Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic Site Director
Company: Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region
Location: Roseville
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Sutter Roseville Medical Center (SRMC), a Sutter Health
affiliate, seeks an outstanding Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic
Core Faculty Site Director. Our Philosophy: Our mission at Sutter
Health is to enhance the well-being of people in the communities we
serve through a not-for-profit commitment to compassion and
excellence in healthcare services. Our Core Faculty members are
significant contributors to that vision. The site director for the
internal medicine continuity clinic would be considered a core
faculty member. Core faculty members are a foundational element of
Graduate Medical Education (GME). Core faculty members provide an
important bridge allowing residents to grow and become
practice-ready, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality
of care. They are role models for future generations of physicians
by demonstrating compassion, commitment to excellence in teaching
and patient care, professionalism, and a dedication to lifelong
learning. By employing a scholarly approach to patient care,
faculty members, through the graduate medical education vision,
improve the health of the individual and the population. Core
faculty members ensure that patients receive the level of care
expected from a board-certified physician in the field. They
recognize and respond to the needs of the patients, residents,
community, and institution. Faculty members provide appropriate
levels of supervision to promote patient safety. They are
responsible for creating an effective learning environment by
acting in a professional manner and attending to the well-being of
the residents and themselves. Core Faculty members are a part of
Sutter Health sponsored ACGME -accredited residency and/or
fellowship programs and participate in the general administration
of the program, providing didactic experience, resident
supervision, and other duties related to the program as assigned by
the specialty-specific Program Directors. Core Faculty members are
integral components of the Residency Program and must embody the
values that we uphold at Sutter Roseville Medical Center. The
Residency Program at Sutter Roseville Medical Center is deeply
committed to Diversity, Equity, and, Inclusion. We have a
responsibility to ensure that we provide care to all individuals
from all backgrounds. It is our duty to provide care in a way that
allows everyone to feel respected, valued, and included. Duties of
the Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic Site Director: Resident
Specific:
- Supervise residents and medical students in the outpatient
continuity clinic
- Create an effective ambulatory practice, balancing educational,
service, and patient needs
- Develop processes that teach residents cost-effective medicine
through programs to manage pharmaceutical costs, document/code/bill
correctly, consult appropriately, and time management
- Continually revise and implement ambulatory curriculum by
identifying and expanding ambulatory learning experiences to
provide a balanced education in ambulatory medicine
- Complete resident and student evaluations as assigned by the
program/department
- Mentor resident physicians
- Participate in resident morning report on weekdays when patient
care activities allow
- Participate in curriculum development with the Residency
program
- Advises and assists in resident evaluation
- Completes faculty evaluations of residents in a timely
manner
- Evaluate physician residents, using competency-based/milestone
evaluations via direct observation and other relevant evaluation
methods
- Respect the ACGME limits on resident work hours, pay close
attention to signs of fatigue and sleep deprivation in individuals,
and intervene as appropriate Clinic Duties:
- Serves as the Ambulatory Site Director for the hospital-based
Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic at Sutter Roseville Medical
Center
- Serve as general medicine attending physician of record or
consultant for patients in the outpatient clinic
- Perform or supervise the performance of patient care services
including history-physical examinations and reports, clinic visit
notes and evaluations, and similar services that are customarily
performed in an outpatient general medicine clinic
- Make referrals for secondary and tertiary care
- Collaborate with other attending physicians and
consultants
- Document involvement in patient care in the medical record and
record charges appropriate to the level of service provided and
documented
- Participate in performance improvement projects
- Perform duties in a manner that complies with all applicable
standards, rules, policies, and regulations of the hospital, Sutter
Roseville Medical Center, Sutter Health, Joint Commission, and
applicable local, state, and federal regulations
- Provide medical direction and administration to ensure an
adequate and qualified learning experience for the internal
medicine residents
- Develop the schedule for the Clinic attending physicians
- In conjunction with program leadership, approve attendings to
supervise in the continuity clinic
- Direct provider and medical care team meetings
- Participate in various administrative/clinical staff
meetings
- Participates as a member of the internal medicine residency
leadership team
- Provide leadership and assist in efforts to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of the resident clinic
- Serve as a member of the Clinical Competence Committee and
Program Evaluation Committee and attend faculty and residency
meetings
- Support and participate in scholarly activity that has an
ambulatory or quality improvement focus
- Ensure that faculty and residents comply with procurement and
capital equipment purchases process and agree to work within the
framework of the standardized medical supply, equipment, office
supply, formulary, medical records, clinical pathway guidelines,
etc.
- Ensure that faculty and residents comply with all managed care
policies including utilization review and monitoring
- Participate in committees as assigned by the Program
Director
- Develop and provide ongoing updates on the goals and objectives
related to resident rotations assigned by Program Director
- Serve as faculty mentor for the resident / provide role
modeling opportunities an
ongoing mentorship for residents
- Duties as assigned by the Program Director
- Act as supervising provider for Advanced Practice Clinicians
employed by the clinic
- Collaborate with additional clinic leadership regarding clinic
operations Qualifications of a Core Faculty Member:
- Must have and maintain current certification by the American
Board of Internal Medicine or the American Board of Family
Medicine
- Demonstrate a strong interest in the education of
residents
- Devote sufficient time to the Residency Program to fulfill
their supervisory and teaching responsibilities
- Pursue faculty development at least annually to enhance their
skills in the areas of education, quality improvement and patient
safety, physician well-being, and patient care based on their
practice-based learning and improvement efforts
- Maintain a working knowledge of the most up-to-date
program-specific requirements
- Include current licensure and appropriate medical staff
appointment
- Include ongoing clinical activity
- Must demonstrate ongoing academic achievements in the
specialty, such as publications, the development of educational
programs, the conduct of research or other scholarly activity
- Be licensed to practice medicine in the state of
California
Keywords: Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region, Roseville , Internal Medicine Continuity Clinic Site Director, Healthcare , Roseville, California
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