Family Medicine Physician: Associate Program Director - FM Residency

Welcome to Sampson Regional Medical Center

Set in the coastal plains of North Carolina, Sampson County offers a charming blend of small-town warmth, hospitality, and modern amenities, making it an ideal place to call home. With its vibrant community spirit, affordable cost of living, and proximity to urban areas, Sampson County provides a fulfilling lifestyle for all.

Opportunity Criteria:

• Specialty: Family Medicine
• Candidate Type: MD, DO
• Visas Accepted: No J1 or H1
• Loan Repayment: Available
• Employment Type: Full Time - Hospital Employed
• Bonus Offered: Available

Sampson Regional Medical Center is seeking a board-certified Family Medicine Physician (MD or DO degree) to serve as the Associate Program Director of our Family Medicine Residency program. Join the mission to educate and prepare community-based physicians to care for rural populations while also providing outpatient care in our hospital-owned practice, Sampson Medical Group. We seek a skilled and experienced physician who maintains a strong focus and commitment to providing outstanding and compassionate care to all patients.

Qualified candidates should have both inpatient and outpatient experience, recent obstetrics experience and be comfortable with joint injections, and dermatology procedures.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Hospital Employed Physician Opportunity
• $$ Guaranteed Annual Salary
• Comprehensive Benefits Package to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance and investment opportunities available.
• Generous PTO, promoting a healthy work/life balance.
• Applicants may be eligible for: Sign-On Bonus, Relocation Assistance, and/or Loan Repayment
• Hospital Rotation - 1 week per month - supervising inpatient family medicine service
• Strong leadership, patient-centered medical staff

Associate Directors Purpose:

• Foster an environment in which residents develop the capacity to thrive in their professional and personal lives.
• Educate residents to assess, respond to, and meet the needs of the community they serve.
• Guide, support, and mentor residents to partner with diverse, underserved persons and populations.
• Prepare, train, and guide residents to deliver the full spectrum of Family Medicine in a changing environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Approximately 80% preceptorship and 20% clinical. Providing 1 day per week direct out-patient care and 4 days per week supervising/administering residents.
• Assist in residency program practice management, overall residency operations, and resident oversight.
• Assist the Program Director with program recruitment, interviews, and selection of residents.
• Assist in ensuring the established strategic direction of the program, its standards, quality, and reputation of the Family Medicine Residency program as followed by faculty and residents.
• Maintain ongoing clinical activity in Family Medicine, consistent with ACGME guidelines.
• Assist in teaching residents as directed through clinical and didactic work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinically practicing physician with current board certification in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) or by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP)
• Eligible for unrestricted Active Medical Staff Privileges
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements for ensuring accreditation as an ACGME-accredited program in Family Medicine
• History of ongoing academic achievements in scholarly activity, inclusive of publications, the development of educational programs, and the process to conduct research, consistent with ACGME guidelines.
• The understanding and ability to reach as measured by the success of residents in which they have trained.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors that allow for the Associate Program Director to serve as a role model.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment, seeking advice when appropriate
• Must prioritize patient-centered care and be able to relate to a diverse population.
• Team-oriented, action-focused, hands-on, strategically minded, experienced physician with a passion for leadership.
• Must have core faculty experience to be considered

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Provider Recruitment at recruiter@sampsonrmc.org.

Our Community:

Enjoy easy access to museums and historic sites; stroll downtown for dining, markets, and local arts; exercise along outdoor walking tracks; go fishing or canoeing down clean waterways that flow for miles; tee off at area golf courses; or plan a weekend hunting and camping trip. Located close to I-95 and I-40, residents can easily venture to the sandy North Carolina coast or the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. The Clinton community truly exudes a relaxed lifestyle with warm, caring neighbors where hospitality is a way of life.

Our Facility:

Located in Clinton, NC, Sampson Regional Medical Center has served its community since 1950 and is now one of only a handful of independent, community-based hospitals remaining in North Carolina. The healthcare facility serves as an academic training center for medical students, interns, and residents. Accredited by The Joint Commission, the system offers a range of medical services including acute care, outpatient surgery, emergency and critical care, and women's health and children's services. Specialties include general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics & gynecology, and urology. The system provides valuable outpatient services such as physical therapy and diagnostic imaging in state-of-the-art centers, and a network of physician practices that include primary care, women's health, general surgery, pain management, and urgent care.