Residency Core Faculty - Emergency Medicine

MedAmerica•Fresno, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Vituity is seeking an Emergency Medicine Residency Core Faculty physician at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California. The role teaches, advises, mentors, and evaluates residents and fellows while supporting the Residency Program Director – Partner and helping ensure the residency program meets ACGME, accrediting-agency, and regulatory requirements. The faculty member supports an engaging curriculum, helps maintain an educational environment across ACGME competency areas, and participates in resident recruitment, assessment, and program committees. The position also remains clinically active, supports safe patient care and quality improvement, models professional conduct, and performs scholarly activity as directed by the Residency Program Director – Partner. Saint Agnes Medical Center is a 436-bed facility with a 63-bed Emergency Department and annual volume of 90,000 patients. The site has an ACGME-accredited three-year Emergency Medicine residency program with 24 residents. The department has TEE for critical resuscitation, subspecialty backup except neurosurgery, and Vituity scribe support. The site has been established with Vituity since 2013 and received a 2024 Best Regional Hospital Award. Vituity is a 100% physician-owned partnership led by frontline physician owners. It describes its model as offering autonomy, local control, financial transparency, peer support, and career-development opportunities. The company operates across 890 practices and serves 14.5 million patients annually. The position is based in Fresno, a city with access to outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, a warm Mediterranean climate, and a cost of living described as affordable compared with coastal cities.

Requirements

Physician with current, valid American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certification or eligibility in the relevant field or specialty and an active, unrestricted state medical license.
Licensed physician with an M.D. or D.O. degree.
Maintain membership and privileges on the hospital medical staff and comply with the hospital medical staff bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures where services are provided.
Physician Partner status.
Experience with leadership or mentorship of residents.
Clinical and academic experience sufficient to ensure 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, developments, research, guidelines, and best practices in the relevant field or specialty.
Demonstrated proficiency in providing excellent patient care.
Strong teaching skills to educate and mentor resident physicians effectively.
Ability to communicate complex medical concepts clearly and concisely, use varied teaching methods, and provide constructive feedback supporting residents’ learning and professional development.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills for interacting effectively with residents, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
Active listening skills and ability to provide clear instructions and feedback and foster a positive learning environment.
Effective collaboration and teamwork skills.
Ability to uphold high standards of professionalism, ethics, and integrity, including adherence to ethical guidelines, commitment to 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 the residency program meets applicable state, federal, and other regulations and guidelines and complies with ACGME standards.
Oversee and engage with Residency Core Faculty, clinical faculty, and Program Coordinators, if applicable.
Participate in recruitment and selection of residents for program admission.
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 or 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, at the direction of the Residency Program Director – Partner.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package.
Superior health plan options.
Dental, vision, health savings account (HSA), life, and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
Partnership model with K-1 status pay structure and associated tax deductions.
401(k) plan described as offering high tax reduction and faster balance growth.
Eligibility for annual profit distribution or yearly cash bonus.
Employee assistance program (EAP) and travel assistance.
Student loan refinancing discounts.
Career-development opportunities.
Financial transparency and profit distribution through the physician partnership model.