Physician - Core Faculty - Internal Medicine Clinic - Guaranteed Salary - 8+ weeks off

Benefis Heath System; Great Falls (MT); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 weeks paid time off

Generous sign-on/relocation bonus

$5,000 CME funding

Retirement match + 457b program

Paid malpractice

Job summary

Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana is seeking a qualified Internal Medicine physician to teach and precept residents. This role involves enhancing the curriculum, mentoring, and guiding residents through various quality improvement projects. Ideal candidates value high-quality patient care.

Offering competitive compensation, 8 weeks paid time off, and robust community support through outdoor activities and cultural programs. Benefis is recognized as one of the best places to work in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Qualified Internal Medicine candidates should have recent outpatient experience.
• Teaching experience is strongly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Teach and precept internal medicine residents in their continuity clinic.
• Work on enhancing curriculum, mentoring and didactic presentations.
• Participate on IM residency program committees.
• Guide residents on ambulatory quality improvement projects.
• Teach ambulatory-based procedures.
• Assist with residency applicant recruitment.

Skills

Teaching experience

Outpatient experience

Education

Internal Medicine qualification

Job description

Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Position details

• Teach and precept internal medicine residents (40 total in program) in their continuity clinic, creating an effective learning environment with open communication.
• Work with the PD and APDs on enhancing curriculum, mentoring, didactic presentations, in addition to participation in scholarly activities and promotion of resident wellness.
• Participate on IM residency program committees (program evaluation and/or clinical competency committees)
• Participate in and guide residents on ambulatory quality improvement projects
• Teach ambulatory based procedures (joint injection, I&D, WWE, biopsy)
• Assist with the residency applicant recruitment process including reviewing applications and conducting interviews.
• Full time, or reduced FTE based on preferences

Additional information

• Qualified Internal Medicine candidates should have recent outpatient experience with a strong desire to provide high quality, evidence-based patient care to the future generation of Internal Medicine physicians. Teaching experience is strongly preferred but not required.
• This residency program is under the Opti-West Graduate Medical Education Consortium which is affiliated with the Touro University Medical Schools.

How we support you

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries + productivity and performance bonuses
• 8 weeks paid time off (6 PTO, 2 CME)
• Generous sign‑on / relocation bonus
• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program
• Paid malpractice + tail
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues
• J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration council

Why we stand out

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures
• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure
• Over 460 employed physicians and advanced practice providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• Native American programs designed to ensure patients and their families receive care that is culturally sensitive, respectful, and supportive of their unique needs and traditions.
• International airport with direct flights to: DEN, SLC, SEA, ORD, LAS and PHX

Community Information

Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

About Benefis Health System

Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation. We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years. Benefis covers ¼ of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.

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