Internal Medicine Residency Faculty

Bon Secours Mercy Health; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site pharmacy and lab

Opportunities for virtual visits

Professional development activities

Job summary

A prominent health system in Ohio seeks an experienced physician for an academic outpatient faculty role. The position emphasizes mentoring residents and managing a private patient panel, with responsibilities split between clinical education and patient care. Ideal candidates will have significant outpatient experience and a commitment to teaching within a comprehensive residency program. This role offers a collaborative environment focusing on high-quality patient care and education in Toledo, Ohio.

Qualifications

• Significant outpatient clinical experience required.
• Prior experience in academic medicine is preferred.
• Strong mentoring and teaching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and supervise residents in the outpatient clinic.
• Deliver high-quality teaching during patient interactions.
• Manage a small outpatient private patient panel.

Skills

Mentoring

Teaching

Clinical skills

Education

Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

Job description

Experienced Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician | Academic Outpatient Faculty Role

Mercy Health is seeking a dedicated and experienced physician to join our academic faculty team. We remain open to recruiting an Internal Medicine physician and are also now open to considering an experienced Family Medicine physician for an outpatient-focused role. This position is not suited for new graduates and requires extensive clinical experience. The role offers a meaningful blend of clinical education and patient care responsibilities, with a primary focus on resident precepting and a limited private patient panel. The position includes approximately 80% precepting and 20% direct patient care, with no call coverage required at this time.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Education and Precepting (80%)

• Resident Supervision: Mentor and supervise residents in the outpatient clinic, providing guidance and support during patient encounters.
• Teaching and Evaluation: Deliver high-quality teaching during patient interactions, conduct comprehensive evaluations of residents, and contribute to curriculum development.
• Lectures and Mentoring: Serve as core faculty by providing lectures, mentoring residents, and evaluating medical students.
• Curriculum Development: Actively participate in the development and enhancement of the residency curriculum.

Patient Care (20%)

• Private Patient Panel: Manage a small outpatient private patient panel, ensuring high standards of compassionate, patient-centered care and maintaining accurate and timely medical records.
• Clinical Metrics: Ensure key performance metrics are met while delivering exceptional care.

Administrative Duties

• Faculty and Operational Meetings: Attend faculty and provider operational council meetings.
• Faculty Development: Participate in ongoing faculty development activities.
• Recruitment and Policy: Assist with recruitment efforts and contribute to the development of clinical policies and procedures.

Additional Responsibilities

• Residency Committees: Participate in residency-required committees, lectures, and recruitment efforts.
• Back-Up Call: While residents cover primary call duties, occasional backup call coverage may be required.

Qualifications

• Education: Board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Experience: Significant outpatient clinical experience required; prior experience in academic medicine and residency training is preferred.
• Skills: Strong mentoring and teaching abilities, excellent clinical skills, and the ability to balance educational and patient care responsibilities.

Additional Information

• On-site pharmacy and lab.
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) available a few days a week. Opportunities for virtual visits and eVisits are available at the provider's discretion.
• Day-to-day responsibilities include a combination of resident precepting, private patient care, and participation in didactic sessions.

This is a three-year, ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency program with continued accreditation. We are currently approved to accept 12 residents per year. Mercy Health has a long history of graduate medical education, and the Internal Medicine residency program has been established since 2006. The program emphasizes comprehensive training in ambulatory and inpatient general Internal Medicine, as well as its subspecialties. Upon completion, residents are well prepared for academic careers, community-based Internal Medicine practice, or further subspecialty training.

Many faculty members are actively involved in research across a variety of medical disciplines. Major research areas include infectious disease, respiratory disease, and sleep medicine.

Our Services

• Highest designations to treat obstetrical, newborn, and trauma patients
• Comprehensive Women's Service
• Nationally recognized Heart Center
• Nationally recognized Pediatric Diabetes Program
• Comprehensive Cancer Centers
• The region's first dedicated hospital-based Palliative Care Unit
• Complete neuroscience and neurological services for adults and children
• Comprehensive Critical Care Transportation system, including five air ambulances (Life Flight) and seven mobile intensive care units
• Premier provider of medical education programs, including allopathic and osteopathic residencies and Mercy College
• Highly acclaimed Occupational Health Services
• Home Care services
• Outpatient laboratory, radiology, and surgical services
• Mercy Centers for Health Promotion
• Sleep Disorder Centers
• Comprehensive interdisciplinary acute inpatient rehabilitation unit
• Extensive array of community health programs

A culturally vibrant and affordable city, Toledo is home to a nationally renowned art museum and zoo, the Toledo Symphony, and the historic Valentine Theatre. The community is also home to the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, who play at Fifth Third Field, recognized as one of the top minor league baseball stadiums in the country. Toledo also offers an ECHL hockey team, NCAA sports at the University of Toledo, and an annual LPGA golf tournament. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy close proximity to Lake Erie, while families appreciate excellent schools and affordable housing. With 33 colleges and universities within a 60-mile radius and easy access to Ann Arbor, Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit, Toledo offers an exceptional quality of life.

About Mercy Health

Mercy Health is the largest health system in Ohio and the state's fourth-largest employer, with more than 33,500 employees serving communities throughout Ohio and in Kentucky. Mercy Health provided care for patients more than 6.8 million times in 2016. The system includes assets of $6.8 billion and more than 500 care sites, including 23 hospitals, eight senior living communities, five hospice programs and seven home health agencies. Its clinically integrated network, Mercy Health Select, coordinates more effective and efficient care for more than 200,000 patients, saving money for taxpayers through the Medicare Shared Savings program. In keeping with its Mission to improve the health of its communities, Mercy Health provides more than $1 million per day in community benefit services.

For more information, visit www.mercy.com or connect with Mercy Health on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Twitter (LivingMercyHlth).

About Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center

Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo's first hospital, offers you the high-quality health care you need and the compassion you deserve. Our expert doctors, nurses and caregivers are committed to helping you be well in mind, body and spirit. Through advanced treatments and cutting-edge technology, we've been making lives better and health care easier for the Toledo area since 1885.

Awards and Recognition

• Received the highest level of accreditation in stroke care with the Joint Commission's Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Center accreditation.
• Diabetes Education self-management program receives American Diabetes Association recognition for meeting national standards for diabetes education programs.
• Re-certified at the highest level of trauma care as a level 1 trauma care center and Mercy Health - Children's Hospital as a level 2 by the Committee of Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
• Weight Management Solutions and St. Vincent Medical Center received a designation by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
• The Women's Health Physicians and Midwives were recognized as a best practice by the American College of Nurse-Midwives achieving the \"Triple Aim\" ranking recognizing improvements in the patient experience and health while reducing patient cost.
• Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center received accreditation for their pediatric residency program.