Director, Graduate Medical Education

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Graduate Medical Education (GME) Director supports and oversees all aspects of GME operations across affiliated facilities in partnership with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO). This role is responsible for strategic planning, leadership, and management of GME programs, ensuring compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) standards and institutional requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.  

-    Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the facility's history, mission, services and organizational structure.
-    Support Graduate Medical Education operations
-    In partnership with the DIO, the Director of Graduate Medical Education (DDGME) is responsible for the operations, strategic planning, market analysis, leadership and management of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) development including but not limited to Annual Institutional Review (AIR) and Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) data analysis
-    Works with the DIO and Program Director(s) to resolve complex issues and make business decisions for GME
-    Works with each facility to ensure ongoing readiness for Institutional, Program, and/or Recognition review by ACGME and meets with all programs to secure necessary paperwork
-    Facilitates necessary training, orientation, and graduation of residents
-    Development of mechanisms to ensure appropriate teaching of ACGME competencies
-    Stays abreast of agenda close dates and monitors timely submission of new program/fellowship applications
-    Manages oversight of new and continued program accreditation and maintenance of institutional and program accreditation
-    Tracks accreditation status of programs
-    Addresses citations
-    Monitors and assists facilities as they prepare for site visits
-    Participates in internal review process and assessment of annual program improvements and assists in reporting action steps to the DIO and GMEC
-    Implements recruitment strategies for strong faculty/resident pipeline including managing community partnerships and program expansion initiatives
-    Oversees and approves rotation and block schedules and elective requests
-    Manages the hiring, training, and ongoing development of all GME staff
-    Will audit and run reports as needed from the residency management tool to ensure all programs are appropriately populating program information
-    Will analyze NRMP/ERAS match data and will oversee interview coordination
-    Will oversee website and FREIDA updates
-    Will oversee ABPMR maintenance
-    Assists as needed to ensure that faculty agreements/contracts are being managed timely by each hospital
-    Identifies revenue enhancement and cost containment initiatives and in conjunction with the hospitals, prepares the operating and capital budgets along with the DIO for Graduate Medical Education cost centers
-    Oversees and approves all program events and reimbursement/travel requests
-    Determines resources required to meet goals and objectives, policies, handbook requirements
-    Reviews and updates policies as needed
-    Reviews and approves contracts between GME and internal and external partners
-    Oversees performance appraisals, discipline, scheduling and any supervisory related duties
-    Regularly interacts with facility C-Suite in support of GME staff and program requirements to ensure alignment of facility and GME goals
-    Oversees resident liaison meetings, organize and chair GMEC meetings in the absence of the DIO
-    Assist Institutions if they need guidance regarding Program Letters of Agreement and or AAMC medical student agreements and the use of VSLO for medical student rotations
-    Participate in local, regional and national activities on behalf of GME
-    Other duties as assigned.

Additional Information: 

-    Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean and wears appropriate identification while on duty
-    Completes annual health, safety, and education requirements. Maintains professional growth and development.
-    Maintains confidentiality of all patient and/or employee information to assure patient and/or employee rights are protected.
-    Reports to work on time as scheduled; adheres to policies regarding notification of absence.
-    Attends all mandatory in-services and staff meetings.
-    Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
-    Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
-    Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as well as the focus statement of the department.
-    Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if applicable.
-    Consistently demonstrates customer service skills to patients, physicians, visitors, employees, and any other individuals with whom they may come in contact.
-    Consistently follows departmental and hospital Health, Safety, Security, Hazardous Materials policies and procedures.
-    HIPAA: Conduct job responsibilities in accordance with HIPAA privacy laws, follow hospital policy in provision of patient confidentiality. Able to identify patient confidentiality issues and reports to proper hospital personnel immediately.
-    Compliance: Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with standards set forth in Kindred's Code of Conduct, Kindred policy and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable standards.
 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

Education: Bachelor's degree required, Master's/Advanced degree preferred.

Experience: 4 years of experience in Graduate Medical Education operations preferred.

Certifications: C-TAGME Certification preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of residency management (New Innovations) preferred
Active participation in local, regional, and/or national GME organizations preferred

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit for extended pe-riods of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  Repetitive motion of upper body required for extended use of computer. Required specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

Works in well-lit, ventilated and climate controlled office environment with routine office equipment; some equipment has moving mechanical parts.

In hospital environment, may be exposed to hazards and unusual elements, which may include but are not limited to bloodborne pathogens and / or contagious illnesses, toxic chemicals, and biohazardous materials which may require extensive safety precautions and the use of protective equipment.

Noise level in the work environment is typical for an office and/or hospital environment.