Physician Surgery-General - Competitive Salary

Job Description McLaren Greater Lansing is recruiting a Program Director for their General Surgery Residency in Lansing, Michigan. Minimum five years of clinical experience in General Surgery, with three years as a core faculty member in an ACGME accredited General Surgery residency program. The Program Director is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring the General Surgery residency program to ensure high quality education with a comprehensive curriculum. This individual has the authority and accountability for the operations of the program and ensuring that all training meets accreditation standards, with the assistance of the Chief Resident and Program Coordinator. The Program Director is expected to support and actively promote McLaren Health Care Corporation's mission to be the best value in health care as defined by quality outcomes and cost. Program Director will work with 15 sponsored residents, a variety of rotating residents and medical students. Approximately 50% admin, 50% clinical; there is flexibility on this. Work in brand new outpatient residency clinic located onsite at McLaren Greater Lansing. McLaren employed providers enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including CME funds, med mal insurance, health/vision/dental insurances, license/DEA reimbursement and two investment options. Responsibilities: To serve as Director of the training program with all the responsibilities which come with this title, as stated in the ACGME Program Requirements. Primarily responsible for ensuring compliance of the program (and its participants) with accreditation standards, hospital policies and procedures, State of Michigan and Federal regulations, and GME policies and procedures as established by the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), including due process and grievance procedures. Responsible for preparing and distributing the annual program description and manual. Identifies, recruits, interviews, evaluates, and recommends residency program candidates to the Department of Medical Education, via the development of a Rank List. Orients residents to the training program, as well as the requirements of the current accrediting specialty college. Required: • Minimum five years of clinical experience in General Surgery, with three years as a core faculty member in an ACGME accredited General Surgery residency program. Must be licensed to practice medicine by the State of Michigan. Must possess the required specialty expertise, as well as documented educational and administrative abilities, to carry out the responsibilities of the role and to achieve the goals and objectives of the program and acceptable to the ACGME Review Committee (RC). Current certification by the American Board of General Surgery or American Osteopathic Board of Surgery. Demonstrate clinical competency as a practicing physician. Must be, or become, a member in good standing to the McLaren Greater Lansing medical staff. Must have unrestricted credentials within the Department of General Surgery of McLaren Greater Lansing, or have the appropriate qualifications for such credentials. Preferred: • Minimum five years of clinical experience in General Surgery, with three years as a core faculty member in an ACGME accredited General Surgery residency program. Facility Highlights McLaren Greater Lansing is a tertiary teaching facility with 240 acute care beds, located in Lansing, Michigan on the southern edge of the Michigan State University campus. McLaren Greater Lansing moved to the new state-of-the-art hospital building located at the new health care campus on March 6, 2022. Among its services are a Level III Designated Trauma Center/Emergency Department, Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute, comprehensive cardiac programs, medical/surgical units, and state-of-the-art women and children’s health services including a modern birthing center. Also located at the healthcare campus is the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing and Outpatient Care Center. Residency programs are affiliated with Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, and the Statewide Campus System. Residencies include family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, anesthesiology, and obstetrics/gynecology. Fellowships are offered in cardiology, hematology/oncology, gastroenterology, and pulmonary critical care. McLaren Greater Lansing also participates in city-wide residency programs in emergency medicine, neurology, urology, psychiatry, and physical and rehabilitation medicine. McLaren Greater Lansing is a subsidiary of McLaren Health Care , a fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 14 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering approximately 640,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. Community Living Home to Michigan State University, Lansing is a robust capital city with a multitude of strong vibrant neighborhoods. The city speaks 63 different languages, boasts of New York level entertainment venues (Wharton Center and the Edythe and Eli Broad Art Museum), and offers either small town or urban city living options. As a college town, Greater Lansing draws in several amenities not available in other areas. The city has endless and diverse dining options, which includes over a dozen wineries, breweries, and distilleries, most of which have tasting rooms on-site. The Lansing Public School District is one of the largest in the state of Michigan, encompassing high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. The area also has several top-quality Charter and Private Institutions for families that seek an alternative to public schooling. For educational family activities, tour the state capitol building, visit Impression 5 Science Center, or learn about our state's history at the Michigan Historical Museum. For outdoors entertainment, head to one of Lansing's numerous parks, scenic recreational trails, gardens, and nature centers. Catch the Spartan Spirit in Lansing, Michigan!