Family Medicine Program Director needed in Palmdale CA north Los Angeles County
Family Medicine Program Director needed in Palmdale CA north Los Angeles County
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Palmdale Regional Medical Center in the Antelope Valley in north L.A. County is recruiting a Program Director to lead our recently established communitybased Family Medicine residency program. Join the growing Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium team in sunny southern California and create your legacy by training the next generation of physicians!
Discover here what makes Palmdale and the Antelope Valley a wonderful place to call home!
Opportunity highlights:
- Position includes Program Director Teaching and Clinical responsibilities
- PD position is a .6.7 FTE with the remainder in clinical practice
- Clinical practice options include outpatient with our continuity clinic partner or inpatient as an FM hospitalist
- Program started in 2023 and will be at full 8/8/8 complement with next incoming class this summer
- Responsible for continued program development and maintenance of accreditation in adherence with ACGME requirements
- Oversee the quality of education curricula and experiential rotations
- Lead the interview selection and evaluation processes of residents
- Provide leadership mentoring teaching and administrative oversight to residents
- Partner closely with hospital and medical staff to ensure effective integration within the organization
- Attractive compensation package with base salary
- Benefits package
- Compensation $(depending on clinical practice)
Position requirements:
- Current board certification by the ABFM or AOBFP
- 3 years of recent PD Associate PD or core faculty experience
- Demonstrated ability as a leader educator and clinician
- History of scholarly activities/research
- Membership or committee work in FM professional associations
- Excellent interpersonal organizational and leadership skills
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 handson 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 fulltime 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.
Palmdale Regional Medical Center a part of Southwest Healthcare is licensed for 190 beds with planned buildout to 234. The hospital is designated as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and offers a 35bed Emergency Department. PRMC features inpatient and outpatient surgical services in bariatric colorectal orthopedic neurological spine ENT vascular plastic and robotics featuring a da Vinci Xi. The hospital also offers medical and surgical oncology services in affiliation with City of Hope. PRMC is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS) one of the largest hospital and healthcare management companies.
Palmdale and the Antelope Valley offer affordable suburban living with excellent schools and a wide variety of shopping dining and entertainment options. The area has a diverse and highly educated population of over 500000 and enjoys proximity to north L.A. County communities like Santa Clarita Canyon Country and the San Fernando Valley. Recent growth in the alternative energy and aerospace industries has attracted welleducated successful professionals to the area further elevating the quality of housing schools industry entertainment and transportation. With nearby recreation options including beaches mountains skiing hiking and professional sports the Palmdale area offers an exceptional quality of life.
If you have interest in this opportunity please contact:
Nathan Arnett
Physician Recruiter
Palmdale Regional Medical Center
949.285.4947 mobile (text/call)
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
