining accreditation and cultivating a learning environment that aligns with the health center's mission to serve those most in need.

Through strong partnerships and a focus on diversity, the Program Director leads the residency to fulfill its mission of preparing residents to provide high-quality, compassionate care to underserved communities.

Compensation is dependent on skills and experience.

Program Director of Family Medicine Residency

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Management of Learning Environment

• Execute implementation and oversight of ACGME basic standards for family medicine residency.
• Promote optimal training environments for family medicine residents.
• Engage and coordinate accessory training venues within the community.
• Develop the clinical rotation schedule for residents to meet the curriculum requirements.
• Ensure adequate physician, resident and other provider supervision of residents in training.
• Coordinate with the Sponsoring Institution
  - HealthPoint- to ensure that resident participation enhances patient care quality, safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes.
• Engage in continuous quality improvement.
• Ensure that all faculty are up to date on faculty development.

Execution of and Commitment to Residency Program

• Evaluate residents annually to ensure appropriate resident advancement in training.
• Evaluate the competencies for graduating residents from the program within American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).
• Participate in construction and implementation of remediation plans for struggling residents.
• Contribute to didactics twice yearly.
• Evaluate core faculty annually.
• Perform in Annual Program Review and report relevant data and action plans back to faculty and staff.
• Perform and lead in short- and long-term strategic planning for the residency program.
• Review and interview resident applicants and create rank order lists for the residency match.
• Participate in the planning and delivery of resident orientation.
• Serve on assigned committees, such as the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and one committee in the Hospital setting and one within the community.
• Conduct faculty meetings.
• Be proactive with continuous program quality improvements.

Communication Skills

• Communicate effectively with residents, faculty, staff, and program administration.
• Complete resident evaluations in a comprehensive and timely manner.
• Provide effective feedback to residents to keep them on track to complete program requirements.
• Be open to receiving constructive feedback from the Clinical Competency Committee regarding resident performance to make informed decisions about resident advancement in training. The Program Director should approach this feedback effectively.
• Effectively communicate with faculty during evaluations by providing clear, constructive feedback while fostering an open dialogue to address concerns and promote professional growth.
• Ensure evaluations are collaborative, encouraging faculty to reflect on their performance and identify opportunities for improvement in a supportive, non-defensive environment.

Professionalism

• Be responsive to residents, faculty, staff and program administration with a sensitive and collaborative approach.
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