Family Medicine Residency Program Director | One Hour From Chicago

Northwest Health is seeking a program director for our ACGME accredited Family Medicine Program. We welcome six residents per year into our comprehensive program. The ideal candidate will have a passion for medical education and training residents combined with a strong focus and commitment to ensuring patient care remains a priority.

Northwest Indiana will provide you with the opportunity to balance a great quality of life with a fulfilling practice. You can follow a day at the beach or hiking the dunes with a special dinner in downtown Chicago! Also enjoy the physician friendly state of Indiana related to malpractice concerns. https://www.nwhealthporter.com/

Primary Responsibilities:

• Approximately 50% administration and 50% clinical.
• Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education is maintained
• Establish strategic direction of the program, its standards, quality, and reputation of the Family Medicine Residency program as followed by faculty and residents.
• Residency program practice management, overall residency operations, and resident oversight.
• Program recruitment, interviews, and selection of residents.
• Recruit and oversee faculty and clinical rotations
• Maintain ongoing clinical activity in Family Medicine, consistent with ACGME guidelines.
• Teach residents through clinical and didactic work.

Requirements:

• Documented educational and/or administrative experience required
• Board certified in Family Medicine
• Clinically practicing physician
• Experience in graduate medical education required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to effectively deal with a broad range of people and personalities.

Opportunity Includes:

• Hospital Employed Physician Opportunity
• Family-oriented community resulting in great quality of life
• Comprehensive Benefits Package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance and investment opportunities available.
• Generous PTO, promoting a healthy work/life balance.
• Applicants may be eligible for: Sign-On Bonus, Relocation Assistance, and/or Loan Repayment

Indiana is ‘physician friendly’, offering physicians a safe place to practice through malpractice tort reform.

About Northwest Health - Porter

Northwest Health is a regional healthcare network of 3 hospitals and an extensive medical group. Our integration provides patients access to quality clinical knowledge and advanced treatment options and technology. Our hospitals are located in a progressive family oriented community. We are 50 miles from Chicago, 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes State Park and National Lakeshore, and 30 miles from the resort communities of Michigan. Housing and living expenses are ranked among the lowest in the nation. Northwest Health is located in the ‘physician friendly’ State of Indiana with a long-standing history of tort reform. Visit our website at www.NWHealthIN.com and www.nwmedicalgroup.com .

About Community Health Systems

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 36 distinct markets across 14 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS operates 60+ acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.

From Alaska to Florida, and Pennsylvania to Arizona, our affiliated hospitals are the cornerstones of their communities. These local hospitals and healthcare systems play a vital role by providing close to home care and peace of mind for millions of people each year.

Our affiliated hospitals have the flexibility to meet individual needs and the ability to offer competitive recruitment packages and start-up incentives. Hundreds of physicians choose CHS affiliated hospitals each year for quality of care and quality of life.