The Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - St. Joseph Internal Medicine Residency Program is pleased to announce one opening for its outpatient chief resident position for the 2024-2025 academic year.

We opened our doors to our first intern class in June 2023. As chief resident in a new program, you will have the unique opportunity to help build and shape our program. Becoming a chief resident in our program is a highly rewarding experience that allows you to make a meaningful impact on both students and residents, hone your teaching and leadership skills, and to think creatively on how to grow a new residency program. You will be challenged from an academic and leadership perspective.

At the time of your chief resident year we will have 26 internal medicine residents. We are nestled in the heart of downtown Tacoma, WA, and offer a highly competitive salary and leadership opportunities. Our current structure is a 1.0 FTE split between clinical and administrative duties.

There are 5 dimensions of a chief resident you will be asked to participate in:

1.Scheduling, planning, and facilitating individual resident and educational conferences

2.Participating in recruitment activities for our next class of physicians

3.Planning, teaching, and implementing our primary care curriculum

4.Precepting in our outpatient internal medicine clinic as an attending physician

5.Participating in quality improvement, patient safety, and/or scholarly activities with residents

Requirements include:

• graduated from an Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Board eligible/certified (ABIM)

We are looking for applicants who model our 3 core values: humility, drive, and resilience. These core values allow us to create a culture of accountability and “consistency of work.” I assure you that becoming a part of our growing program will help develop you as both an individual and physician educator.

I look forward to talking more with you. If you are interested, please email me at [Register to View] style="font-weight: [Register to View] style="font-weight: 400;"> with your CV and contact information.

Joey Parker, DO, FACP

Program Director, St. Joseph Internal Medicine Residency

Hospital Medicine, St. Joseph Medical Center

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Placement of new hires will be in the listed range based on factors such as education, training, and experience. The compensation amounts listed may also include productivity, quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position and FTE status.

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Full-Time Status:

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you and your family with benefits that include medical/dental/vision/pharmacy, FSA, retirement plans, life insurance, time away, well-being programs, and more!

Per Diem Status: Includes malpractice coverage and eligibility to contribute to our 401(k) plan.