Family Residency Faculty Physician

Mission

Kheir’s mission is to increase and provide access to culturally and linguistically-sensitive quality primary healthcare and human services support to the underserved and uninsured residents of Southern California.

The Family Medicine Residency Faculty Physician plays a key role in the administrative, educational, and training activities of the Family Medicine Residency Program. This position supports the overall development of residents, including responsibilities related to recruitment, selection, teaching, supervision, evaluation, and progression. The faculty physician works under the general guidance of the Residency Program Director and, when the Program Director is unavailable, reports to the Chief Clinical Officer.

• Create and sustain a high‑quality learning environment where residents engage in meaningful educational experiences that support their development as family physicians.
• Carry out the program’s educational objectives and ensure all related policies and procedures are consistently followed.
• Provide appropriate supervision and timely evaluation of residents in all aspects of patient care.
• Support fair, transparent processes for academic discipline, resident concerns, and grievance resolution.
• Monitor resident well‑being, including stress, fatigue, or other factors that may impair learning or performance.
• Participate actively in resident education through regular involvement in the Family Medicine Clinic, inpatient and outpatient teaching, lectures, and seminars.
• Contribute to the recruitment and selection of residents in alignment with institutional and departmental policies.
• Engage in ongoing faculty development and help foster a culture of academic excellence, professionalism, and scholarship.
• Fulfill assigned duties and coordinate clinical fee‑for‑service responsibilities to ensure consistent resident supervision.
• Collaborate on educational budgeting and the effective allocation of program resources.
• Cultivate strong, collaborative working relationships with residents, fellows, core faculty, community preceptors, residency staff, and Kheir Clinic leadership.
• Participate in addressing resident performance concerns, including remediation planning and due‑process evaluations.
• Maintain a part‑time primary care practice within Kheir Clinic to support clinical teaching and patient care.
• Participate in patient care initiatives and meet institutional performance expectations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to serve effectively as a teacher, clinician, and administrator.
• Demonstrated skill in teaching, mentoring, and supporting resident physicians.
• Strong understanding of interpersonal communication, team dynamics, and collaborative practice.
• Ability to communicate clearly in both verbal and written formats, including preparation of concise reports.
• Capacity to analyze, understand, and participate in research or quality‑improvement activities related to residency education.
• Flexibility to work onsite and remotely as needed, including availability for urgent matters or meetings across Kheir Clinic locations.
• Graduation from an accredited medical school (M.D. or D.O.) with an active, unrestricted California medical license.
• Possession of unrestricted federal and state controlled‑substance registrations.
• Board Certification in Family Medicine or educational qualifications deemed acceptable by the Residency Review Committee (RRC).
• Additional Certificates of Added Qualifications in family medicine subspecialties are strongly preferred.
• Eligibility for and maintenance of medical staff appointment(s) at participating training sites.
• Maintain a part‑time primary care practice through the faculty medical group, contributing to patient care and clinical teaching.
• Participate in patient care initiatives and meet institutional performance expectations.

• Ability to meet and maintain criminal background clearance requirements under Title XXII, other regulatory standards, and Kheir Clinic policies.
• Willingness and ability to travel between clinic sites for program needs.
• Current CPR certification (or ability to…