Family Medicine Opening in Altoona, PA
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Family Practice-Without OB
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/06/24
**Family Med - Residency Program Director opening - Altoona, PA**
Located 98m to Pittsburgh
**Position Details**
- Full-time, permanent
- 8-8-8 family medicine residency program
- Seeking a new program director to lead long-time, well-established, residency program in the setting of the retirement of their current program director.
- Group will graduate their 47th class of residents in 2023
**Position Specifications:**
- Requires administrative, patient care, scholarly activity, teaching, and leadership responsibilities.
- Oversee the high-quality educational curriculum of the family medicine residency program
- Oversee ACGME accreditation process with ongoing maintenance of certification and compliance with ACGME requirements for training
- Administrative supervision of multiple offices including the main office in Altoona PA, the rural office, Williamsburg Practice, Womens Health and Wellness Center, the Pregnancy Care Center, Pregnancy Recovery Center, and the Juniata College Student Health Center
- Collaborate with the transitional year residency and the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship program directors in the supervision of those programs
- Commitment to osteopathic medicine education with oversight of the osteopathic program director and osteopathic recognition for both the family medicine residency and the transitional year residency
- Oversee interview, selection, and advancement of residents in addition to the mentoring and development of residents, staff, and faculty physicians
*0.8 Administrative/0.2 Patient Care; OB not required for this role*
**Requirements**
- Must be board certified through ABFM or AOBFP
- Minimum of 5 years as family medicine residency faculty
- Minimum of 2 years as family medicine leadership role (program director, associate program director, site director) or leadership training such as NIPPD.
**Compensation/Benefits**
- Relocation assistance
- Sign-on bonus- Malpractice insurance provided
- 5 Weeks PTO
- 12 days $5,000 CME allowance
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, life, vision and disability insurance
- Retirement plan with employer match
**About the Group**
- 400-bed regional tertiary health care system for residents in central Pennsylvania
- Joint Commission certified thrombectomy capable stroke center with 24/7 care and a renowned interventional neurology program
- Other signature services include Level ll Trauma Center, Cancer Center, Heart & Vascular Institute, Womens
- 400 primary care and specialty credentialed physicians on medical staff
- A patient safety grade in Leapfrogs most recent hospital safety survey
- 4-star quality hospital, as rated by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS).
- HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence award recipient by the American College of Cardiology.
**About the Community:**
- You can choose to live in the Altoona/Hollidaysburg area or State College (hometown of Penn State University's main campus). Both communities offer safe and enriching environments to enjoy work/life balance
- Located in the Altoona/Blair County/Central Pennsylvania region
- Very reasonable cost of living
- Excellent school systems
- Abundant cultural amenities including theatre, symphony, minor league baseball, transportation history, festivals, Big10 sports and national touring performing artists
- Centrally located with easy access to larger, neighboring cities. Between 40 minutes to 4.5 hours to major cities including Pittsburgh, State College, Philadelphia, DC, and NYC.
- Mountains to climb and ski, rivers and lakes to paddle and fish, trails and roadways to bike, numerous golf courses, tennis and pickle ball courts right here!
- Everything you need within a 15-minute drive no rush hour traffic, no parking fees