INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY FACULTY PHYSICIAN - OUTPATIENT in Lewes

Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

Outpatient faculty will join an innovative internal medicine residency in collaboration with the Program Director (PD) and other faculty members. You all will be part of creating and shaping the Internal Medicine residency. Under the direction of the PD for the Internal Medicine Residency, outpatient faculty members will serve as clinical leaders and resident mentors, assuring the delivery of high-quality teaching and patient care as part of a robust accredited residency. Outpatient faculty members will dedicate significant time to residency training, ensuring that all ACGME requirements are met, while providing excellent clinical care. 10% Administrative; 90% Clinical (mix of precepting with residents and direct patient care).

Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Faculty members will provide high-quality patient care in a timely, cost-efficient manner to a broad range of patients consistent with the specialty of Internal Medicine. Overall, the faculty member will spend clinical time caring for patients from their own panel and supervising resident physicians. This will be in accordance with Beebe Healthcare requirements as outlined, but not limited to, the below:
• Maintain board certification through regular CME activities and board examinations.
• Maintains personal panel of patients and provides supervision to the resident physicians in the outpatient clinical setting(s).
• Proficient in common procedures within the scope of Internal Medicine.
• Participates in weekend call activities for the practice and residency.
• Uses resources (referrals and testing) and treatment appropriate to practice philosophy.
• Engages in all practice policies/procedures including QI projects.
• Resident Physician Education: The faculty member will spend time participating in the training and education of resident physicians within the standards as expected by the ACGME and includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• Serves as a role model by precepting and seeing patients in the Internal Medicine Outpatient Practice.
• Attends conferences regularly and presents lectures regularly throughout the year.
• Required to participate in developing and in assessing required and elective curriculum design.
• Serves as an advisor to assigned resident physicians, ensuring evaluations and problem solving as per residency policy.
• Completes required evaluation of resident physicians in office setting.
• Assist with the recruiting, interviewing, selection, and ranking of prospective resident physicians during recruitment season.
• Participates in Scholarly Activity projects with resident physicians.
• Other Duties: Faculty members may perform other duties at discretion of program director that are designed to enhance the program:
• Involvement in the community.
• Serving on other committees/representing the program in national, state, and local organizations.

Qualifications

• AOA or ABMS board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Current or ability to obtain, medical licensure in the state of Delaware and appropriate medical staff appointment.
• Documented clinical, educational and administrative experience.
• Demonstration of professional behaviors that allow the outpatient faculty to serve as a role model.
• Demonstrate values and behaviors consistent with Beebe Healthcare's values and behaviour standards.