Core Faculty Physician

Sunset Health•Yuma, AZ

14h

About The Position

Clinical Care & Teaching - Delivers direct comprehensive outpatient family medicine care, including preventive, acute, and chronic disease management. - Supervises and precepts residents in the clinic, modeling high-quality care for patients with social determinants of health (SDOH). - Supervises outpatient procedures (e.g., long-acting reversible contraceptives, endometrial biopsy, skin/nail procedures, joint injections), and manages specific conditions (addiction, lifestyle medicine) as appropriate to the ACGME and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) requirements. - Provides patient education and promotes health literacy. - Maintains concise, legible documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Residency Education & Curriculum - Develops, revises, and oversees assigned curricular areas; reviews curriculum annually. - Prepares and delivers didactic lectures, leads group discussions (e.g., monthly/bi-monthly lectures, Grand Rounds, orientation) and plans Continuing Medical Education (CME). - Serves as faculty advisor for assigned residents, meeting regularly and supporting individualized learning plans. - Provides real-time feedback for residents and conducts competency-based evaluations, including biannual Milestones assessments as required by ACGME. - Mentors residents on career and educational goals. - Ensures compliance with ACGME, ABFM, American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP), and FQHC requirements. Program & Organizational Engagement - Attends faculty meetings, development sessions, program meetings, and retreats. - Collaborates with partner institutions and faculty to integrate curriculum across clinical, didactic, and elective experiences. - Participates in outreach events and community engagement as needed. - Integrates new ideas, skills, and areas of expertise (e.g., quality improvement, lifestyle medicine, and others). - Supports the program director in developing and implementing evaluation systems. Professional Leadership - Demonstrates punctuality, timely communication, and commitment to shared faculty responsibilities. - Upholds organizational values, delivers medical care to the underserved community, forms part of the community, and participates in faculty development & organizational initiatives. - Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to ethical standards. - Models high standards of medical care and evidence-based practice for patients and peers, while building leadership skills to mentor residents during their training. Faculty Commitment - Dedicates at least 40% of the time (minimum 16 hours/week or 800 hours/year) to the residency program needs (precepting, cosigning, faculty development, fulfilling residency needs and administrative time), exclusive of patient care without residents, as required by ACGME. - Participates in ongoing professional development and scholarly activities as required by ACGME. - Monitors resident work hours and fatigue. - Attends meetings and serves on program/staff committees. - Supports the mission of Sunset Health and the Family Medicine Residency Program for continuous ACGME accreditation and to graduate Board-Certified Family Medicine Physicians. - Becomes a member of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and AAFP.

Responsibilities

Delivers direct comprehensive outpatient family medicine care, including preventive, acute, and chronic disease management.
Supervises and precepts residents in the clinic, modeling high-quality care for patients with social determinants of health (SDOH).
Supervises outpatient procedures (e.g., long-acting reversible contraceptives, endometrial biopsy, skin/nail procedures, joint injections), and manages specific conditions (addiction, lifestyle medicine) as appropriate to the ACGME and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) requirements.
Provides patient education and promotes health literacy.
Maintains concise, legible documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Develops, revises, and oversees assigned curricular areas; reviews curriculum annually.
Prepares and delivers didactic lectures, leads group discussions (e.g., monthly/bi-monthly lectures, Grand Rounds, orientation) and plans Continuing Medical Education (CME).
Serves as faculty advisor for assigned residents, meeting regularly and supporting individualized learning plans.
Provides real-time feedback for residents and conducts competency-based evaluations, including biannual Milestones assessments as required by ACGME.
Mentors residents on career and educational goals.
Ensures compliance with ACGME, ABFM, American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP), and FQHC requirements.
Attends faculty meetings, development sessions, program meetings, and retreats.
Collaborates with partner institutions and faculty to integrate curriculum across clinical, didactic, and elective experiences.
Participates in outreach events and community engagement as needed.
Integrates new ideas, skills, and areas of expertise (e.g., quality improvement, lifestyle medicine, and others).
Supports the program director in developing and implementing evaluation systems.
Demonstrates punctuality, timely communication, and commitment to shared faculty responsibilities.
Upholds organizational values, delivers medical care to the underserved community, forms part of the community, and participates in faculty development & organizational initiatives.
Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to ethical standards.
Models high standards of medical care and evidence-based practice for patients and peers, while building leadership skills to mentor residents during their training.
Dedicates at least 40% of the time (minimum 16 hours/week or 800 hours/year) to the residency program needs (precepting, cosigning, faculty development, fulfilling residency needs and administrative time), exclusive of patient care without residents, as required by ACGME.
Participates in ongoing professional development and scholarly activities as required by ACGME.
Monitors resident work hours and fatigue.
Attends meetings and serves on program/staff committees.
Supports the mission of Sunset Health and the Family Medicine Residency Program for continuous ACGME accreditation and to graduate Board-Certified Family Medicine Physicians.
Becomes a member of Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) and AAFP.