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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