Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program

Atlantic Health System/Goryeb Children’s Hospital is Seeking a Program Director for our Pediatric Residency Training Program located in Morristown, New Jersey

The Pediatric Residency Program at Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Atlantic Health System, combines the best features of a university program with a community-based children’s hospital setting. We receive more than 3,000 admissions and over 95,000 outpatient visits per year, perform cutting-edge research, and employ more than 100 general pediatric and subspecialty faculty members, many of whom are dedicated clinician-educators.

Goryeb Children’s Hospital is located in the beautiful and diverse community of historic Morristown, NJ, and is a state-of-the-art children’s hospital known for its patient- and family-centered approach. Our yearly class size of 12 residents allows us to create individual learning programs for each resident with a degree of mentorship that is unparalleled among regional programs of similar size. In addition, our parent company, Atlantic Health System, is a branch campus of Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.

The role of Program Director involves a commitment of 60% administrative responsibilities and 40% clinical duties. Administrative responsibilities include, but are not limited to, serving as a role model for patient-centric professional care activities and overseeing the Chief Resident(s). The Program Director will oversee the development, implementation, review, and assessment of all aspects of the pediatric medicine training curriculum. They will ensure resident competence in all domains while providing regular and effective feedback to all residents. Additionally, the Program Director will align the program's strategy with both departmental and institutional Graduate Medical Education (GME) strategies. They will also make meaningful contributions to the General Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and act as a liaison between the GMEC and residency program faculty members.

Qualifications

• BC by the American Board of Pediatrics
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of New Jersey
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as an Associate Program Director or Director
• Demonstrated success working individually and as part of a team

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Reimbursement for Relocation
• Comprehensive Malpractice Policy
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• $5,000 for Annual CME and Time Off incremental to PTO days
• Full reimbursement for Boards and Licensing fees
• Tuition reimbursement for Advanced Degrees
• Outstanding growth & mentorship opportunities

If interested, please email Lori Velasco, Physician Recruiter: lori.velasco@atlantichealth.org and please share your CV.

Rated the number one hospital in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report for five years in a row, Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America’s ‘50 Best Hospitals’ for seven consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World’s Best Hospitals (the 46th best hospital in the United States and number one in NJ) by Newsweek.  We were also ranked the top hospital with more than 350 beds in New Jersey by Castle Connolly and Leapfrog recognized us with an “A” hospital safety grade – its highest – fourteen  consecutive times.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

Atlantic Health System, headquartered in Morristown, N.J., is an integrated health care delivery system powered by a workforce of 16,000 team members dedicated to building healthier communities. The system is comprised of 350 sites of care, including six hospitals: Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center, Hackettstown Medical Center and Goryeb Children’s Hospital. Atlantic Health System also supports communities through Atlantic Medical Group, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Home Care and Hospice, and its subsidiary, Atlantic Ambulance Corporation. Atlantic Health System sponsors the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization, one of the larger ACOs in the nation, and Optimus Healthcare Partners.