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Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director
Clinical-emphasis jobs or < .2 FTE for teaching/supervising (requires fee)
Application Deadline: November 20, 2026
Pine Rest Christian Mental
Health Services in Grand Rapids Michigan is seeking a Geriatric Psychiatry
Program Director.
About Pine Rest:
Pine Rest
Christian Mental Health Services founded in 1910, is a nonprofit organization and one
of the nation's largest freestanding behavioral health providers. Our medical
staff includes more than 100 psychiatrists, and for decades we have served as
West Michigan's leading and most trusted behavioral health partner.
We
offer a full continuum of services, including inpatient and partial
hospitalization, psychiatric urgent care, residential, outpatient, telehealth,
addiction treatment and recovery, senior care services, as well as specialized
assessment and treatment clinics.
About Grand Rapids:
Grand
Rapids - where vibrant culture meets natural beauty in the heart
of Michigan.
Nestled along the banks of the Grand River, our city boasts a dynamic blend
of urban excitement and serene landscapes. Explore
our bustling downtown, filled with eclectic shops,
trendy cafes, diverse culinary delights, and a lively arts scene. Outdoor
enthusiasts will enjoy our miles of scenic trails for hiking, biking, and
kayaking.
Grand Rapids is located only 30 minutes from the shore of the
Great Lakes, where you will find endless stretches of soft, sandy beaches and natural wonders
such as Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, crowned as the most
beautiful place in America by Good Morning America. In this true outdoor
paradise, dive into water sports, take to the trails for hiking, or simply
relax on the beaches.
Fellowship Program
Job Description:
Qualifications:
·
MD or DO degree
·
ABPN Board Certification in Psychiatry and
Applicable Psychiatry Subspecialty
·
Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the
state of Michigan
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Experience as a teaching faculty position in a
residency and/or fellowship program, preferably in a leadership role
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Three years (required) and Five years
(preferred) of progressive faculty experience after fellowship training
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Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
and work collaboratively in complex interdisciplinary and interprofessional
settings
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Passion for and commitment to graduate medical
education for purposes of optimizing patient outcomes and training
psychiatrists for future independent practice
The Program Director is
assigned the following duties:
Education
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Provide or ensure the provision of specialty
specific level-appropriate education of fellows in the fellowship program,
ensuring that such education adequately prepares, in conjunction with their own
studying, fellows for the sub-specialty board exams as well as for active
clinical practice as manifest by passing rates at or near one hundred percent
for graduates of the program.
·
Develop and execute a successful fellowship
lecture curriculum.
·
Along with other program directors, lead the
design and implementation of faculty development programs according to ACGME
guidelines.
·
Develop and oversee the allocation of fellows in
their rotation assignments in order to satisfy ACGME requirements for
successful completion of fellowship.
·
Implement structural and educational changes to
the program to address identified weaknesses or implement improvements to the fellowship
curriculum.
·
Provide emergency/vacation fellow supervision
for the applicable inpatient units and/or the outpatient clinic.
·
Aid fellows in generating ideas and facilitating
connection with mentors for development of a required scholarly project.
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Attend a significant portion of the departmental
Wednesday noon lectures.
·
Attend and participate in a significant portion
of the academic conferences and scholarly activities.
·
Organize, facilitate, and implement fellow retreats,
ensuring an academic component as appropriate.
·
Continued evaluation and development of internal
and external clinical rotations to meet fellow educational needs.
Evaluation
·
Evaluate the fellowship educational program (as
a whole and by postgraduate level) at least annually to determine strengths, weaknesses,
and adherence to educational objectives.
·
Give feedback to fellows two to four times
annually. At these meetings, the fellow's evaluations are reviewed, common
themes discussed, and a plan to remediate any issues/weaknesses is formulated.
·
Evaluate specific rotations to determine
strengths, weaknesses, and adherence to educational objectives.
·
Develop and maintain a system of
competency-based evaluation of fellows by their attendings and supervisors.
·
Develop and maintain a system of
competency-based evaluation of attendings and lectures/lecturers by fellows.
·
Develop and maintain a system of 360-degree
competency-based evaluation for fellows, which includes evaluation of the fellow
by their attending, nursing staff, and patients/parents.
·
Develop and maintain a teaching evaluation
system whereby fellows can evaluate their attending physicians at the
completion of each rotation.
·
Monitor completion of evaluations by fellows.
·
Monitor completion of evaluations by faculty.
Recruitment
·
Identify and recruit fellows for committee and
other leadership involvement.
·
Provide recruitment, interviewing and selection
assistance of the fellows for the program.
·
Participate in the development of recruitment
strategies for fellows.
·
Participate in the evaluation of prior season's
recruitment process.
·
Assist with the orientation of new fellows into
the program each year.
·
Provide leadership and guidance in recruiting a
diverse class of fellows, reflective of the region.
·
Work towards recruiting a diverse faculty body
with various professional interests.
·
Faculty recruitment and retention.
Mentoring
·
Ensure the quality of care provided by fellows
in the program is of the highest caliber and that any lapses in quality are
appropriately investigated, resolved, and used to improve processes and
education.
·
Meet with fellows as deemed necessary for
problem solving and career counseling.
·
Provide appropriate guidance to faculty members
in their roles within the fellowship.
Administration
·
Lead and delegate fellowship work as deemed
appropriate to associate program directors and other core faculty.
·
Write letters of recommendation for fellows
applying for jobs.
·
Attend all fellowship special events and
meetings including (but not limited to): orientation, faculty development
meetings, graduation, etc.
Regulatory Compliance
ACGME Defined Program
Director Responsibilities:
·
Role model of professionalism.
·
Design and conduct the program in a fashion
consistent with the needs of the community, the mission of the sponsoring
Institution, and the mission of the program.
·
Administer and maintain a learning environment
conducive to educating the residents in each of the ACGME competency domains.
·
Develop and oversee a process to evaluate
candidates prior to approval as program faculty members for participation in
the residency program education and at least annually thereafter.
·
Have the authority to approve and remove faculty
members for participation in the fellowship program education at all sites.
·
Submit accurate and complete information
required and requested by the DIO, GMEC, and ACGME.
·
Provide applicants who are offered an interview
with the information related to the applicant's eligibility for ABPN
examination.
·
Provide a learning and working environment in
which fellows can raise concerns and provide feedback in a confidential manner
as appropriate, without fear of intimidation or retaliation.
·
Ensure the program's compliance with the sponsoring
Institution's policies and procedures related to grievances and due process.
·
Ensure the program's compliance with the sponsoring
institution's policies and procedures for due process when action is taken to
suspend or dismiss, not to promote or not to renew the appointment of a
resident.
·
Ensure the program's compliance with the sponsoring
Institution's policies and procedures on employment and non-discrimination.
·
Document verification of program completion for
all graduating fellows within 30 days.
·
Provide verification of an individual fellow's
completion upon the fellow's request within 30 days.
·
Obtain review and approval of the sponsoring institution's
DIO before submitting information or requests to the ACGME, as required in the institutional
requirements and outlined in the ACGME Program Director's Guide to the Common
Program Requirements.
·
Monitor fellow compliance with duty hour rules
and if violations identified, address and resolve the issue.
·
Ensure fellows are meeting programmatic
requirements that fulfill the ACGME accreditation and ABPN board certification
eligibility.
Other
·
Perform other duties and requirements as deemed appropriate
by the Designated Institutional Official..
·
Assist in developing novel approaches to
educating fellows and ensuring a more robust academic environment at Pine Rest.
·
Keep abreast of changes in the general
well-being of the fellows, faculty, and staff of the program.
·
Keep the DIO and administration aware of issues
affecting the fellows, faculty, and staff of the program.
·
Annual review with the DIO.
Interested
candidates should send cover letter and CV to:
Susan Sanford, Manager of
Physician Recruitment
Contact Information:
Susan Sanford
Manager of Physician Recruitment
susan.sanford@pinerest.org
300 68th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
517-331-8670
