Family Medicine Core Faculty Position with Pediatric Focus in Tucson, Arizona

Northwest Healthcare, the largest hospital system in Southern Arizona, is seeking a BE/BC Family Medicine physician with a strong interest, experience, or additional training in pediatrics to join our ACGME-accredited Family Medicine Residency Program in beautiful Tucson, Arizona. This is a unique opportunity to combine your passion for teaching family medicine residents with your pediatric expertise in an innovative, supportive environment.

As part of the core faculty team, you’ll play an instrumental role in shaping the next generation of family physicians while having the chance to work closely with pediatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

The ideal candidate is a family physician who enjoys caring for patients across the lifespan and has a particular interest in pediatric care, pediatric curriculum development, and teaching residents how to care for children and families within the scope of family medicine.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hospital Employed Opportunity: Join a large, busy, and diverse multispecialty group in the outpatient setting with strong integration across specialties.
• Clinical Supervision of Residents:
  • Supervise residents in Outpatient Family Medicine with a specific focus on pediatric care.
  • Independent practice without residents, providing an opportunity to engage in your own clinical work while balancing educational responsibilities.
  • Dedicated administrative time to plan, engage, and manage educational activities for residents.
• Educational Responsibilities:
  • Teach and supervise family medicine residents in full-spectrum outpatient family medicine, with added emphasis on pediatric and adolescent care.
  • Engage with residents in pediatric-focused didactics and educational activities, including lectures, journal clubs, and M&M (Morbidity & Mortality) conferences.
  • Opportunity to participate in pediatric simulation training days and research days focused on broad spectrum family medicine and pediatric care.
• Scholarly Activity: Collaborate with residents on scholarly projects, including case reports, pediatric-focused quality improvement (QI) initiatives, and publishable work, such as book chapters or articles in pediatric medicine.
• Committee Involvement: Join 1 or 2 committees with a focus on pediatric curriculum development, pediatric teaching methods, or residency program enhancement. Meetings occur 1 to 3 times a year, depending on your interest and availability.
• Residency Interviewing: Participate in residency program candidate interviews and selection processes, with special attention to prospective candidates with a pediatric background or interest.
• Social and Educational Engagement: Participate in residency social events and foster a supportive learning environment for both family medicine and pediatric care.
• Resident Education: Ensure residents are aware of their educational goals for both family medicine and pediatric rotations. Provide guidance on patient care, addressing pediatric-specific needs in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Clinical Supervision:
  • Supervise residents in their pediatric patient care, offering hands-on guidance, prompt learning opportunities, and providing actionable teaching points in pediatric medicine.

About Community Health Systems

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. Developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 36 distinct markets across 13 states, CHS is committed to helping people get well and live healthier. CHS operates 60+ acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.

From Alaska to Florida, our affiliated hospitals are the cornerstones of their communities. These local hospitals and healthcare systems play a vital role by providing close to home care and peace of mind for millions of people each year.

Our affiliated hospitals have the flexibility to meet individual needs and the ability to offer competitive recruitment packages and start-up incentives. Hundreds of physicians choose CHS affiliated hospitals each year for quality of care and quality of life.