Neurology Program Director | Be a founding PD | new Residency Program

Opportunity Highlights

This is a unique opportunity to start and grow a brand-new residency program in an attractive southern California location. And to make a difference by training new physicians and partnering in our mission of delivering the highest quality of care and positive outcomes to patients, families, and the community.

Position Requirements

• Current board certification by ABPN
• Clear, active California medical license with clean background and history
• Required: 3+ years of current or very recent PD, APD, or Core faculty experience in an accredited neurology GME program
• Demonstrated ability as a leader, educator, and clinician
• Recent history of scholarly activities/research
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills

Clinical Practice

Join a large, growing neurosciences practice with nearly 40 providers and over 45 years of service to the region. This well-established group has multiple locations and hospital affiliations in San Diego and SW Riverside Counties, and enjoys an excellent reputation. Their accredited services in multiple subspecialties provide the opportunity to combine elements of research and academics within a clinical practice.

Facility

Temecula Valley Hospital, opened in the Fall of 2013 and a part of Southwest Healthcare, is a 140-bed, five-story and expanding facility defining a new era in healthcare with its advanced technology and patient-focused care. Graded an "A" for Patient Safety by Leapfrog Group, TVH offers the community a comprehensive range of services similar to hospitals in large metropolitan areas. Specialty services include cardiovascular surgery, advanced neurological care, spine and orthopedic surgery, oncology/surgical, GI, and an emergency department serving nearly 49,000 patients a year. A Neurointerventional suite with biplane angiography and five high-tech surgical suites including a hybrid suite provide the latest technology for procedures. Patient care is provided in all-private rooms with wireless cardiac monitoring in a soothing environment with patient, family, and staff-friendly amenities including outdoor and meditation areas and decor from local photographers. Temecula Valley Hospital is accredited as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by DNV and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. The hospital is also an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI by the American College of Cardiology and a designated STEMI Receiving Center.

Community

Temecula, California, known as Southern California's Wine Country, is located just north of San Diego and east of Orange County. Temecula is a family-oriented community and one of the most desirable areas in Southern California. The larger Temecula Valley area is a stable, growing region with an increasingly diverse and affluent population ideal for families, singles and retired alike. Housing and living costs are significantly lower than nearby coastal counties and the city of Temecula was rated by MoneyGeek as the 16th safest city in the U.S. (100,000+ population).

Southwest Healthcare MEC

Universal Health Services (UHS) residency programs are integrated into the core mission of our hospitals: to provide our community superior quality care that patients recommend to family and friends and physicians prefer for their patients, while offering unique training opportunities to the next generation of healthcare providers. Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium endeavors to provide a diverse, hands-on clinical training experience along with didactics, research opportunities and involvement in hospital operations. Our programs prepare residents to pursue the next step in their careers, from full-time clinical practice to teaching, research, medical leadership or further subspecialty training. Our approach to the successful training of physicians is to provide a solid, sound foundation for learning and training and new opportunities, so residents can explore the many career options available as a physician.

Pay Transparency

To encourage pay transparency, promote pay equity, and proactively address regulations, UHS and all our subsidiaries will comply with all applicable state or local laws or regulations which require employers to provide wage or salary range information to job applicants and employees. Salary offers may be based on key factors such as education and related experience.