Primary Care Physician & Regional Medical Director | Family Medicine | SOM | M67896

Chief Purpose of this position

This position will work at the Community Memorial Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic in South Hill, Virginia, serving as a primary care physician and Regional Medical Director. The Regional Medical Director will be the lead physician responsible for collaborating with nursing and administrative leadership to promote quality, safe, efficient, effective, patient and provider centered services delivered at all VCU Health Family Medicine Facilities in Southside Virginia.

Position Responsibilities

• Maintaining a practice/panel at the Family Care Center Family Medicine Residency Clinic
• Precepting Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students
• Performing administrative duties as are appropriate and necessary to support operations of the VCU Health Systems, including but not limited to completing patient medical records, student evaluations and other required documentation
• Maintaining clinical competency in Family Medicine and Newborn care
• Serving on various medical staff committees
• Participating in activities, which demonstrate professional commitment to position and to VCU Health Systems

Minimum Qualifications

• Eligible to obtain license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Completion of an accredited residency program in Family Medicine
• Board Certified and recertified if applicable by the American Board of Family Medicine
• Experience in providing direct patient care to underserved populations across multiple settings
• Willing and able to care for patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings
• This position will include light newborn nursery and inpatient pediatrics call (facility currently has approx. 300 deliveries/year and less than 50 pediatrics admissions/year, high acuity neonatal/pediatrics are transferred to higher level of care)
• Adult inpatient services are optional for this position
• We incorporate proctoring as part of our onboarding process, so current inpatient privileges are not required
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in providing direct patient care and/or residency training in rural settings
• Direct experience in the medical education of learners such as residents, medical students, inter-professional learners
• Confidence and willingness to be a faculty lead in one or more of the following:
• Care of pregnant women including antenatal, labor and delivery including operative management, and postpartum care
• Care of adults in the inpatient setting
• Care of children in the inpatient setting
• Mental Health treatment in the primary care setting
• Substance abuse treatment to include medically assisted therapy
• Primary care Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and/or specialized procedural training in emergency, inpatient and outpatient settings
• Leadership experience, preferably of a multi-site primary care group

Contact Information

Contact Name: Ashley Krauss
Contact Email: ashley.krauss@vcuhealth.org