Residency Core Faculty - Partner - Emergency Medicine

MedAmerica • Evergreen Park, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Vituity is seeking an Emergency Medicine Residency Core Faculty physician to teach and advise residents and fellows while remaining clinically active. The faculty member works closely with and supports the Residency Program Director – Partner, helps deliver an engaging learning curriculum, and ensures the residency program meets ACGME, accrediting-agency, and applicable state and federal requirements. The role includes overseeing and engaging with core faculty, clinical faculty, and program coordinators, as applicable, and participating in resident recruitment and selection.

The position includes regularly assessing resident performance, serving on the Clinical Competency Committee and Program Evaluation Committee, completing the annual ACGME faculty survey, and mentoring residents toward their career and educational goals. The faculty member is responsible for maintaining an educational environment across ACGME competency areas, supporting safe patient care at participating sites, fostering inquiry in clinical settings, and evaluating residents using competency-based and milestone evaluations, direct observation, and other relevant methods.

The faculty member also participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, models professional behavior, and leads multidisciplinary teams within the care delivery system. Scholarly activity includes participation in national organizations and committees and research as directed by the Residency Program Director – Partner.

The role is based at OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a community emergency department with approximately 54,000 annual visits and a recently remodeled department. The hospital has multiple specialties, including labor and delivery. It is a core rotation site for University of Illinois at Chicago emergency medicine residents, and most attending shifts are paired with a UIC EM resident.

Requirements

• Current, valid ABMS certification or eligibility in the relevant field or specialty.
• Active, unrestricted state medical license.
• Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree and physician licensure.
• Maintain membership and privileges on the hospital medical staff and comply with its bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Physician Partner status.
• Experience in leadership or mentorship of residents.
• Clinical and academic experience to support effective implementation of ACGME program requirements.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to facilitate networking opportunities and foster mentorship and career advancement for physician fellows.
• Comprehensive understanding of national accreditation policies, educational administration, and hospital policies.
• Ability to stay current with advancements, research, guidelines, and best practices in the relevant field or specialty.
• Demonstrated proficiency in providing excellent patient care.
• Strong teaching skills and ability to educate and mentor resident physicians.
• Ability to explain complex medical concepts clearly, use varied teaching methods, and provide constructive feedback.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, active listening, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to provide clear instructions and feedback and foster a positive learning environment.
• Commitment to professionalism, ethics, integrity, patient-centered care, confidentiality, and serving as a professional role model.

Nice To Haves

• Scholarly activity within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Teach and advise residents and fellows.
• Work closely with and support the Residency Program Director – Partner.
• Follow program requirements in accordance with the ACGME and other accrediting agencies.
• Support and deliver an engaging learning curriculum.
• Ensure residency programs meet applicable state, federal, and other regulations and guidelines and comply with ACGME standards.
• Oversee and engage with Residency Core Faculty, Clinical faculty, and Program Coordinators, if applicable.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of new residents.
• Assess resident performance regularly.
• Participate in the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) and Program Evaluation Committee (PEC).
• Complete the annual ACGME faculty survey.
• Remain clinically active.
• Mentor and coach residents and advise them on career and educational goals.
• Maintain an educational environment conducive to educating residents in each ACGME competency area.
• Help ensure safe patient care at all participating sites.
• Create an environment of inquiry in the clinical setting.
• Evaluate residents in a timely manner using competency-based and milestone evaluations, direct observation, and other relevant methods.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Model professional behavior and lead the multidisciplinary team within the system of care delivery.
• Perform scholarly activity, including participation in national organizations and committees and research as directed by the Residency Program Director – Partner.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Health plan options.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision coverage.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
• K-1 status pay structure with potential tax deductions through the partnership model.
• 401(k) plan.
• Eligibility for annual profit distribution or yearly cash bonus.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Travel assistance.
• Student loan refinancing discounts.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed