RESPONSIBILITIES

The Program Director must administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating the residents in each of the ACGME competency areas. The Program Director must:

• oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites that participate in the program;
• approve a local director at each participating site who is accountable for resident education;
• approve the selection of program faculty as appropriate;
• evaluate program faculty and approve the continued participation of program faculty based on evaluation;
• monitor resident supervision at all participating sites;
• oversee development and execution of a comprehensive curriculum that meets the specialty requirements for training in that specialty, including overall goals and rotation-specific goals and objectives.
• oversee development and execution of a competency-based evaluation system to monitor the progress of individual residents throughout the program.
• continue implementation process of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) program
• ensure that faculty evaluates resident performance for each educational experience and documents the evaluation.
• ensure that the program completes and documents a formal systematic evaluation of the program at least annually, specifically assessing the effectiveness of the program in meeting the overall goals of training in that specialty. Ensure that the attributes of the residency program are explicitly defined: resident performance, program quality, faculty development, graduate performance.
• develop program-specific policies as discussed in the ACGME Institutional Requirements for selection, evaluation, and promotion of residents, disciplinary action, and supervision of residents.
• prepare and submit all information required and requested by the ACGME, including but not limited to the program information forms and annual program resident updates to the ADS, and ensure that the information submitted is accurate and complete;
• provide each resident with documented semiannual evaluation of performance with feedback;
• ensure compliance with grievance and due process procedures as set forth in the Institutional Requirements and implemented by the sponsoring institution;
• provide verification of residency education for all residents, including those who leave the program prior to completion;
• implement policies and procedures consistent with the institutional and program requirements for resident duty hours and the working environment, including moonlighting, and, to that end, must:
  • distribute these policies and procedures to the residents and faculty;
  • monitor resident clinical and education work hours, according to sponsoring institutional policies, with a frequency sufficient to ensure compliance with ACGME requirements;
  • adjust schedules as necessary to mitigate excessive service demands and/or fatigue; and,
  • if applicable, monitor the demands of at-home call and adjust schedules as necessary to mitigate excessive service demands and/or fatigue.
  • monitor the need for and ensure the provision of back up support systems when patient care responsibilities are unusually difficult or prolonged; create contingency plans for unexpected absences due to illness, inclement weather, bereavement, family leave, etc, and assist with communication to site directors, faculty, and trainees as needed.
  • comply with the sponsoring institution’s written policies and procedures, including those specified in the Institutional Requirements, for selection, evaluation and promotion of residents, disciplinary action, and supervision of residents;

Job Reference: GS 23736