Family Medicine Residency Program- Core Faculty

CCI Health Services’ mission is to deliver high quality, accessible care to our community members, leading the way to a more equitable health care system for everyone.

POSITION SUMMARY:  Core faculty members within the Family Medicine Residency Program will have a significant role in the education and supervision of resident physicians and will devote a significant portion of their entire effort to resident education and/or administration, and must, as a component of their activities, teach, evaluate, and provide formative feedback to resident physicians.

KEY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate commitment to the delivery of safe, equitable, high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care.
• Examine, diagnose, and treat patients of all ages and stages in life as is appropriate in the practice of full-scope outpatient primary care.
• Plan and implement medical care programs for patients, from birth through adulthood.
• Determine nature and extent of disease or injury, and prescribe and administer treatment and therapy for acute and chronic illness and preventative health practices.
• Adhere to evidence-based medical guidelines and standards approved by irrefutable practice societies, CCI’s Board of Directors and Performance Improvement Committee.
• Complete electronic medical records within expected time frames with target encounters 16 to 22 per day.
• Other clinical duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director, DIO, Chief Medical Officer, or designee.
• May provide clinical supervision for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.
• May provide clinical consultation to other providers at CCI.
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of medicine (including preventive care and acute/chronic disease management).
• Practical experience with using EMRs and general office software and applications.
• Knowledge of the state and federal laws pertaining to medicine and to community health centers.
• Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers.
• Skill in communicating effectively with patients and their families.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, patients, and the general public.
• Commitment of 60% professional effort dedicated to patient care without residents (based on 1.0 FTE).

• Role model the core standards of medical practice and professionalism to all learners, including:
  • Punctuality to clinic and meetings
  • Timely response to email communications
  • Prompt co-signing of resident progress notes based on organizational policy
  • Keen attention to sharing the general workload of the faculty
  • Adherence to the program’s 3-month notification policy regarding schedule changes
• Demonstrate a strong interest in the education of resident physicians, including devoting sufficient time to the educational program to fulfill supervisory and teaching responsibilities.
• Administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating residents.
• Regularly precept resident physicians in the outpatient setting in the practice of full scope Family Medicine.
• Regularly prepare and administer didactic presentations and procedural workshops for resident physicians and medical students.
• Regularly provide supervision during didactic and procedural workshops.
• Instruct medical students and external resident rotators in the practice of full scope outpatient Family Medicine and procedures for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries.
• Commitment of 40% professional effort dedicated to teaching, administration, scholarly activity, and supervising resident patient care within the program (based on 1.0 FTE).

• Demonstrate knowledge of, or willingness to learn, ACGME Family Medicine program requirements.
• Develop and administer a well-tailored educational and training curriculum for residents throughout the program, as well as being principally responsible for curricular elements as assigned by the Program Director.
• Participate in intradepartmental, interdisciplinary, and interinstitutional collaboration to ensure integration of the curriculum across the various clinic, didactic and elective experiences.
• Regularly meet with and advise assigned advisees to support their successful completion of residency training.
• Support resident selection of elective rotations and scholarly activity to advance resident milestones, resident-directed career goals, and residency objectives.
• Develop, administer, coach, and maintain residents on individualized learning plans, performance improvement plans, remediation plans, and the like in concert with the Program Director and other necessary faculty and FMP staff.
• Regularly provide formative and summative feedback to and complete evaluations for resident physicians (and medical students and external resident rotators) based on the ACGME Milestones.
• Provide feedback and complete all required evaluations in a timely fashion (e.g., resident and program evaluations).
• Regularly participate in organized clinical discussions, rounds, journal clubs, conferences, etc.
• Pursue faculty development at least annually designed to enhance skills, in topic areas including educators and evaluators, quality improvement, eliminating health inequities, patient safety, faculty and residents’ well-being, practice-based learning and improvement efforts.
• Participate in peer review and performance improvement activities and audits.
• Participate in and actively engage in residency committees including clinical competency and program evaluation.
• Attend and participate in meetings (on- and off- site e.g. faculty retreats) and/or committees, as necessary and/or required by the Program Director, Chief Medical Officer or designee, or CCI.
• Participate in additional medical projects or other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director, Chief Medical Officer or designee.
• Commitment of 40% professional effort dedicated to teaching, administration, scholarly activity, and supervising resident patient care within the program (based on 1.0 FTE).

• Competency and interest in supervising resident physicians in the Adult Inpatient Family Medicine setting.
• Competency and interest in supervising resident physicians in gynecological procedures, pregnancy-related care, inpatient pediatric, skilled nursing and home-based care settings, preferred.
• Current or past experience teaching medical students or residents.
• Current or past experience creating educational curricula.
• Knowledge of the structure of Federally Qualified Health Centers.

• Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of an accredited residency program in Family Medicine.
• Board certification in Family Medicine.
• Full scope outpatient Family Medicine primary care competency and experience.
• Valid and unrestricted medical license in the state of Maryland (CDS and DEA licenses).
• Current BLS certification.
• Strong commitment to cultural competence, diversity, and inclusion.
• Availability to work on site daily (M-F).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and contribute to a positive work environment.
• Dedication to lifelong learning and professional development, with a focus on scholarly activity.
• Computer skills and experience with electronic medical records.
• Fluency in English.

• Extensive benefits plan
• Generous PTO Plan
• 403B Retirement Plan + Employer match up to 4%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Continuing education assistance; can be used toward obtaining certifications, renewal of certifications, or possible conference attendance.
• Our providers are insured for malpractice under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Founded in 1972, CCI Health Services is a diverse and inclusive workplace grounded in community. Located in the Washington, DC Metro Area, each year CCI cares for more than 60,000 individuals in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. As a non-profit, CCI is committed to improving health equity through the provision of affordable primary care for all, across all stages of life. Visit ccicares.org for more information.