Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director

Job Summary and Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced leader for our gastroenterology program

RESPONSIBILITIES

• 75% Clinical / 25% Academic
• Maintain ongoing certification and compliance with ACGME requirements
• Be a role model of professionalism
• Ensure the programs compliance with institutional policies and procedures and ACGME requirements
• Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education, develop and review program curricula, and monitor fellow supervision at all participating sites.
• Work with other departments and other clinical sites to develop and maintain appropriate clinical and educational rotations for the fellows and residents
• Regularly assess and promote fellow well-being while fostering an environment in which diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the forefront of fellows clinical and academic experiences
• Develop opportunities for bidirectional communication with fellows and faculty
• Oversee and facilitate faculty and fellow evaluations and performance management with feedback
• Fellow Recruitment and Selection
• GME Research / Scholarly Activity
• Program Evaluation

WHAT WE OFFER

Job Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group serving the Arizona Service Area. Covering over 45 practice sites, complementing clinical services with translational and bench research, our integrated medical group employs in excess of 300 healthcare providers throughout the valley. Dignity Health Medical Group is continuously expanding in order to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona. With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work and patients come for the best care Dignity Health Medical Group is searching for exceptional talent that is patient focused and team-oriented, who can become a part of our mission-driven organization.

Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit, one of the nation's largest health systems dedicated to advancing health for all people.

In 2017, Creighton University, St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center, Valleywise Health Medical Center, District Medical Group, and Dignity Health Medical Group entered a strategic partnership to strengthen and expand the Graduate Medical Education programs offered by each institution. The move brought together the administration of the residency and fellowship programs previously managed by each member under the Arizona Health Education Alliance, with Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix serving as the sponsoring entity. St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center and Valleywise Health Medical Center will be the primary clinical sites. Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix is dedicated to training future generations of doctors who will lead the nation in providing outstanding hospital-based, ambulatory, and subspecialty care. Our program cultivates an environment of inquiry and collaboration where physicians at all stages of their careers can maximize their personal and professional growth in the challenging discipline of Gastroenterology.

HOSPITALS

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona, that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area, is the flagship hospital of Dignity Health, and a member of CommonSpirit Health, the largest not-for-profit health system in the US. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a full-service, acute care hospital with 197 beds, located in the East Valley of metropolitan Phoenix. The not-for-profit hospital includes approximately 1,400 employees and more than 1,000 physicians representing all major specialties. Its campus is expanding with the development of the Womens and Childrens Pavilion - a joint project between Mercy Gilbert and Phoenix Childrens.

Chandler Regional Medical Center is a full-service, 429-bed acute-care and trauma level 1 hospital, with approximately 78,000 emergency department and 5,000 trauma activations annually. It is a primary stroke center, has cardiovascular and cardiac surgery services, and neurosurgery. Combined, our East Valley facilities deliver over 7,000 babies / year with growth anticipated with the opening of the Women and Childrens Pavilion.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Like its legendary namesake rising out of the ashes, the greater Phoenix area has emerged as one of the bright metropolitan areas of the 21st century. Known as the Valley of the Sun, the Phoenix area encompasses more than 20 incorporated cities, including Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Mesa. Recently, the Census Bureau named Arizonas Maricopa County, which includes the greater Phoenix metro area, the county with the nations highest annual population growth. Home to more than 4 million residents where everyone has a sunny disposition, the Phoenix area also ranks as the fifth-largest city in the United States. Phoenix is a premier destination offering the best of both worlds : a growing and diverse economy and a great place to live with more than 300 sun-filled days a year and an almost endless supply of attractions including :

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The Phoenix area is also a destination for people from all over the world to receive outstanding healthcare. This is particularly true of Dignity Healths St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center - home to the world-renown Barrow Neurological Institute and The Norton Thoracic Institute - #1 lung transplant program in the U.S. - as well as many other world-class healthcare services and teaching programs.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Alicia Edadiz, CPRP

Physician Recruiter

Physician Enterprise, Provider Recruitment

CommonSpirit Health

Alicia.Edadiz@commonspirit.org

Dignity Health is a part of CommonSpirit , one of the nation's largest health systems dedicated to advancing health for all people.

To learn more about our provider careers, please visit https : / / providers.commonspirit.careers / .

Where You'll Work

Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director and General Gastroenterology Physician

Dignity Health Medical Group - AZ | Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix

Join our dynamic team in sunny Phoenix, Arizona!

Dignity Health Medical Group - Arizona and The Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix is actively seeking an experienced gastroenterologist and physician leader to serve as the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director.

The Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program is directly accountable to the Designated Institutional Officer (DIO) at Creighton University School of Medicine- Phoenix and the Chair at the training site where they are primarily based / employed. The Program Director will be provided with the required protected, non-clinical time dedicated to administration of the program. The Fellowship is a three-year, six fellow program with initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

As a clinically active gastroenterologist, this physician leader will play a vital role in our growing gastroenterology division within Dignity Health Medical Group. Our team is committed to delivering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care, encompassing a wide array of services with continued growth into general and interventional fields. The primary clinic location is located on the campus of St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. This team practices in a 571-bed academic, Level 1 trauma, medical center and attached clinics with support from Hepatology, Liver transplant, Advanced Endoscopy Services, General Surgery, all Surgical Subspecialties, Pathology, and Radiology. Be part of an expanding team of existing Gastroenterologists with APP support within the clinic setting.

Pay Range

$209.20 - $330.38 / hour