Designated Institutional Officer

Founded in 1940, Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center is a 191-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Maria, California. Serving over 250,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, cancer care, orthopedics, and stroke care. Additionally, Marian Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and the only healthcare facility on the Central Coast to offer ECMO.

One Community. One Mission. One California.

As our Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for Marian Regional Medical Center, you will work in collaboration with the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), and provide oversight of the Sponsoring Institution's Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited residency and fellowship programs, to administer the medical education program in accordance with the overall objectives of the organization, and ensure compliance with ACGME requirements and standards, including ensuring the GMEC structure and function, and preparation of the Annual Institutional Review (AIR).

Every day, you will oversee the quality and effectiveness of the learning and working environment for resident and fellow physicians, including a commitment to ensuring resident/fellow engagement in patient safety, quality improvement, transitions of care, supervision and accountability, clinical and working hours, professionalism and well-being. You will facilitate a culture of continuous quality improvement to include responsibility for maintenance of program
accreditation, proactive risk mitigation, and timely reporting/remediation of non-compliance through collaboration with relevant organizational bodies.

To be successful in this role, you will need to provide strategic direction for Graduate Medical Education (GME) program development and lead graduate medical education activities at the Sponsoring Institution through collaborative relationships with academic, educational, hospital, and health system teams and leaders.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to help shape healthcare to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Benefits and offerings for this position include (plus much more!):

• Annual performance-based bonus program.
• Annual employer contribution to retirement program (no employee contribution needed).
• Medical benefits for the employee at no payroll deduction.
• Flexible Time Away program.

Required Licensure:

• California License as a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required.

Preferred Experience:

• Three (3) years of administrative and/or educational experience in a clinical and/or academic healthcare environment preferred.
• Leadership experience preferred.

Required Special Skills and Training:

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, organizational agility, and professionalism.
• Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
• Training Solution Development: Knowledge of training solution development procedures, tools and techniques; ability to utilize the knowledge for developing a solution to stated training needs.
• Budget Management: Knowledge of the principles and methodology of budget management and ability to utilize the tools, techniques and procedures needed to establish and monitor budgets.
• Clinical Policies and Standards: Knowledge of all clinical standards and policies set for a healthcare environment; ability to use industry standards, policies and procedures in the processes of clinical practice.
• Training Program Administration: Knowledge of tools and processes of training program administration; ability to administer every aspect of a training program, including content, procedure, tools and logistics ensuring training requirements and expectation are met.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary individuals and teams.

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