Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director

Samaritan Healthcare•Moses Lake, WA

About The Position

The Associate Program Director (APD) is a physician leader who partners with the Program Director to design, achieve accreditation for, launch, and sustain the Moses Lake Family Medicine Residency. The APD contributes to the program’s educational, clinical, and operational development while maintaining an active clinical practice. As the program matures, the APD shares responsibility for resident education, assessment, recruitment, faculty development, continuous program improvement, and compliance with ACGME, sponsoring-institution, and organizational requirements. The position includes a faculty appointment with the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at an academic rank commensurate with qualifications and subject to WSU’s appointment processes. It is designed to provide leadership development through mentorship and progressively responsible assignments in curriculum, accreditation, resident assessment, faculty development, recruitment, and program operations. For a physician who demonstrates readiness and meets applicable ACGME qualifications, the role may provide a path to consideration for future Program Director leadership. Time allocation is 0.70 clinical / 0.30 residency leadership before resident matriculation, changing to 0.60 clinical / 0.40 residency leadership beginning with the first resident recruitment season. Clinical work includes direct patient care, resident and learner precepting, and hospital-based care. The clinical portfolio may reflect program needs, clinical privileges, and the physician’s experience and interests. This is a full-time exempt position. Samaritan describes its mission as “All of us, for each of you, every time,” its vision as serving together as a trusted regional healthcare partner, and its values as Listen, Love, Respect, Excel, and Innovate. The organization emphasizes an exceptional workplace and a culture of service and operational excellence. Professionals are expected to adhere to the Professional Appearance Policy.

Requirements

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
Successful completion of an accredited family medicine residency program.
Current family medicine certification by the American Board of Family Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.
Eligibility for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in Washington.
Ability to obtain and maintain Samaritan Healthcare medical staff membership, clinical privileges, and required payer enrollment.
Ability to obtain and maintain applicable state controlled-substance and federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrations.
Experience in medical education, such as teaching, supervising, assessing, advising, or developing curricula for medical students, residents, fellows, or other health professions learners.
Demonstrated commitment to medical education, high-quality patient care, rural or underserved communities, and collaborative leadership.
Ability to communicate effectively, manage complex work across multiple partners, give and receive feedback, and follow through on commitments.
Ability to approach ambiguity with curiosity, sound judgment, adaptability, and practical problem-solving.

Nice To Haves

Experience as residency faculty, core faculty, chief resident, site director, associate program director, program director, or in another substantive graduate medical education leadership role.
Meets current ACGME qualifications for appointment as a family medicine Program Director, or demonstrates the experience, interest, and potential to meet those qualifications through progressively responsible residency leadership.
Experience with curriculum development, resident assessment, CCC or PEC work, accreditation, faculty development, quality improvement, clinical operations, or resident recruitment.
Experience practicing or teaching in rural, regional, community-based, or underserved settings.
Demonstrated interest and potential to assume progressively greater program leadership responsibility.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Program Director to design, obtain accreditation for, launch, and sustain the Moses Lake Family Medicine Residency.
Contribute to the educational, clinical, and operational development of the program while maintaining an active clinical practice.
Share responsibility for resident education, assessment, recruitment, faculty development, continuous program improvement, and compliance with ACGME, sponsoring-institution, and organizational requirements.
Take on progressively responsible leadership assignments across curriculum, accreditation, resident assessment, faculty development, recruitment, and program operations.
Provide direct patient care, precept residents and other learners, and provide hospital-based care.
Build trust through clarity, transparency, integrity, and dependable follow-through.
Balance educational, patient-care, workforce, operational, and financial considerations while keeping the program mission in view.
Create an inclusive learning environment and address concerns directly, respectfully, and appropriately.
Develop others, share decision-making when appropriate, and recognize progress and contributions.
Follow Samaritan’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategy and adhere to its Professional Appearance Policy.