Residency Program Director: NP/PA Education Leader

Petaluma Health Center; Petaluma (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Petaluma Health Center is seeking a Residency Program Director to lead the NP/PA Residency, supervise faculty, and guide resident selection, evaluation, and curricular development in alignment with PHC's mission.

In addition to leadership duties, the role includes providing quality primary care as a clinician, participating in strategic initiatives, and managing grant-funded program operations and reporting within PHC.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a nationally accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Minimum of five years’ experience providing primary care in a family practice setting.
• Minimum of one year previous management experience highly desirable.
• Previous teaching experience and/or strong interest in teaching.
• Faculty development fellowship or similar training highly desirable.
• Experience working in an FQHC or in community medicine highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, coordinate, integrate, and evaluate the residency program to assure attainment of program goals.
• Provide direct clinical teaching in both didactic and clinical settings.
• Lead team designing program guidelines, didactics, and residents’ schedules.
• Assist residents in achieving learning objectives in all desired areas of care and with a deep understanding of PHC’s mission and culture.
• Supervise precepting, including providing training, evaluation, and feedback for preceptors.
• Assist in establishing and coordinating clinical rotations, both within PHC and with outside agencies.
• Coordinate regular evaluation of resident progress and performance, including for post‑residency employment.
• Collaborate with operations and clinic administrators to ensure residents meet goals for number of patient visits completed during the twelve‑month program.
• Collaborate with operations and team manager to integrate residents into existing services and ensure that residents are part of the PHC clinic culture.
• Maintain program accreditation including any necessary reports or site visits.
• Create annual budget and work with health center staff to integrate budget within primary care.
• Support, apply for, and manage outside funding opportunities, including federal and state grants, and ensure timely completion of grant‑related reporting, documentation, deliverables, and compliance requirements.
• Manage relationship with collaborating academic institutions.
• Support grant‑funded residency program operations, including implementation of grant‑related program objectives, tracking of required deliverables, coordination of resident oversight during the grant period, and assistance with transition, closeout, or continuation planning if grant funding ends, changes, or is not renewed.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Communication

Education

Graduation from NP Program

Job description

Petaluma Health Center is seeking a Residency Program Director to lead the NP/PA Residency, supervise faculty, and guide resident selection, evaluation, and curricular development in alignment with PHC's mission.

In addition to leadership duties, the role includes providing quality primary care as a clinician, participating in strategic initiatives, and managing grant-funded program operations and reporting within PHC.