Continuity Clinic Director for Community Internal Medicine Residency Program

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Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join BJC Medical Group at Missouri Baptist Medical Center located in the highly sought after St. Louis County. Missouri Baptist Medical Center is a highly ranked community hospital dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and fostering a supportive learning environment. We are excited to announce the opportunity for a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician to join our team and contribute to the development of a new residency program and academic community medicine program.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Internal Medicine Physician with a strong background in curriculum development, outpatient academic medicine, and leadership experience. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in establishing an overseeing our new residency program, which will include an outpatient practice located in a state-of-the-art clinic facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Curriculum Development: Design and implement a comprehensive curriculum for the new residency program, ensuring alignment with best practices in outpatient academic medicine and current educational standards.
• Clinical Leadership: Provide exemplary patient care in our new outpatient clinic, supervising and mentoring typically three residents per attending
• Educational Experience: Foster a culture of continuous learning and academic excellence. Develop and deliver educational content, conduct clinical teaching and evaluate resident performance.
• Program Development: Lead efforts to build and expand the residency program and community medicine initiative, including recruitment, program structure and community engagement.

Qualifications:

• Board Certification: Board Certified in Internal Medicine
• Experience: Proven experience in outpatient medicine and preferred curriculum development and ambulatory clinic leadership.
• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership and mentoring skills preferred to guide and inspire residents.
• Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with academic institutions and healthcare professionals.

Position & Compensation/Benefit Highlights:

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm schedule.
• $275,000 - $300,000 Salary
• 36 patient facing contact hours
• CME Allowance
• Signing Bonus
• Student Loan Reimbursement
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Malpractice and Tail Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• EPIC EMR

Community Highlights:

St. Louis offers a host of attractions and activities that include the nationally recognized St. Louis Zoo, Forest Park, The Muny, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Busch Stadium, Scottrade Center, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, The City Museum, St. Louis Art Museum, Peabody Opera house, Fox Theatre, Chaifetz Arena, The Hill, Union Station, and more!

• Fantastic sports culture with both the 2019 Stanley Cup winning Blues and the multi-year World Series winning Cardinals
• Features ample fine-dining, vegan friendly restaurants, gluten free friendly eateries, wineries, and microbreweries
• Low cost-of-living with a healthy and balanced real estate market in a major metropolitan area
• Access to great public and private schools
• Family-friendly communities: safe, inviting, and great for kids
• Direct access to Lambert International Airport via public transportation

Overview

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician-led organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with top-ranked hospitals in the Midwest region.

Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to extraordinary care in over 145 locations and over 25 specialties in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas. Our providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction, quality health care, and improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The physician will provide professional medical services within the practicing Specialty to the best of physician's ability through direct patient care and spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical records, providing MyChart consultations and inbasket management, conducting patient-specific education and collaborating with advanced practice providers and care team members.

Responsibilities

Manages the medical care of patient panel by providing or otherwise arranging for inpatient hospital care of physician's patients, either through regular hospital rounds, making arrangements with one or more hospitalist(s) or other qualified physician to provide coverage for physician's hospitalized patients consistent with Medical Staff requirements.

Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the care team to ensure excellent patient care outcomes at the clinic location(s) designated by BJC and any other BJC clinical outreach location to which physician may be assigned as patient care demands.

Performs and documents medical histories and physicals in the patient's medical record as required by hospital medical staff bylaws.

Provides or arranges for call coverage for clinic patients and inpatient call coverage in a manner acceptable to BJC and in accordance with Medical Staff bylaws, while observing and following all BJC policies and procedures and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.

Collaborates and teaches advanced practice providers, support staff or any care team member assigned in the care of physician's patient panel.

BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Doctorate

- Medicine

Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

BOARD ELIGIBLE OR BOARD

Licensed Physician

Preferred Requirements

Experience

2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan /403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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