Chief Resident Physician Job Opening

Job Summary:
Chief Resident position is a one-year experience that offers a unique blend of education, patient care, advocacy, and administration with heavy emphasis on teaching outpatient and inpatient medicine in a clinical context. Under Program Director supervision, at a Junior Faculty capacity, The Chief Resident performs as a Leader, Mentor, Administrator, Educator, & Counselor for an ACGME accredited training program. Serves as a guiding leader to a group of early physicians through a year of intense professional growth. Supports the accredited program in its Administrative, Operational, & Recruitment responsibilities.
Essential Responsibilities:

LEADERSHIP & ACADEMIC TEACHING OF RESIDENT(S) & MEDICAL STUDENT(S): Mentor for PGY1, PGY2, PGY3, & Medical Students.
Round with inpatient teams independently of staff physicians.
Staff & Co-Sign Intern(s) & Resident(s) notes.
Serves as liaison between the residents and the administration.
Provide career guidance to residents i.e. applications, fellowship training, networking.
Serves as a barometer of morale in the residency program.
Leadership involvement in new program improvements initiatives/workflows.
Introduce KP quality/performance improvement initiatives to residents & follow up on healthcare performance metrics.
Involvement in various campus-wide committees directly affecting the Training Program.
Involvement in community health/wellness outreach, free clinic(s).
Organize and promote quarterly panel management projects, if applicable.
Participate, precept & mentor Resident/Medical Student during inpatient & outpatient settings.
Continuity Clinic
Organize & facilitate Onboarding/Orientation of Residents, Rotating Residents, & Medical Students to Inpatient & Outpatient settings i.e. critical care, nursery units, ambulatory clinics.
Organize and lead morning report conferences.
Schedule and facilitate Journal Club.
Organize and lead medical student outpatient didactics.
Organize outpatient educational didactics.
Schedule resident research/scholarly activity presentations.
Coordination of Training Sites (coordinate resident rotations at off-site community services, clinics, non-KP LAMC sites, & non-KP hospitals).
Performance Evaluations: Resident and Medical Students.
Board Review Series (Participate in Lecture Series).
ADMINISTRATIVE: Educational/curriculum deployment.
Organize medical student schedules.
Create, Organize & Maintenance of Resident Block Rotation Schedule.
Approval of Resident Vacation Requests.
Create, Organize, maintenance of Resident Call Schedules.
Create, Organize, maintenance of Resident Sick Call & Jeopardy Coverage.
Creation of Noon Conference Schedule.
Coordinate procedural simulations.
Coordinate with other training programs to create unified schedule.
Schedule Management: Holidays, Retreat Coverage, Graduation Dinner Coverage.
Oversight of Continuity Clinic conflicts due to vacation, cancellations, make-ups, etc.
Resident Work Hours Monitoring (In conjunction with PD and GME Office).
Medical Record/Delinquent Dictation Notifications.
RECRUITMENT: Organize, lead & participate: Arrange Lunch, Tour Schedule, Recruitment Socials.
Participate in Recruitment Interviews.
Organize & Participate New Intern Orientation, EPIC/Health Connect Training.
Lead program & hospital tour for applicants.
Coordinate Housestaff Feedback Meeting.
Attend Intern Selection Committee Meetings.
Support program overview presentation by Program Director.
PATIENT CARE: Weekly Continuity Clinic Duties.
Inpatient Attending Duties.
Manage Personal Inbox and monitor In-Basket Management by Residents.
Coordinate Resident Inbox coverage schedules.
Mentor at MSFC Free Clinic.
Basic Qualifications: Experience

N/A
Education

• MD/DO Degree
• Completion of ACGME accredited specialty care training program.

License, Certification, Registration

• Doctor of Medicine License (California)

• Drug Enforcement Administration Registration

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• NRP Certification (if applicable)
• PALS Certification (if applicable)

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A