Family Medicine Core Faculty Teaching Attending Physician - Las Vegas, NV

Optum NV is seeking a Family Medicine Physician to join our team in Las Vegas, NV. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

SMA part of Optum Care is seeking a dynamic board certified family medicine physician with experience in graduate medical education to join the VHS FM Residency as a full time “Core Faculty Physician” in the family medicine ambulatory continuity clinic. Candidate must have a passion for providing clinical and educational guidance through resident oversight and didactic offerings as well as maintain active scholarship in concordance with ACGME requirements. Candidate must be proficient in basic outpatient procedures. Physician will spend 60% of his or her time devoted to the residency and 40% of time maintaining a patient population of his or her own within the family medicine continuity clinic on the fourth floor of our Oakey and Decatur office building. Patient care is outpatient based though hospital credentialing is required and provided for teaching faculty. Faculty member will contribute to the growth and expansion of a primary care curriculum within a culture focused on innovation, compassionate relationships, integrity and excellence in performance maintaining the quadruple aim with the support of a diverse energetic and well trained team of medical assistants and an LPN supervisor and state of the art technological support.

The VHS FM residency is currently in its inaugural year and is an innovative collaboration between VHS, Roseman University, and Optum Care NV. This position offers a privileged opportunity of leadership as part of the growth of a novel and unique training program in an underserved area.

Required Qualifications:

• Board Certified in Family Medicine
• License to practice without restriction by the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners or ability to obtain NV license
• Leadership/administrative experience
• Maintain current knowledge of and compliance with ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements – www.acgme.org
• Maintain accurate and complete program files in compliance with institutional records retention policies
• Ensure that residents comply with periodic survey by ACGME (ACGME Resident Survey)
• Willing to combine Clinical/Administrative and Diagnostic (teaching) Responsibilities (50/50)
• Solid administrative and team building skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Participation as an active faculty member in an ACGME-accredited family medicine residency program and graduate medical education administrative experience

About Optum

Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.