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Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) seeks a full time General Internal Medicine faculty member for the new Department of Internal Medicine in Asheville, NC.

• Outpatient General Internist – work in our busy outpatient clinic teaching residents and building your own patient panel
• Hybrid Hospitalist/Outpatient – at least 40% inpatient wards and teaching
• Research Director – lead the development of our clinical research portfolio
• Develop a special services niche/clinic (e.g., procedure clinic)
• Junior faculty leadership development – work with seasoned residency leadership mentors

The General Internal Medicine Faculty member will provide excellent, evidence-based, efficient patient care services, as well as resident and student teaching, mentoring, curriculum planning and effective supervision. This role will directly care for ambulatory patients in the faculty outpatient practice and supervise the care provided to ambulatory patients by staff in the resident outpatient practice. Opportunities for inpatient care, supervision, and teaching are also available.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY:

The Internal Medicine Faculty member will provide excellent, evidence-based, efficient patient care services, as well as resident and student teaching, mentoring, curriculum planning and effective supervision.

• Directly care for ambulatory patients in the faculty outpatient practice
• Supervise the care provided to ambulatory patients by house staff in the resident outpatient practice
• Improve the quality and efficiency of ambulatory care at MAHEC
• If interested, directly care for hospitalized patients on the general medicine inpatient service working on teams with house staff and students
• Mentor residents in evidence-based medical care
• Participate in and foster scholarship in the ambulatory setting
• Work within MAHEC and with other departments to further the effective management of ambulatory and hospitalized patients

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

CLINICAL

• Provide direct clinical care to ambulatory patients and hospitalized patients (if interested), with the amount of time spent in the outpatient and inpatient venues determined by mutual agreement with the Department Chair
• Participate in the faculty on-call system, including night and weekend on-call duties (telephone call only; no in-hospital responsibilities)
• Comply in a timely manner with all institutional policies for professional work, including credentialing, documentation, and billing
• Work effectively with other members of the extended inter-professional team
• Additional clinical duties as necessary for emergent situations or as arranged otherwise with the employee.

TEACHING

• Serve as a faculty advisor and mentor for residents.
• Supervise and teach house staff in the resident outpatient practice
• Promote and participate in education programs of the department (continuing education, resident, student), to include didactics in areas of interest in Internal Medicine
• Serve in an administrative teaching role for CQI team activities and core curriculum lectures for residents.
• Supervise and teach learners (including medical students, interns, and residents) on the inpatient house staff teaching service (if rounding on inpatient teams), if interested
• Conduct daily teaching activities that use contemporary adult learning methods to promote evidence-based practice
• Demonstrate effective teaching skills and continually develop as a teacher for learners at all levels
• Complete required evaluations of learners in a timely manner—including but not limited to written and verbal feedback.
• Participate in other learning activities such as morning report, core conference, and other formal educational programs for undergraduate and post-graduate learners

RESEARCH

• Participate in clinical and educational research, according to skills, interest, and funding (research opportunities may include performance improvement initiatives or formal extramurally funded investigations)
• Demonstrate commitment to community-based health sciences and research.

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Work with institutional staff and administration to attain the strategic objectives of MAHEC, including patient safety, patient and other customer satisfaction, maintenance and enhancement of public perception, and fiscal health
• Participate, based on experience/skills, on committees and work groups as appropriate within the department and within MAHEC.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, MAHEC has worked tirelessly to promote evidence-based practices across our entire organization. With this in mind, all MAHEC employees and learners will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved exemption.
 

MAHEC Talent Management is located at 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803. Equal Opportunity Employer. Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Spanish/English bilingual persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

MAHEC is a certified Living Wage employer through Just Economics of Western North Carolina.  We offer excellent benefits and are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of 3 years clinical practice experience post residency training, or completion of faculty development fellowship preferred.  Teaching experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Licensure to practice medicine in North Carolina.
• Certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine Practice or is Board Eligible
• Appointment in good standing to the medical staff of Mission.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Experience using Electronic Medical Records preferred.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to patients required. 
• Ability to effectively present information in group situations and respond to questions from individuals and groups required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, legal documents, or governmental regulations required. 
• Ability to document medical information into patient records/charts required

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Spanish speaking skills preferred.

About MAHEC

MAHEC is a non-profit educational health center currently recruiting full-time faculty members who are enthusiastic about clinical care, education, and program development. We are committed to improving primary care in rural and under-resourced communities by recruiting, training, and retaining the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina. This position offers flexibility in practice setting (ambulatory with or without inpatient care) and the ability to develop a niche that aligns with your expertise and passion. MAHEC faculty also benefit from the robust experience of clinicians at Mission Hospital, the region’s flagship 800-bed hospital and quaternary referral center and one of the busiest surgical hospitals in the state. At MAHEC, you will take your clinical, research, and leadership skills to the next level in our collaborative and cutting-edge medical community.

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