Family Medicine Core Faculty Opportunity - Midlands, South Carolina at Lexington Medical Center

Lexington Medical Center is seeking a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician to join our growing Graduate Medical Education program in West Columbia, SC. Candidates with additional qualifications and certifications such as sports medicine or geriatrics are welcome!

Family Medicine Core Faculty for the Lexington Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program will devote a significant portion of their effort to resident education and providing assistance to the FM Program Director in the development, leadership, supervision, and ongoing maintenance of the residency program. Broad knowledge of accreditation requirements and involvement in the program, permitting evaluation of the program and completion of the annual ACGME Faculty Survey, is required.

Lexington Medical Center is committed to faculty and professional development. Physicians will have the opportunity to avail themselves of the curriculum leading to certification by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM).

Job Requirements:

Time will be split between educational, administrative, and clinical care components as listed below. Faculty members can expect to spend 2 3 half days per week for personal clinical office time at the Family Medicine Practice site.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• Board certification in Family Medicine
• License to practice family medicine in the state of South Carolina
• Previous experience as a core faculty in a ACGME-accredited program is preferred
• Strong leadership skills
• Medical staff privileges in the Department of Family Medicine at Lexington Medical Center consistent with the scope of Family Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administrative duties related to residency training including:
  • Provide feedback and written evaluation on the performance of residents who he/she has precepted or otherwise supervised to maintain the quality and accreditation standards of the program
  • Assisting the Program Director in recruitment and the annual orientation of residents
  • Leadership of faculty, staff, and residents
• Professional development duties related to residency training including:
  • Completing professional and faculty development
  • Participating in scholarly projects-individually or with residents
  • Completes quality/practice improvement projects annually with residents
• Serves as an advisor and role model to resident and staff of professionalism, quality, and patient safety, fostering own and resident well-being, education goal-setting, career planning, scholarship, and patient care based on practice-based learning and improvement efforts

Clinical Care:

• Promotes family medicine care by family physicians and the residency
• Complies with all local, state, and federal regulations regarding documentation, coding, billing & collections, referrals, and other clinical practice regulations
• Call commensurate with other faculty providers

About Lexington Medical Center GME Program:

Lexington Medical Centers Family Medicine Residency Program welcomed its first class of 13 residents in July 2023. In the spring of 2023, Lexington Medical Centers state-of-the-art, three-story 48,000 sq. ft. GME building opened its doors outfitted to provide a full range of practice including family medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, internal medicine, and transitional year, as well as resident work and wellness spaces.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits for our employees and their families. Competitive Day ONE Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Retirement and Savings Plans with No Vesting Period
• 24/7 Live Epic EMR Support from Our On-site Team
• Relocation Assistance and Sign On Bonus
• Annual CME Allowance
• Tail Coverage for Medical Malpractice
• Life, Accidental, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Employer Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability (after 90 days)
• Healthcare FSA
• Daycare FSA
• 529 College Savings Plans
• Adoption Assistance
• Dependent Life Insurance

To learn more about our growing GME Program, please visit https://lexmed.com/academics/ or our facility website at https://lexmed.com/.

Community Highlights:

• The Capital City/Lake Murray Region, located off I-26, I-20 and I-77, is in the center of the Palmetto State
• Low cost of living and home to some of the best school districts in the state
• Within driving distance to 7 major airports
• Located on the banks of the Congaree and Saluda rivers, and close proximity to Lake Murray, outdoor activities are plentiful
• Annual average temperature is 68 degrees in December
• Family Friendly Community
• Nationally recognized Zoo and Gardens
• College town home to SEC D1 Sports and several private universities

Our mission is the same as it was when we opened our doors in 1971: to provide quality health services that meet the needs of our communities. We believe that commitment to the health of our community really makes a difference and we show it every day. For more than 50 years we continue to service our community as a local, independent, nonprofit hospital.

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