Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

The Associate Program Director for Internal Medicine Residency Program (“Associate Director”) serves to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a high-functioning, internal medicine residency program. The principal tasks of the Associate Director are not only to assist the Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program (“Program Director”) but also to independently identify needs and develop solutions for the residency program. The amount of administrative time associated with this position will be provided free of other clinical duties such as supervision, direct evaluation of residents, and didactics delivery.

The Associate Director reports directly to the Program Director about the oversight and management of the residency program.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities of the Associate Director include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain ongoing certification and internal medicine by the ABIM or AOBIM.
• Teaching and supervising internal medicine residents on outpatient rotations.
• Be a role model for professionalism throughout the organization.
• Committed to the delivery of safe, equitable, high-quality, cost-effective and patient-centered care.
• Continuously demonstrate a strong interest in the education of residents.
• Develop educational curriculum that addresses all aspects of the competencies that define graduate medical education.
• Promote, develop, and maintain an educational environment supporting the education of residents.
• Participate regularly in rounds, clinical discussions, journal clubs, and conferences.
• Pursue faculty development annually with special interest as educators and evaluators.
• Develop and implement quality improvement programs that are directed at patient safety and care processes delivered by residents in training.
• Serve as the chair of either the program evaluation committee or the clinical competency committee.
• Assist in the design and implementation of remediation plans for residents.
• Help guide the faculty development program.
• Participate in academic societies and educational programs designed to enhance your educational and administrative skills.
• Oversee the education and training of residents in the Continuity Clinic as well as any outpatient training that may become a part of the resident’s curriculum including, but not limited to:
• The day-to-day administration of the Continuity Clinic
• Attending with residents in the Outpatient Continuity Clinic
• Provide guidance and organization for the staff supporting the Resident Continuity Clinic.
• Identify resources needed to maintain and support resident training in the outpatient setting.
• Organization and provision of appropriate supervision and oversight of internal medicine Residents in the Continuity Clinic in accord with the requirements of ACGME and CMS.
• Establishment and coordination of outpatient experiences in addiction and palliative medicine.
• Completion of semi-annual evaluations for all residents in the Continuity Clinic.
• Exploration of opportunities for provision of outpatient care to the underserved in the community and in rural settings.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Maintenance of certification by the ABIM or AOBIM
• Excellent interpersonal management skills
• Previous leadership experience is preferred
• Familiarity with quality improvement programs
  
  

How we support you 

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries + productivity and performance bonuses  
• 8 weeks paid time off (6 PTO, 2 CME) 
• Generous sign-on / relocation bonus 
• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues  
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program
• Paid malpractice + tail 
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development  
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues  
• J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration council  
  
  

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider. 

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation.  We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s