GME Residency Program Coordinator

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is seeking a Residency Program Coordinator for the Sports Medicine Fellowship to coordinate daily administrative operations, onboarding, contract management, and compliance with accreditation standards. This role partners with Dignity Health Arizona GME programs to support graduate medical education in the East Valley.

The coordinator will help ensure smooth program operations, assist with budget processes, and act as liaison to residents and faculty, promoting a

Qualifications

• Five years of relevant experience.
• High School Diploma (minimum) – required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in related field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate survivorship of the Sports Medicine Fellowship residency program.
• Onboard and provision residents; manage contracts and program requirements.
• Facilitate governance activities and meeting coordination (CCC/PEC).
• Maintain program files and policies; prepare reports for GME and accrediting bodies.
• Monitor resident logs, attendance, and scholarly activity; escalate concerns to leadership.

Skills

Program coordination

GME liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Residency Program Coordinator, your role is crucial in the coordination of the Sports Medicine Fellowship residency program.

Every day you will assist in function-specific specialized administrative tasks to support the program and is critical to enhancing the resident experience. The program coordinator will ensure compliance with all residency requirements by coordinating the following tasks: onboarding and provisioning, contract management, maintenance of program requirements, coordination with other services, overall medical education meeting coordination, verifications, and special event coordination. This role will work in partnership with all Dignity Health Arizona residency programs and sites to promote graduate medical education collaboration in the East Valley community.

To be successful in this role, you will review and ensure compliance and implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and specialty/subspecialty board policies and requirements.

Responsibilities Include:

• Collaborates with Program Director and faculty in the development of program curriculum, including integration
  and evaluation of core competencies into all educational activities to meet the accrediting body requirements.
• Serve as program liaison for residents; evaluate morale and respond to concerns, connecting with GME resources.
• Act as program's main liaison for key stakeholders (internal and external).
• Serve as a member of, develop agendas, take minutes, and implement decision and actions for residency committees (e.g., Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), Program Evaluation Committee (PEC)).
• Oversee residency program budget and serve as a key member in finalizing and submitting the Annual Program Evaluation to GME office.
• Review, update and implement program-specific policies and maintain program files.
• Compile data and prepare/submit reports for Program Director, GME office, accrediting bodies, and other organizations.
• Manages the training academic year life cycle from recruitment to graduation for each program and each trainee individually.
• Assists with necessary modifications to training schedule as needed.
• Track and monitor: Resident procedure logs and alert Program Director of deficiencies; conference attendance; faculty scholarly activity; faculty development.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma Graduate General Studies
• Five (5) years of relevant experience

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in related field

Where You'll Work

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is a 198 bed non-profit facility providing quality health care to patients and communities in and around Gilbert, Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health which operates 139 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.