Internal Medicine opening in Modesto, CA
Saint Louis, MO, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Modesto, California, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
10/29/24
Internal Medicine - Site Director physician opening in California
- Located in Modesto, CA
- Full-time, permanent position
- BE/BC by the American Board of Internal Medicine
About the position:
- Supervise residents and medical students in the outpatient continuity clinic
- Create an effective ambulatory practice, balancing educational, service, and patient needs
- Develop processes that teach residents cost effective medicine through programs to manage pharmaceutical costs, document/code/bill correctly, consult appropriately, and time management
- Continually revise and implement ambulatory curriculum by identifying and expanding ambulatory learning experiences to provide a balanced education in ambulatory medicine
- Complete resident and student evaluations as assigned by the program/department
- Mentor resident physicians
- Participate in resident morning report on weekdays when patient care activities allow
- Participate in curriculum development with the Residency program
- Advises and assists in resident evaluation
- Completes faculty evaluations of residents in a timely manner
- Evaluate physician residents, using competency-based/milestone evaluations via direct observation and other relevant evaluation methods
- Respect the ACGME limits on resident work hours, paying close attention to signs of fatigue and sleep deprivation in individuals and intervening as appropriate.
- Serve as general medicine attending physician of record or consultant for patients in the outpatient clinic
- Perform or supervise the performance of patient care services to include history-physical examinations and reports, clinic visit notes and evaluations, and similar services that are customarily performed in an outpatient general medicine clinic
- Develop the schedule for the Clinic attending physicians
- Direct provider and medical care team meetings
About the area:
- Close proximity to the Bay Area but dramatically lower cost of living
- Short driving distance to Yosemite, wine country, Lake Tahoe, Monterey
- Centrally located with quick access to skiing, hiking, surfing, and entertainment venues of various types
- Rapidly growing communities
- Excellent school options
- Average of 260 days of sunshine annually