Internal Medicine Associate Residency Program Director +Sign on bonus

Internal Medicine Associate Residency Program Director

About Us

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 137 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

Our Mission

As CommonSpirit Health, we make the healing presence of God known in our world by improving the health of the people we serve, especially those who are vulnerable, while we advance social justice for all. To learn more about a calling that defines and unites, please click here for more information about our mission, vision, and values.

Job Details

Our residency program: 

• Brand new academic ambulatory office is in Chandler, Arizona
• Acute inpatient care based at Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, AZ and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert, Arizona
• The residency is a fully accredited program in its third year, started in 2023
• 33 residents with potential for future expansion
• 120 faculty across all IM disciplines, throughout the East Valley of Phoenix metro and innovative curriculum. 
• Residents have presented their work at national meetings and are the 2024 winner of the ACP Great Southwest Debate competition

Dignity Health Medical Group (DHMG) is seeking an outstanding, passionate, and patient-centric Associate Residency Program Director to support our Internal Medicine Residency Program at Creighton University East Valley Arizona (CUEVA).This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of internal medicine physicians and shape the future of healthcare.  

Responsibilities

• Work closely with our program director to coordinate curriculum development and evaluation, resident evaluation and remediation processes, residency recruitment, grant development, resident scholarly activities, and residency budget and policy development. 
• Dedicated to administrative duties- at least 0.2 FTE time
• Clinical activities related to teaching and the practice of medicine with work schedule/call responsibilities dependent on the position- ambulatory/inpatient
• Foster a collaborative model of practice to promote the growth and success of the Dignity Health Medical Group, CUEVA, and CRMC/MGMC as a whole
• Exemplifies mission-appropriate excellence

Creighton School of Medicine:

For more than a decade, Creighton has had an academic presence in Phoenix, sending medical students to Dignity Health for clinical rotations. That relationship expanded in 2009 when the University and St. Joseph's formally established a Creighton campus for third and fourth year students.Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix now features a full four-year medical school campus in Phoenix which makes us the largest Catholic health professions educator in the nation. Creighton University East Valley Arizona is the GME Sponsoring Institution governed by Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix with Dignity Health East Valley hospitals as the primary participating sites featuring 5 residency programs currently and some other programs in the different stages of development.

What we offer: 

• Full-Time, Employed position
• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits package that includes an employer-funded pension plan as well as employer-matched 403b
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation allowance for applicable physicians
• CME benefits
• Excellent malpractice insurance
• Faculty appointment at Creighton University School of Medicine at Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor based upon experience and prior academic rank
• Support and resources for scholarly activity and medical education skills in university academic environment
• On-site Behavioral Health Faculty available in addition to the Integrated Behavioral Health  services with Collaborative Care Model available to all care sites in the department.
• Ambulatory RN presence and support in the clinic in addition to dedicated Medical Assistant to physicians while seeing patients

The posted compensation range of $80.00 - $750.25 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Qualifications

• Practicing Internal Medicine physician with an interest in academic medicine looking toward future leadership. (Will consider new fellowship grad or chief resident)
• Doctor of Medicine (MD or DO) 
• Completion of an ACGME accredited residency
• Active Board Certification in Internal Medicine by the ABIM
• Minimum of one year teaching experience in an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship program
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated commitment to resident education and mentorship
• Knowledge of ACGME requirements and regulations
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Prior experience in Scholarly Activity/Quality Improvement

The position will work with the residency based at Chandler Regional Medical Center (CRMC) and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (MGMC) and its Dignity Health Medical Group-IM Chandler academic ambulatory office. CRMC is a 429 bed tertiary care center with 84 ICU beds, a level 1 trauma center including ECMO program. MGMC is a growing 198 bed community hospital. Both CRMC and MGMC were awarded a 2024 top hospital designation from the Leapfrog Group. MGMC was given a 5 star overall Medicare rating while CRMC received a 4 star Medicare rating. DHMG-IM Chandler is a 17 exam room, ultra-modern primary care facility that features a half-time social worker, 1:2 MA to physician/resident ratios, an onsite RN, and lab drawing station.