Physician - Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

About the Role

The Program Director is responsible for the leadership, organization, operation, and general administration of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. They ensure the standards, quality, and reputation of the program, integrate it with existing hospital services to enhance value and quality for patients and residents’ educational experiences, and promote an optimum environment for professional development. The Program Director must administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating residents in each of the ACGME competency areas.

The Program Director collaborates with the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and Designated Institutional Official (DIO) to prepare and present routine status reports on the program and its residents, as well as meet all required ACGME standards to obtain and continue program certification.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Operations

• Prepares written goals and objectives of the program with respect to the knowledge, skills, and other attributes of residents for each level of training and for each major rotation or assignment.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements curriculum and evaluates methodology for the six general ACGME competencies.
• Approves the selection of program faculty as appropriate.
• Is familiar with and complies with ACGME and Review Committee policies and procedures as outlined in the ACGME Manual of Policies and Procedures.
• Develops training schedules and assignments to meet the educational goals of the program.
• Provides discipline when appropriate and is available for advice or counseling.
• Prepares and submits information required and requested by the ACGME, including program information forms and annual program resident updates to the ADS, ensuring the information submitted is accurate and complete.
• Conducts an annual recruitment, interview, and selection process.

Quality and Performance Improvement

• Oversees and ensures the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites that participate in the program.
• Provides each resident with documented semiannual evaluation of performance with feedback.
• Monitors the need for and ensures the provision of back-up support systems when patient care responsibilities are unusually difficult or prolonged.
• Monitors resident stress, fatigue, sleep deprivation, including mental or emotional conditions inhibiting performance or learning, and drug or alcohol-related dysfunction.
• Develops and implements dependable measures to assess residents' skills in the general competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communications skills, professionalism, and systems-based practices.
• Develops and implements dependable measures to assess residents' competence in other areas as defined in the ACGME program requirements for the particular specialty.
• Evaluates program faculty and approves the continued participation of program faculty based on evaluation.

Collaboration and Partnership

• Facilitates resident participation in educational and scholarly activities required by the program and sponsoring institution.
• Maintains clinical responsibilities in continuity clinic as deemed appropriate.
• Serves as liaison with appropriate personnel at other institutions participating in training.
• Implements policies and procedures consistent with the institutional and program requirements for resident duty hours and the working environment, including moonlighting.
• Complies with the sponsoring institution’s written policies and procedures, including those specified in the Institutional Requirements, for selection, evaluation and promotion of residents, disciplinary action, and supervision of residents.
• Ensures compliance with grievance and due process procedures as set forth in the Institutional Requirements and implemented by the sponsoring institution.

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements

• 3 years of Graduate Medical Education or administrative experience. Applicants with less than 3 years of experience may be considered for Associate Program Director role.
• M.D. degree.
• Certified in Internal Medicine by ABIM or AOBIM.
• Louisiana licensure; State and federal DEA.

Skills

• Ability to coordinate meetings and delegate appropriately to all levels of staff.
• Ability to develop office procedures.
• Knowledge of healthcare standards and regulations.
• Leadership and management capabilities.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Good interpersonal/human relations skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good time management and prioritization skills.

About Us

For over a century, St. Francis Medical Center's mission of extending the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to those most in need has remained constant. From our modest beginning in July 1913 as a three-story red brick building with 75 patient beds, today St. Francis Medical Center consists of several locations providing a host of services:

• St. Francis Medical Center
• St. Francis Community Health Center
• St. Francis P&S Surgery & Heart Center
• St. Francis Medical Office Building – Ruston
• St. Francis Medical Group

A part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, St. Francis is consistently recognized for compassionate care, clinical expertise, and quality. With a team of over 1,600 employees and over 300 physician partners, our goal is to provide you and your loved ones with the highest level of healthcare available in the area. We offer a range of medical and surgical services across three campuses, two in Monroe and one in Ruston.