Internal Medicine Core Faculty - Dignity Health

Overview

As the communitys only not-for-profit faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3400 employees will continue the Sisters mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health one of the nations largest healthcare systems a 22-state network of more than 9000 physicians 60000 employees and 400 care centers including hospitals urgent and occupational care imaging and surgery centers home health and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican is recruiting ambulatory core faculty for their Internal Medicine Residency Program in Las Vegas, NV. Faculty will be employed by St. Rose Dominican Hospitals (SRDH) and will practice at the Dignity Health Medical Group Nevada (DHMGN) clinic location in North Las Vegas.

North Las Vegas IM Practice:

• Dignity Health Wellness Center patient offerings include exercise classes, nutrition classes, healthy living coaching, social service connection services and pharmacotherapy services for patients with diabetes and heart disease
• Referral based services at the Dignity Health Wellness Center include medical nutrition therapy and diabetes education

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay plus sign-on bonus
• Excellent benefits package
• Relocation
• CME benefits
• Competitive retirement benefits

*St. Rose Dominican Hospitals are not-for-profit health systems. Employment with us may help you qualify for certain student loan forgiveness programs.

Faculty Duties:

• Teaches and precepts internal medicine residents and medical students
• Maintains an independent ambulatory internal medicine practice at the North Las Vegas IM clinic location
• Participates on IM residency program committees (such as the program evaluation committee and clinical competency committee)
• Assists with the residency applicant recruitment process
• Participates and advises on ambulatory based quality improvement projects with residents and faculty
• Teaches point of care ultrasound and precepts ambulatory based procedures, including womens health, musculoskeletal medicine and dermatology procedures
• Opportunity for moonlighting in hospital medicine for interested faculty

The Ideal Candidate:

• Two (2) years of ambulatory general internal medicine experience preferred
• New or upcoming graduates of a PGY4 IM Chief Residency or ambulatory focused fellowship (such as geriatrics, addiction medicine or palliative care) are encouraged to apply
• One (1) year of teaching experience in graduate medical education preferred
• Interest in ongoing training in advanced ambulatory skills including office based procedures and point of care ultrasound
• Experience in quality improvement and limited data set research highly preferred
• MD or DO Degree and Active Board Certification
• Completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited residency
• Must have or be eligible for Nevada State medical licensure
• Ability to achieve full and unrestricted hospital/surgical privileges at Dignity Health Nevada hospitals
• Underrepresented persons in medicine are encouraged to apply
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus
• J-1 and H-1B visa holders are welcome to apply