Resident III

CommonSpirit Health • Merced, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Resident performs professional medical duties while receiving advanced training under faculty supervision. The role develops clinical competency and contributes to patient care, education, and institutional duties. The resident exercises clinical judgment, seeks supervision as required, and documents patient care. The role also includes participation in teaching, scholarly activities, and institutional committees, and may include teaching and supervisory responsibilities for junior colleagues. Success requires commitment to learning, strong clinical judgment, effective communication, resilience, appropriate decision-making within the resident’s training scope, and adherence to residency, ACGME, Medical Board, and program deadlines and policies.

The position is at Mercy Medical Center, a 186-bed nonprofit acute-care hospital in Merced, California, offering a range of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, a cancer center, and a family birth center. The posting also includes requirements governing access to the facility’s network and confidential patient information: access and information use must be limited to contractual responsibilities and the minimum necessary; information must be protected in accordance with applicable law and Dignity Health’s Network Usage Policy; credentials must not be shared; and loss or disclosure of credentials must be reported immediately.

Requirements

• Demonstrated commitment to learning.
• Strong clinical judgment and effective communication.
• Resilience and appropriate decision-making within the scope of training.
• Adherence to program deadlines and residency, ACGME, and Medical Board policies.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – CPR certification upon hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification upon hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification upon hire.
• Advanced Life Support Obstetrics Provider (ALSO) certification upon hire.
• Quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification after hire, using facility-provided resources; outside RQI resources are not accepted for CommonSpirit Health compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional medical duties while receiving advanced training under faculty supervision.
• Develop clinical competency and contribute to patient care, education, and institutional duties.
• Exercise clinical judgment, seek supervision as required, and meticulously document patient care.
• Participate in teaching, scholarly activities, and institutional committees.
• Assume teaching and supervisory responsibilities for junior colleagues when appropriate.
• Adhere to residency, ACGME, and Medical Board requirements, including program deadlines and policies.
• Limit network information use to contractual responsibilities and the minimum necessary; protect confidential information and promptly report loss or disclosure of network credentials.

What This Job Offers

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