Geriatric Medicine Job at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ

Yuma Regional Medical Center is seeking a Geriatric Medicine physician for a CORE FACULTY position with our growing Family Medicine Residency program.

Join our welcoming, diverse and compassionate Graduate Medical Education team. Our YRMC team is innovative, caring and focused on quality patient care. We continually work to raise the bar with new quality initiatives and improved patient outcomes.

As the only full-service acute care, 406-bed hospital between Phoenix and San Diego, Yuma Regional Medical Center offers you a rare opportunity to find a rewarding career while enjoying a great quality of life in a friendly, growing community. By working in an area such as ours, you get to experience unique and interesting pathology and complexity that most providers only learn about in a textbook. Yuma is a place where you can practice high-quality care in a compassionate, supportive and team-oriented work environment.

Are you a dynamic physician with a passion for teaching? If so, learn more about why this is the right opportunity for you. Take the next step in your career and join us in expanding our family medicine residency program.

About Our Program

• Accredited Family Medicine Residency Program that began in July 2013. Our unique, 3-year program has been granted the highest level of accreditation a residency program can achieve by the ACGME.
• Twenty-seven (27) residents are currently in the program; 9 per class per year. Plans to expand to thirty-six (36) FM residents total.
• The Sports Medicine Fellowship Program began in July 2020, and we recently graduated fourth fellow, June 2024.
• Embarking on a new Psychiatry Residency with our first four (4) residents planned to start July 1, 2025.
• Affiliation and academic support from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Midwestern University and Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.
• YRMC is fully engaged as a clinical partner in the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

About the Position:

• Combination of precepting, admin time and direct patient care (carry your own panel of patients) - 60/40 split.
• Hospital employed; full-time position.
• Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
• Collaborative GME team of providers, coordinators and clinic staff.
• Attractive compensation package.
• Eligible for an annual quality bonus equal to 5% of base salary.
• 35 Days Paid Time Off.
• 6 Paid Holidays.
• CME Reimbursement up to $5,000 annually.
• Reimbursement of professional fees (Licensure, DEA, renewals, professional membership associations) up to $2,500 annually.
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.
• Employer paid basic life insurance, short-term & long-term disability insurance and identity guard protection.
• 401K with employer match up to 4%.
• Lifestyle Spending Account of $800 per year (use for gym memberships, massage therapy, workout clothes/shoes, laptop, etc.).
• Relocation Stipend of $10,000.
• Sign On Bonus. 
• Employee Discount Program.
• Wellness Program.
• Malpractice insurance & tail coverage.

Requirements:

• 3 years experience in geriatric medicine is preferred;  however, new grads are eligible to apply.
• Residency program leadership or faculty experience is preferred, but not required.
• Must be American Board Certified or eligible.

YRMC is nationally known for its leading edge technology, excellent patient-family centered care and high employee satisfaction. We're proud of the caring culture we've created for our employees. We hold ourselves accountable to our community and, because of that, we create and share a special report each year that summarizes the work we have done to continually enhance our quality of care.

Why Choose YRMC?

• Our hospital leads the way in INNOVATION and QUALITY.
• A team-oriented and collaborative work environment.
• Supportive leadership with dedicated divisional Executive Medical Directors (primary care, specialty care and surgical care) and clinical chairs.
• We are all about teaching and education.
• A great work/life balance.
• A collegial medical staff comprised of more than 450 physicians and advanced practice professionals.
• We continue to grow and expand with numerous outpatient clinics, a new Foothills Health Campus, inpatient Behavioral Health and Endoscopy Center.

Why Choose Yuma?

• We are a warm, friendly, and down-to-earth community.
• One of the Top 10 places to live (cost of living).
• Sunniest place on earth!
• Winter vegetable capital of the world.
• Abundant outdoor activities all year long.
• Perfect location in between San Diego, CA & Phoenix, AZ (under 3-hours away in either direction).
• Military community - MCAS (Marine Core Air Station) & YPG (Yuma Proving Ground - Army).

Contact me today and take the first step in joining our amazing team!