Family Medicine Residency Associate Program Director

Our Mission

All of us, for each of you, every time.

Our Vision

Together, serving as the trusted regional healthcare partner.

Our Values

Listen~Love~Respect~Excel~Innovate

At Samaritan, we do more than deliver healthcare—we make a meaningful difference in the lives of our community every day. We’re committed to creating an exceptional workplace where professionals feel valued, supported, and inspired to provide outstanding care to every patient we serve.

The Associate Program Director (APD) is a physician leader who partners with the Program Director to design, achieve accreditation for, launch, and sustain the Moses Lake Family Medicine Residency. The APD contributes directly to the educational, clinical, and operational development of the program while maintaining an active clinical practice. As the program matures, the APD shares responsibility for resident education, assessment, recruitment, faculty development, continuous program improvement, and compliance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), sponsoring-institution, and organizational requirements. The APD will receive a faculty appointment with the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at academic ranks commensurate with qualifications and in accordance with WSU’s appointment processes.

This position is designed to provide intentional leadership development through mentorship and progressively responsible assignments across curriculum, accreditation, resident assessment, faculty development, recruitment, and program operations. For a physician who demonstrates readiness and meets applicable ACGME qualifications, the role may provide a pathway to consideration for future Program Director leadership.

Time allotment: Before resident matriculation: 0.70 clinical / 0.30 residency leadership. Beginning with the first resident recruitment season: 0.60 clinical / 0.40 residency leadership.

Your clinical work will include direct patient care, resident and learner precepting, and hospital-based care. The precise clinical portfolio can reflect program needs, clinical privileges, and the experience and interests you bring—allowing the role to support the breadth of family medicine without prematurely narrowing its future scope.

This is a full-time exempt position.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications

1. Required

1. 1. MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
   2. Successful completion of an accredited family medicine residency program.
   3. Current certification in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.
   4. Eligibility for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in Washington and ability to obtain and maintain Samaritan Healthcare medical staff membership, clinical privileges, and required payer enrollment.
   5. Ability to obtain and maintain all applicable state controlled-substance and federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrations.
   6. Experience in medical education, such as teaching, supervising, assessing, advising, or developing curricula for medical students, residents, fellows, or other health professions learners.
   7. Demonstrated commitment to medical education, high-quality patient care, rural or underserved communities, and collaborative leadership.
   8. Ability to communicate effectively, manage complex work across multiple partners, give and receive feedback, and follow through on commitments.

2. Preferred

1. 1. Experience as residency faculty, core faculty, chief resident, site director, associate program director, program director, or in another substantive GME leadership role.
   2. Meets the current ACGME qualifications for appointment as a family medicine Program Director or demonstrates the experience, interest, and potential to meet those qualifications through progressively responsible residency leadership.
   3. Experience with curriculum development, resident assessment, CCC or PEC work, accreditation, faculty development, quality improvement, clinical operations, or resident recruitment.
   4. Experience practicing or teaching in rural, regional, community-based, or underserved settings.
   5. Demonstrated interest and potential to assume progressively greater program leadership responsibility.

3. Skills:

1. 1. Builds trust through clarity, transparency, integrity, and dependable follow-through.
   2. Balances educational, patient-care, workforce, operational, and financial considerations while keeping the program mission in view.
   3. Approaches ambiguity with curiosity, sound judgment, adaptability, and practical problem-solving.
   4. Creates an inclusive learning environment and addresses concerns directly, respectfully, and appropriately.
   5. Develops others, shares decision-making when appropriate, and recognizes progress and contributions.

As a Samaritan professional, you will be asked to commit to being part of a culture grounded in our Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategy that brings service and operational excellence to life each day while creating an exceptional experience for our patients, professionals, physicians, and students. Additionally, how we present ourselves matters, and adherence to our Professional Appearance Policy reflects the pride, respect, and professionalism we bring to those we serve.