Job Description

We are recruiting for a mission-driven Associate Residency Program Director to join our team!

We're with you for life’s journey. At Denver Health, purpose isn’t just something we believe in—it’s something we live every day, for life’s journey.

Our Values

Respect | Belonging | Accountability | Transparency

Department

Emergency Department Physician

The Department of Emergency Medicine of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority is recruiting a passionate and talented Emergency Physician to serve as Associate Residency Program Director for the Denver Health/CU Anschutz Residency in Emergency Medicine. The responsibilities of the Associate Program Director will include:

• Ownership of all elements of PGY-specific requirements, including clinical rotation coordination, resident evaluation and assessment, and mentorship in academic and professional development

• Partnership with Residency Leadership team to maintain regulatory compliance and advance the program with regards to clinical education, didactic education, faculty development, resident wellbeing, and belonging and inclusion.
• Residency recruitment, including application review, interview, and selection.
• Innovation and scholarship in advancing best practices in graduate medical education (GME) both locally and nationally.
• Serving as a role model within the program for both faculty and residents

Priority will be given to candidates with prior education leadership experience, particularly GME experience.

The Denver Health/CU Anschutz Residency in Emergency Medicine is one of the oldest and most highly regarded Emergency Medicine training programs in the country with a longstanding legacy of training future leaders in our specialty. The residency is a four-year training program with 17 residents in each post-graduate class. Residents are exposed to the breadth of emergency medicine through clinical rotations at four partner institutions, including Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital. The residency leadership team consists of four Associate Program Directors, each assigned to one PGY-level class, an Executive Associate Program Director, a Clerkship Director/Assistant Program Director, a Program Manager, Program Coordinator, and Clerkship Coordinator.

Denver Health is a large urban health care center that is proud to serve as a primary Anchor Institution to the Denver metro area, and its diverse community. Denver Health is a major academic affiliate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, based at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. All faculty ultimately report to the Director of Service for Emergency Medicine at Denver Health, contributing to the mission of patient care, educational, research, and professional development, and have meaningful responsibilities and faculty appointments in the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s academic Department of Emergency Medicine.

As an institution, Denver Health is a nationally recognized integrated health care system which includes: a large safety-net acute-care hospital, an acclaimed Level 1 trauma center (Ernest E Moore MD Shock Trauma Center), a large network of community health centers, the city and county public health department (Denver Public Health), the sole city-wide advanced life support EMS agency (Denver Paramedics) and a regional poison center (Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center). Denver Health is a profoundly mission-driven organization that has provided more than $3.3 billion in care for the uninsured in the last ten years. Denver Health is a leader in performance and quality improvement and remains financially secure, in part, due to its nationally recognized implementation of lean principles in healthcare.

Denver Health and the Department of Emergency Medicine are profoundly committed to diversity in our workforce. As medical providers, we are passionate about serving our diverse patient population and providing them with the best care. To achieve this, we dedicate significant resources as a team to incorporate cultural humility, equity, and inclusion into every aspect of our work. This position will be a key member of our department and is expected to take an active role in our commitment to creating an environment for patients and staff where richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are embraced. Our department is committed to finding innovative ways to meet the needs of our patients, and each other as coworkers – we strive to do so with respect, kindness, and open minds.

Applicants should apply online or may submit CV and cover letter to:
Aaron Ortiz, Manager Provider Recruitment
aaron.ortiz@dhha.org

Essential Functions

• Teaching and Training:
  Instruct students seeking clinical experience at Denver Health and provide education for post graduate medical trainees. (20%)
• Deliver Emergency Care to Patients:
  • Stabilize patients in critical condition.
  • Evaluate patients' vital signs & lab data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
  • Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.
  • Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.
  • Monitor patients' conditions, and reevaluate treatments, as necessary.
  • Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, e.g., lab tests, electrocardiograms, etc..
  • Select and prescribe medications to address patient needs.
  
  (30%)
• Develop a Plan of Care for Patients
  • Discuss patients' treatment plans with physicians and other medical professionals.
  • Encourages increased patient understanding and involvement in care.
  • Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.
  • Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.
  • Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease. (30%)
• Compliance:
  Establish and communicate protocols to meet contractual, regulatory and accreditation requirements. (10%)
• Staff Management:
  Oversee the activities of staff which includes but is not limited to sourcing, hiring, and training new team members, creating and managing schedules, evaluating performance, and providing coaching to engage and motivate team members, identifying and applying career advancement opportunities for team members, and helping to resolve employee issues and disputes, mentorship and guidance.
  (10%)

Education

• Doctorate Degree Required

Licenses

• MD-Physician - State Medical Board Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.
• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
• Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Shift

Varies (United States of America)

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$286,200.00 - $346,400.00 / yr

Benefits

At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future — with generous paid time off, fully paid parental leave, exceptional retirement contributions, comprehensive health coverage, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development — while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you.

Here is a small list of our benefit programs:

• Paid time off starting at 28 days per year, inclusive of vacation, personal/sick, and 7 Holidays
• 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks
• Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%
• Generous medical, dental, vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.
• Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center
• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
• Tuition reimbursement & assistance
• Education, coaching, and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways
• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

About Denver Health

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic healthcare system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net healthcare system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.