Family Medicine Residency Faculty Physician

Core Responsibilities

• Devote sufficient time to the educational program to fulfill supervisory and teaching responsibilities.
• Maintain an educational environment conducive to educating residents.
• Regularly participate in organized clinical discussions, rounds, journal clubs, didactics, and conferences.
• Pursue faculty development designed to enhance skills at least annually.
• Provide an important bridge allowing residents to grow and become practice-ready.
• Serve as role models for future generations of physicians.
• Demonstrate compassion, commitment to excellence in teaching and patient care, professionalism, and a dedication to lifelong learning.
• Provide appropriate levels of supervision to promote patient safety.
• Create an effective learning environment by acting in a professional manner and attending to the well-being of the residents and themselves.
• Maintain a ratio of residents-to-faculty preceptors in the FMP not to exceed 4:1.
• If only one resident is seeing patients in the FMP, a single faculty member must devote at least 50 percent time to teaching and supervising that resident.
• Teach in office procedures including, but not limited to, the following: IUD removal/insertion, Nexplanon removal/insertion, toenail removal, cryotherapy, joint injections, I&D, removal/biopsy of skin lesions).
• Serve on residency committees which include, but are not limited to, the following: Clinical Competency Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, Recruitment Committee, Didactics Committee, etc.
• Serve as faculty mentors for residents to guide career development.
• Responsible for diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases and injuries in a Family Practice model setting; provides comprehensive, outpatient medical services for individuals and families on a continuing basis.
• Responsible for Medical Assistant (MA) clinical supervision and continuing verification of the MA’s clinical skills competency.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school and Board Certified in a specific medical specialty or have completed residency and be Board Eligible.
• Must be licensed in the State of Nevada.

Desired Education or Certifications

• Certifications in relevant medical specialties or residencies.