Family Medicine Core Faculty Physician

Community Description

Located southeast of Phoenix with a population of 267,918, Gilbert has a land area of 72.6 square miles and will have an anticipated population of over 300,000 by 2030. Gilbert's growing population of young families creates a great patient base for a Family Medicine residency program. 

Gilbert has evolved into one of the nation's fastest-growing communities. It's a contempo-rary, urban community with a relaxed but vibrant atmosphere. Gilbert was recently ranked the 2nd Safest City by the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program and the 22nd Best Place to Live in the nation, according to Money magazine. Gilbert has top-rated schools, well-maintained neigh-borhoods, easy freeway access and a downtown that is bustling with shops, restaurants, entertainment and art. 

Gilbert also features excellent recreation opportunities with six golf courses, five major parks, an indoor ice arena and the Riparian Preserve featuring hiking and equestrian trails and wildlife including 250 species of birds.

Group Description

Dignity Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the nation, is a growing organization with well-resourced, modern facilities and diverse practice opportunities. With more than 39 acute care hospitals in three states and 9,000 physicians, Dignity Health touches the lives of thousands of people and provides nearly $2 billion in charity care to the communities it serves.

Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group serving the Arizona Service Area. Covering over 45 practice sites, complementing clinical services with translational and bench research, our integrated medical group employs in excess of 250 healthcare providers throughout the valley. Dignity Health Medical Group is continuously expanding in order to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona. With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work--and patients come for the best care--Dignity Health Medical Group is searching for exceptional talent that is patient focused and team-oriented, to join our mission-driven organization.

Our Family Medicine Residency Program:

• Brand new program, accredited 2022
• Welcomed first class of residents June 2023 (filled in the match)
• Innovative new training model featuring two week mini blocks, POCUS, full spectrum family medicine and team based care
• Brand new practice center directly across the street from Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
• New Women & Children’s Pavilion wing (joint venture with Phoenix Children’s Hospital) at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

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Dignity Health Medical Group - Arizona is actively seeking highly patient-centric physicians to join the Department of Family Medicine as a Core Faculty in the Dignity Health East Valley Family Medicine Residency Program in Gilbert, Arizona.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Outpatient + Inpatient 
• Outpatient Mon-Fri days, Inpatient Tues-Mon days
• Flexibility to work 4 longer days or 5 regular
• Call is 1:4 or less (by telephone only)
• Outpatient: 16 patient-facing hours, 16 precepting hours, 4 admin hours, 4 teaching hours per week
• Inpatient: Every 4th week or less frequently, 1 week at a time x 7 days with compensation days provided (No outpatient duties during inpatient week)
• Avg 18-24 patients per day on outpatient days
• Great MA support + RN onsite
• Academic appointment at Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix–Open rank based on prior experience and academic output
• Academic appointment at Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix–Open rank based on prior experience and academic output
• Teaching Medical students, Physician Assistant Students, and other learners.
• Opportunities to get involved in both sponsor and investigator initiated research projects

What We Offer:

• Competitive 2 year salary guarantee then RVU-based
• Fully funded pension IN ADDITION TO 403B match
• 24 days of PTA
• CME Time - 5 Days
• CME Allowance 
• Per-Occurrence based Med Mal (no need for Tail!)
• Loan repayment through Bright Horizons (for qualified candidates only)

Requirements:

• MD or DO Degree
• BC/BE in Family Medicine
• Completion of an ACGME accredited residency
• A passion for teaching and providing clinically excellent care, prefer POCUS skills
• Must have or be eligible for Arizona State medical licensure
• Ability to achieve full and unrestricted hospital privileges at Dignity Health Arizona hospitals

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit https://www.commonspirit.careers/benefits.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.