Residency Program Director - Emergency Medicine

MedAmerica • Bakersfield, CA

1d • $275,000 - $900,000

About The Position

Vituity is seeking an Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. The Director leads the administration, management, organization, evaluation, teaching, resident supervision, precepting, and scholarship of the residency program. The role establishes residents’ clinical and educational assignments and schedules, maintains accreditation, supports the program’s curriculum and policies, and ensures safe patient care and progressive resident responsibility across participating sites.

The Director sets the program’s strategic direction and is accountable for its standards, quality, reputation, and compliance with ACGME and applicable state, federal, and other requirements. The role oversees residency faculty and coordinators, evaluates educational resources and experiences, participates in resident recruitment and assessment, and works with the Medical Director on faculty selection and evaluation. The Director chairs the Program Evaluation Committee, serves on the Clinical Competence Committee, mentors residents, remains clinically active, contributes to quality improvement and patient safety, and participates in scholarly activity.

The position is based at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, a 385-bed hospital with a 30-bed Emergency Department and an annual ED volume of 100,000, including 30% pediatric patients. The department is a STEMI Receiving Center and Stroke Center with thrombectomy capacity. Subspecialty backup includes PICU, NICU, pediatrics, OB/GYN, a burn center, plastics, and hyperbarics.

Vituity is a physician-owned partnership offering physician partners autonomy and local control, financial transparency, profit distribution, equity ownership, and career development opportunities. The estimated annual base compensation is $275,000–$900,000, depending on site, specialty, clinical volume, schedule, and experience. Total compensation, including partnership income, varies by site and may significantly exceed the stated range.

Requirements

• Current, valid American Board Certification in the relevant field or specialty and an active, unrestricted state medical license.
• At least two years of experience as a Core Faculty Member or in Residency Program Development.
• Licensed physician with an M.D. or D.O. degree.
• Maintain membership and privileges on the hospital’s medical staff and comply with its bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• ABMS board certification in the educational program’s specialty and credentialed medical-staff membership at a clinical site of the program.
• Physician Partner status.
• Experience in leadership or mentorship of residents.
• Clinical and academic experience sufficient to implement ACGME Program Requirements effectively.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to facilitate networking 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 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 skills for interacting with fellows, faculty, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to address concerns and foster a positive learning environment.
• Strategic planning, organization, and program leadership skills, including setting goals, coordinating rotations, managing resources, and ensuring accreditation compliance.
• Effective collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Ability to advocate for fellows, promote professionalism and ethical conduct and patient-centered care, uphold professional values, and serve as a role model.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards sufficient to maintain program compliance and accreditation status.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of core faculty experience in a residency program.
• Scholarly activity within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Administer, manage, organize, evaluate, teach, supervise, precept, and support scholarship for the residency program.
• Establish residents’ clinical and educational assignments and schedules to meet program objectives and ACGME requirements.
• Maintain program accreditation in accordance with ACGME and other accrediting agencies.
• Support and deliver an engaging learning curriculum and maintain program policies and procedures.
• Ensure safe patient care at participating sites and develop processes for progressively increasing resident responsibility.
• Establish the program’s strategic direction and aims and oversee its standards, quality, and reputation.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal, and other regulations and ACGME standards.
• Oversee and engage core faculty, clinical faculty, and program coordinators; develop projects and analyze administrative workflow.
• Review the quality of the educational experience and assess whether program resources are being used to maximize educational benefit.
• Serve on the Clinical Competence Committee and chair the Program Evaluation Committee.
• Participate actively in recruiting and selecting residents.
• Assess resident performance through an organized in-training evaluation program.
• Partner with the Medical Director to select and approve core faculty and evaluate their residency-program performance annually.
• Direct core faculty in their residency-program activities.
• Oversee the quality of education, curricula, and experiential rotations.
• Remain clinically active.
• Mentor and coach residents and advise them on career and educational goals.
• Maintain an educational environment conducive to resident education in each ACGME competency area.
• Evaluate residents promptly 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 care-delivery system.
• Perform an adequate amount of scholarly activity, including participation in national organizations and committees and research.
• Assign duties to the Residency Assistant Program Director – Partner as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Health plan options.
• Dental, vision, HSA, life, and AD&D coverage.
• K-1 status pay structure with potential tax deductions through the partnership model.
• 401(k) plan with tax-reduction and balance-growth advantages.
• Eligibility for annual profit distribution or yearly cash bonus.
• EAP and travel assistance.
• Student loan refinancing discounts.
• Equity ownership and partnership income.

What This Job Offers

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