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Location:

Altru Family Medicine Residency 725 Hamline Street Grand Forks, ND 58201

Summary:

The Resident Physician, under the supervision of the Program Director, provides safe, effective, and compassionate patient care in line with education and experience. Responsibilities include participating in educational and scholarly activities, teaching and supervising residents and medical students, and engaging in a personal program of self-study and professional growth. The Resident Physician participates in institutional programs, committees, and activities, adhering to organizational policies, and contributing to program evaluation. Additionally, the role requires developing an understanding of ethical, socioeconomic, and medical legal issues, applying cost containment measures, maintaining accurate records, and adhering to ACGME requirements and those of affiliated training sites.

Essential Job Functions:

• Under the supervision of the Program Director, assumes responsibilities for the safe, effective and compassionate care of patients, consistent with level of education and experience.

• Participates fully in the educational and scholarly activities of the residency program and, as required, assumes responsibility for teaching and supervising other residents and medical students.

• Develops and participates in a personal program of self-study and professional growth with guidance from the teaching staff.

• Participates in institutional programs, committees, councils, and activities involving the medical staff as assigned by the program director, and adhere to the established policies, procedures, and practices of the sponsoring organization and its affiliated institutions.

• Participates in the evaluation of the program and its faculty.

• Develops an understanding of ethical, socioeconomic, and medical legal issues that affect the practice of medicine.

• Applies cost containment measures in the provision of medical care.

• Keeps charts, records, and reports up-to-date and signed at all times.

• Adheres to ACGME Institutional and Program Requirements and to the requirements of affiliated training sites.

• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certifications/Qualifications

• Doctorate within specified field of medical practice from respective accredited school.

• Must be admissible to sit for either the Canadian or American Board or be certified by the Canadian Board and are members of either the Royal College of Physicians or Royal College of Surgeons, American board certification or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) board certification. Board certification exam is highly encouraged to be taken during third year of training.

• Be legally licensed as a resident to practice medicine in North Dakota.

• Driver's License with Acceptable Driving Record | Driver's License - Current State Licensed | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources

Language Requirements:

This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.

Physical Demands :

•Sit: Frequently (34-66%)

•Stand: Frequently (34-66%)

•Walk: Frequently (34-66%)

•Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%)

•Reach: Frequently (34-66%)

•Crawl: Not Applicable

•Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)

•Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)

•Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)

•See: Continuously (67-100%)

•Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

•Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

•Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

•Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

•Slide/Transfer: Sedentary (<10 pounds)

Working Conditions:

•Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)

•Outdoor: Not Applicable

•Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:

Frequent Driver

Reference ID: R7422

Making a real difference. For one another.

To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.

At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.

Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)