Physician - Clinical Faculty

• Specialty: Internal Medicine
• Schedule: 8 hours a week
• Call Schedule: determined by department
• Practice Detail: collaborative, team-based approach
• EMR System: EPIC
• Facility: North Avenue Clinic
• Location: Milwaukee, WI

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
• Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
• Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
• Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
• Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
• Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position, scheduled hours and location. Benefits are subject to change at any time. Your recruiter will provide the most up-to-date details during the hiring process.

Faculty members are a foundational element of graduate medical education – faculty members teach residents how to care for patients. Faculty members provide an important bridge allowing residents to grow and become practice-ready, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care. They are role models for future generations of physicians by demonstrating compassion, commitment to excellence in teaching and patient care, professionalism, and a dedication to lifelong learning. Faculty members experience the pride and joy of fostering the growth and development of future colleagues. The care they provide is enhanced by the opportunity to teach. By employing a scholarly approach to patient care, faculty members, through the graduate medical education system, improve the health of the individual and the population. Faculty members ensure that patients receive the level of care expected from a specialist in the field. They recognize and respond to the needs of the patients, residents, community, and institution. Faculty members provide appropriate levels of supervision to promote patient safety. Faculty members create an effective learning environment by acting in a professional manner and attending to the well-being of the residents and themselves.

Teaching faculty must be approved by the Program Director and be ABMS certified.

Teaching faculty must:

• Be a role model for professionalism
• Demonstrate commitment to delivery of safe, quality, cost-effective, and patient-centered care
• Demonstrate a strong interest in the education of residents
• Devote sufficient time to the educational program to fulfill supervisory and teaching responsibilities
• Administer and maintain an educational environment conducive to educating residents
• Regularly participate in organized clinical discussions, rounds, journal clubs, and conferences

• Pursue faculty development designed to enhance skills as educators; in quality improvement and patient safety; in fostering their own and resident well-being; and in patient care based on their practice-based learning and improvement efforts.
  
  

Specific requirements and expectations of teaching faculty:

• Provide learners (students and residents) with verbal feedback during the clinical experience
• Complete written evaluations within two weeks of the end of the rotation with the learner (students and residents)
• Attend at least one (1) multidisciplinary Faculty Development sessions annually
• Alert PD or APD with concerns about performance of resident physicians
• Meet with PD or APD at least annually to review teaching evaluations and performance
• Participate in PD/APD observations and feedback of your teaching rounds, giving feedback, and written evaluations

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. 
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Verified by local Credentialing Office.
• Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred. Verified by local Credentialing Office.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

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