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Psychiatry Residency Program Director
Job Description
Exempt :Yes
Department :Education
Reports to :Education Director
Location :Flagstaff 4th Street
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION
The Psychiatry Residency Director is responsible for developing,
directing and managing the Psychiatry Residency Program (PRP) at NCHC.
This position is responsible for overseeing the administrative,
clinical, and teaching components of the PRP by performing various
duties either personally or through staff. This position serves as a
member of the North Country HealthCare Leadership Team and provides
direct patient care within the PRP. In consultation with organizational
leadership, the Psychiatry Residency Director plans, coordinates,
implements, and manages all aspects of the PRP. Duties include
development and implementation of program curricula, policies, faculty,
partnerships and other needs. The position monitors operational results,
manages budgets, supervises other staff including residents, and
oversees day-to-day program operations. All duties are performed in
compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME), institutional, and department policies and requirements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and clarify rotation details for residents, both locally and
away. Prepare written educational goals and objectives of the program
with respect to the ACGME competencies for residents at each level of
training and for each rotation or experience and ensure residents strive
to said goals and objectives.
Oversee and participate in recruitment and selection of residents,
including application review, interviewing, and ranking.
Supervise and evaluate residents, including at least two summative
evaluations of individual residents per year. Create final competency
summary for each resident at the completion of training. Approve and
determine appropriate interventions and modifications of resident
training for remediation or for special needs. Initiate promotion and
disciplinary action as appropriate.
Develop and implement fair procedures as established within NCHC and the
Psychiatry Residency Program regarding academic discipline, resident
compliance and grievances. The Program Director has sole authority and
responsibility for overseeing difficulty and/or disagreements between
residents and/or between residents and faculty. Enlist consultation with
the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) and report all intended
disciplinary actions to the DIO before action is taken.
Participate in recruitment of faculty, approve selection of all faculty
and supervise and evaluate faculty and staff. Ensure that appropriate
education of residents, both professionally and academically, occurs by
the teaching staff.
Ensure that residents are appropriately supervised and supported in
carrying out patient care responsibilities in both inpatient and
outpatient settings. Be available to residents on a continuous basis
(delegated when out-of-office).
Implement a program of continuous quality improvement in medical
education for the faculty, especially as it pertains to the teaching and
evaluation of the competencies, and in the area of faculty development
for teaching skills to promote scholarly activity and research.
Support and develop wellness initiatives and policies for both faculty
and residents. Monitor resident duty hours and workload on all
rotations. Monitor resident stress levels, including fatigue and mental
and emotional conditions that inhibit performance. Intervene with
residents and faculty appropriately.
Create and update policies and agreements for the Psychiatry Residency
program and assist with institutional policy development that relates to
Graduate Medical Educ tion, as necessary.
Conduct a formal, systematic Annual Program Evaluation assessing the
educational effectiveness of the entire program, the quality of the
curriculum and the clinical rotations, and the extent to which the
educational goals have been met by residents.
Develop action plans for correction of areas of noncompliance as
identified by the Internal Review, ACGME site visit and/or other
mechanism, and provide evidence of corrective actions taken to the
Designated Institutional Official (DIO) and Graduate Medical Education
Committee (GMEC). Provide quarterly reports to the Governing Board
Education Committee which is responsible for oversight of all education
programs at NCHC.
Ensure compliance with grievance and due process procedures as set forth
in the Institutional Requirements and implemented by the sponsoring
institution.
Maintain and participate in an environment of scholarly activity, with
mentorship of residents, and activities such as publication of original
research or review articles in peer reviewed journals or chapters in
textbooks, publication or presentation of case reports or clinical
series at local, regional or national professional and scientific
society meetings or participation in national committees or educational
organizatio