Director of Graduate Medical Education

Director of Graduate Medical Education

This position is incentive eligible. Salary Estimate: $81,016.00 - $129,688.00 / year.

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Director of Graduate Medical Education with Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include comprehensive medical coverage, prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation. Additional options include dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, and pet insurance. We also offer free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial well-being, a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock. Family support is provided through fertility and family-building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, and event planning are available. Consumer discounts are offered through Abenity and Consumer Discounts. Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships are also provided. Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) and a colleague recognition program are available. The Time Away From Work Program includes paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence. An Employee Health Assistance Fund offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Director of Graduate Medical Education to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Director of Graduate Medical Education is responsible for maintaining oversight of the accreditation process for each individual specialty program as well as the institutional accreditation for programs in their specific hospital. In addition to accreditation matters, the role exists to direct the administrative operations and maintain appropriate oversight and daily management of all medical education programs, which may also include undergraduate medical education at the defined facility.

Program compliance with accrediting and regulatory agencies is critical to the success of the program(s). The Director of GME will make formal recommendations for improvement based on accreditation requirements for both the institutional and program accreditation. The Director of GME will assist and guide initiatives as directed by the designated institutional official or division/corporate leadership to open new residency programs.

The Director of GME may support either a single hospital campus or several campuses. At the local campus level, the Director of GME is responsible for creating and maintaining appropriate business relationships with various service lines and C-Suite personnel to educate and promote GME-related timelines and events. Items such as budgetary matters, GME staffing, and space planning should be regularly visited topics of conversation with C-Suite leaders.

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Readiness, Accreditation, and Program Development

• Supports and monitors all resident activities via the program directors and program coordinators.
• Facilitates ongoing readiness for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Annual Institutional Review by assisting in the submission of executive summaries that include action plans for oversight of and performance monitoring procedures for underperforming programs.
• Assists the designated institutional official in all correspondence with ACGME at the institutional and program levels.
• Oversees resident work hours, resident supervision, and evaluation processes that meet ACGME requirements.
• Tracks residency program citations and program action plans to address ACGME citations.
• Responsible for annual institutional WebADS program update to ACGME.
• Facilitates program letters of agreement for learners.
• Oversight of inter-institutional affiliation agreements.
• Conducts quarterly audits (internal program review) through the resident management suite (New Innovations) of each specialty area as designated by the division or corporate leadership and/or program directors.
• Develops mechanisms to ensure appropriate teaching of ACGME competencies.
• Acts as a liaison between programs and division GME leadership.
• Assists hospitals with the creation of new programs through the application building process, which may include serving as the initial program support during the application and accreditation phase.
• Facilitates onboarding, offboarding, and necessary training and orientation logistics for residents/fellows and GME staff. Works closely with HR to coordinate facility orientation for incoming trainees.
• Supervises GME program administrative staff.

Management Responsibilities

• Works closely with GME corporate leaders and collaboratively with the designated institutional official and C-Suite of the facility.
• Responsible for managing GME physician agreements with facility and division leadership.
• Assists hospitals to ensure a smooth transition for program directors, associate program directors, and core faculty into employment by HCA Healthcare.
• Develops and manages operating and capital budgets for related programs, collaborating with division GME leadership and facility CFOs.
• Supervises the daily activities of the program coordinators to ensure institutional program guidelines are satisfied.
• Responsible for performance appraisals (in coordination with the program director), discipline, scheduling, and any supervisory-related duties. Performs all needed evaluations for program coordinators. While coordinators support their individual program director(s), it is expected that the ADME serves as their supervisor for many HR and other systems responsibilities. Provides formal feedback to program coordinators.
• Identifies and develops opportunities and provides development training sessions on New Innovations essentials, leadership essentials, annual program evaluations, and other compliance areas as they pertain to residency.
• Assists in managing residents in coordination with the program director (Lawson, Kronos, eSAF, Concur, etc.).
• Identifies opportunities for education in healthcare settings to ensure compliance with hospital and ACGME regulations.
• Assists program directors with resident remediation and referrals to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and/or other external assistance programs as necessary.

Program Leadership

• Works in conjunction with the GME leadership team to create or update affiliation agreements, aggregate agreements, and assist program directors with departmental program letters of agreement between multiple institutions/departments. Also addresses legal and financial responsibilities related to residents, rotators, and medical students.
• Identifies financial support needed to maintain residency programs according to institutional requirements set forth by the ACGME.
• Creates/Streamlines efficient pathways for entrance into the organization and for external resident rotators to acquire education training in the organization’s computer system.
• Participates in strategic planning for the programs and hospital.
• Assists with policy development.
• Maintains documents relative to GMEC meetings and accreditation, and any sub-committees that may evolve.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 3 years’ experience in a graduate medical education or healthcare medical education setting. Equivalent work experience in GME may substitute degree requirement.
• Preferred: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university and 3 years’ experience in a graduate medical education setting.
• Minimum of 3 years of graduate medical education experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education is required. Management experience is preferred.

Physician Services Group is skilled in physician employment, practice, and urgent care operations. We are experts in hospitalist integration and graduate medical education. We lead more than 1,300 physician practices and 170+ urgent care centers. We are HCA Healthcare’s graduate medical education leader. We provide direction for over 260 exceptional resident and fellowship programs. We focus on carrying out value-added solutions. These solutions help physicians deliver patient-centered healthcare. We support HCA Healthcare's commitment to the care and improvement of human life.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Director of Graduate Medical Education opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Key skills/competency

• Graduate Medical Education (GME)
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• Program Development
• Healthcare Administration
• Budget Management
• Team Leadership
• Regulatory Compliance
• Physician Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Medical Education