Resident-Fellow – ME GME Geriatrics BMH-Memphis

Summary

Provide direct and indirect patient care in various healthcare settings including in-hospital and outpatient clinics. Primary responsible is to obtain knowledge and experience necessary to progress to independent medical practice without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Develop a personal program of self-study and professional growth with guidance from the teaching staff
• Participate in safe, effective and compassionate patient care under physician supervision, commensurate with resident’s level of advancement and responsibility
• Participate in institutional activities to the extent required and to assume responsibility for teaching and supervising other residents and students
• Complete a minimum of one pre-approved research project and other Scholarly Activity as required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) during the residency program
• Participate in Inter-professional Teams concerning Quality Improvement and Patient Safety activities as required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• Participate in institutional programs and activities to help identify system errors and implement potential systems solutions
• Adhere to established practices, policies and procedures of the program, and policies of all affiliated hospitals and clinics where required, including the timely completion of medical records, procedure logs, duty hour logs, and moonlighting logs
• Provide efficient, cost-effective and quality patient care
• Engage in the ethical practice of medicine in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and applicable standards of care
• Provide all medical services in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to a patient’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or handicapping condition
• Cooperate with Baptist’s Quality Assurance, Total Quality Assessment, Risk Management, Human Resources, and Compliance programs including, if necessary, providing interviews, written statements, and participating in any investigation as requested by Baptist
• Other requirements as appropriate

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Education

Minimum: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), or equivalent

Experience

Minimum: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), or equivalent

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: BLS within 14 days of hire.

Training

Minimum: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), or equivalent

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ’s three-fold ministry—healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:

Position: 16493 – Resident-Fellow

Facility: BMH-Memphis Hospital

Department: ME GME Geriatrics BMH-Memphis

Category: Physician

Type: Clinical Physician

Work Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: Days

Location: US:TN:Memphis

Located in the Memphis metro area

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