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FTE: 0.5, Shift: Day, Schedule: variable
Additional Information:
The Spokane Internal Medicine Residency Program seeks an Associate Program Director for Inpatient Training to join the faculty beginning on or about September 1, 2026. This position is a core member of the residency leadership team and will begin at 0.5 FTE, with an anticipated transition to 1.0 FTE in June 2027.
Position Summary
The Associate Program Director-IM (APD-IM) is responsible for supporting the clinical operations, educational strategies, and administration of an Internal Medicine Residency program. The APD-IM's primary responsibility is to support the Program Director, providing additional physician leadership to residents and faculty and assuming the Director's responsibilities when the Director is absent. The APD-IM's time will be split between dedicated program administration, evaluation, teaching, precepting, and scholarship, and providing direct patient care. This is a leadership role requiring a physician with strong clinical, educational, and administrative skills and credentials. Work situations are varied, requiring analysis of information related to a variety of clinical, operational, and strategic areas, the use of discretion and good judgment in decision-making, strong leadership, organizational, and managerial skills.
Responsibilities
Leadership
- Demonstrates the MultiCare values of respect, integrity, stewardship, excellence, collaboration, kindness, and joy
- Adheres to MultiCare policies, guidelines and procedures
- Participates in the clinical & educational leadership of the faculty team
- Models exemplary professionalism at all times
- Other duties as assigned by the Program Director
Education
- Trains and mentors residents and medical students in both outpatient and inpatient settings
- Participates in the regular evaluation of residents and students
- Works with other faculty to develop program curriculum
- Works collaboratively with team members to create a culture of excellence, professionalism, and scholarly focus
- Participates in the recruitment of new residents
- Engages in individual and team scholarly activities
Clinical Care
- Ensures comprehensive primary care for a patient panel, including risk assessment, preventive care, and management of chronic conditions
- Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions using evidence-based guidelines
- Refers to specialists appropriately
- Participates in hospital rounding and clinic coverage for colleagues per departmental guidelines
- Participates in after-hours call coverage per departmental guidance
- Timely and accurate documentation, inclusive of direct patient encounters and asynchronous care
- Leads a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care
Requirements
- Unrestricted Washington State medical license by the time of employment
- At least 1 yr experience teaching in a residency/fellowship environment (GME), preferably in a physician-leadership role
- Physician leadership/administrative experience preferred
- Board certified & clinically active in Internal Medicine
- DEA, NPI & state prescriptive authority by the time of employment
- Current BLS for Healthcare Providers certification by the American Heart Association
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $330,000.00 - $330,000.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant's years of experience align.
Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
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