Designated Institutional Officer (DIO)

Prime Healthcare; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Prime Healthcare is seeking a Designated Institutional Official (DIO) to oversee graduate medical education across assigned markets. You will ensure accreditation, regulatory compliance, and financial viability while coordinating with residents, faculty, and teaching sites.

You will lead program development, monitor AIR/CLER activities, and collaborate with executive leadership to align education goals with Prime’s strategic vision. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Education, Health Care, or equivalent experience.
• Five (5) years of experience in Graduate Medical Education.
• Two or more years of hospital and leadership experience preferred.
• Knowledge of AIR, CLER, self-studies and data management.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written skills; leadership abilities; proficiency with MS Office.
• Experience with New Innovations residency management system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain educational quality and accreditation standards for GME.
• Serve as liaison between ACGME, residents/fellows, teaching faculty, GME Office and sites.
• Develop, establish and oversee residency programs in assigned market.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and achieve operational/financial goals.
• Collaborate with CUSM to advance medical education goals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & written communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Business, Education, Health Care

Tools

New Innovations

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 54 hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in 15 states providing more than 3.0million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with over 60,000 employees and physicians. Twenty-one of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

Responsibilities

The Designated Institutional Official (DIO), is responsible for maintaining the educational quality, financial viability, administrative/academic structure, accreditation standards and other regulatory requirements for graduate medical education (GME). The position functions as a liaison between the ACGME and the residents/fellows, teaching faculty, GME Office, departments/caregivers internal to the hospital, and institutions serving as outside teaching sites for residents and fellows. The DIO should also be knowledgeable about health care compliance and regulatory requirements, and demonstrate abilities in areas of financial analysis, strategic planning, decision making, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Responsible for developing, establishing, and overseeing all residency programs in assigned market, to ensure clinical excellence, fulfillment of all accreditation standards as well as operational and financial goals.Responsible for developing clinical programs to support residency and medical education goals and may collaborate with CUSM to forward medical education goals. Will also contribute to Prime’s overall vision and strategy for medical education across all residency programs.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Master’s degree in Business, Education, Health Care, or equivalent experience required.
• Five (5) years of experience in Graduate Medical Education, and two or more years of hospital and leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the ACGME institutional responsibilities such as the Annual Institutional Review (AIR), CLER activities, institutional self-studies, and residency program evaluation and data management collection.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written skills, proven leadership abilities, and computer skills with programs such as Microsoft Office, Excel, and Power Point.
• Must be able to work collaboratively with executive/physician leadership, program coordinators, hospital personnel, and institutions of higher learning to develop/maintain collegial relationships and teamwork.
• Experience with electronic residency management systems such as New Innovations is preferred.

Pay Transparency

Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $172,640 to $250,036 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf