Physician - Family Medicine Job in Valparaiso , Indiana

Family Medicine Residency Program Director | One Hour From Chicago

Profession

Physician

Specialty

Family Medicine

Job Description

Northwest Health is seeking a program director for our ACGME accredited Family Medicine Program. We welcome six residents per year into our comprehensive program. The ideal candidate will have a passion for medical education and training residents combined with a strong focus and commitment to ensuring patient care remains a priority.

Northwest Indiana will provide you with the opportunity to balance a great quality of life with a fulfilling practice. You can follow a day at the beach or hiking the dunes with a special dinner in downtown Chicago! Also enjoy the physician friendly state of Indiana related to malpractice concerns. https://www.nwhealthporter.com/

Primary Responsibilities:

Approximately 50% administration and 50% clinical.
Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education is maintained
Establish strategic direction of the program, its standards, quality, and reputation of the Family Medicine Residency program as followed by faculty and residents.
Residency program practice management, overall residency operations, and resident oversight.
Program recruitment, interviews, and selection of residents.
Recruit and oversee faculty and clinical rotations
Maintain ongoing clinical activity in Family Medicine, consistent with ACGME guidelines.
Teach residents through clinical and didactic work.

Requirements:

Documented educational and/or administrative experience required
Board certified in Family Medicine
Clinically practicing physician
Experience in graduate medical education required
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to effectively deal with a broad range of people and personalities.

Opportunity Includes:

Hospital Employed Physician Opportunity
Family-oriented community resulting in great quality of life
Comprehensive Benefits Package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance and investment opportunities available.
Generous PTO, promoting a healthy work/life balance.
Applicants may be eligible for: Sign-On Bonus, Relocation Assistance, and/or Loan Repayment

Indiana is ‘physician friendly’, offering physicians a safe place to practice through malpractice tort reform.

To learn more, please email your CV to Sylvia Moyle at Sylvia_Moyle@chs.net

About Northwest Health - Porter

Northwest Health is a regional healthcare network of 3 hospitals and an extensive medical group. Our integration provides patients access to quality clinical knowledge and advanced treatment options and technology. Our hospitals are located in a progressive family oriented community. We are 50 miles from Chicago, 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes State Park and National Lakeshore, and 30 miles from the resort communities of Michigan. Housing and living expenses are ranked among the lowest in the nation. Northwest Health is located in the ‘physician friendly’ State of Indiana with a long-standing history of tort reform. Visit our website at www.NWHealthIN.com and www.nwmedicalgroup.com .

Job ID: 47383
Employment Type: Full Time
Accepts J-1 Waivers: No
Accepts H-1b Visas: No

Location Description

Northwest Health - Porter, located in Valparaiso, Indiana boasts 271 private rooms, advanced technology, and an innovative patient-centered design philosophy. Northwest Health - Porter, its outlying centers and the adjacent 60,000 square foot Medical Plaza is committed to medical excellence and patient centered care.

Porter's inpatient and ambulatory programs are accredited by Joint Commission and continue to be recognized nationally in multiple areas including award winning centers of excellence by American Heart Association, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the Leapfrog Group on quality and clinical safety practices; HealthGrades, the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and most recently, became the first in Indiana to receive full Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC), an Institute of the American College of Cardiology.

A full continuum of specialized services are available, including Emergency/Trauma, Cardiology, Primary Care/Family Medicine, Oncology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care, Orthopedics (including a Joint Replacement Center and Spine Center), and Acute and Outpatient Rehabilitation.

Northwest Health - Porter hosts a team of experienced caregivers in the family-centered Women and Children’s Pavilion. Longest-running NICU in northwest Indiana is onsite. The NICU admits infants of any gestation and weight. C-sections are performed in the delivery unit for convenience and safety of patients. Skin-to-skin delivery is offered in the C-Section suite.

The communities within Porter County offer a unique blend of lifestyles from rural to metropolitan to suburban…to in-between! Valparaiso is conveniently located 45 miles from Chicago, 35 miles from the resort communities of Michigan, and 15 miles from the breathtaking Indiana Dunes State Park. The education system provides excellent public and private schools, as well as universities and colleges. Indiana ranks among the lowest housing and living expenses in the nation!

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