Associate Program Director needed for new Internal Medicine Residency in Pacific Northwest

The Associate Program Director-IM (APD-IM) is responsible for supporting the clinical operations, educational strategies, and administration of an Internal Medicine Residency program. The APD-IM’s primary responsibility is to support the Program Director, providing additional physician leadership to residents and faculty and assuming the Director’s responsibilities when the Director is absent. The APD-IM’s time will be split between dedicated program administration, evaluation, teaching, precepting, and scholarship, and providing direct patient care. This is a leadership role requiring a physician with strong clinical, educational, and administrative skills and credentials. Work situations are varied, requiring analysis of information related to a variety of clinical, operational, and strategic areas, the use of discretion and good judgment in decision-making, strong leadership, organizational, and managerial skills.

This position is a core member of the residency leadership team and will begin at 0.5 FTE, with an anticipated transition to 1.0 FTE in June 2027.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Demonstrates the MultiCare values of respect, integrity, stewardship, excellence, collaboration, kindness, and joy

• Adheres to MultiCare policies, guidelines and procedures

• Participates in the clinical & educational leadership of the faculty team

• Models exemplary professionalism at all times

• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director

Education

• Trains and mentors residents and medical students in both outpatient and inpatient settings

• Participates in the regular evaluation of residents and students

• Works with other faculty to develop program curriculum

• Works collaboratively with team members to create a culture of excellence, professionalism, and scholarly focus

• Participates in the recruitment of new residents

• Engages in individual and team scholarly activities

Clinical Care

• Ensures comprehensive primary care for a patient panel, including risk assessment, preventive care, and management of chronic conditions

• Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions using evidence-based guidelines

• Refers to specialists appropriately

• Participates in hospital rounding and clinic coverage for colleagues per departmental guidelines

• Participates in after-hours call coverage per departmental guidance

• Timely and accurate documentation, inclusive of direct patient encounters and asynchronous care

• Leads a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care

Requirements

• Unrestricted Washington State medical license by the time of employment

• At least 1 yr experience teaching in a residency/fellowship environment (GME), preferably in a physician-leadership role

• Physician leadership/administrative experience preferred

• Board certified & clinically active in Internal Medicine

• DEA, NPI & state prescriptive authority by the time of employment

• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers certification by the American Heart Association