Family Medicine Residency Program Core Faculty Physician (Full-time)

The Valley Family Medicine Residency Program at Valley Medical Center is seeking a Core Family Medicine Faculty Physician to join our faculty group. Valley Family Medicine opened in 1985 and is a member of the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network, a network of 30 family medicine residency programs in the 5 state WWAMI region of the Pacific Northwest. The residency focuses on training graduates in full spectrum family medicine skills including obstetrics. Our sponsoring hospital is a public district hospital, Valley Medical Center, which is an affiliate of the University of Washington Medicine system (UW Medicine). Our core faculty physician group includes family physicians, family physicians with surgical obstetrics, an internal medicine, and medicine-pediatric physician. Core responsibilities of the faculty position include inpatient and outpatient patient care and teaching duties including obstetrics. The family medicine residency clinic is located on-site at Valley Medical Center which allows the training program to have a “Clinic First” focus. The residency is an 8-8-8 unopposed program and is fully accredited by the ACGME.

The faculty of the Valley Family Medicine Residency reports to the Residency Program Director, who reports to the Chief Medical Director and collaborates closely with the Senior VP of Ambulatory Services.

In addition to successful completion of family medicine residency training, and being able to meet qualifications for and maintain active medical staff at Valley Medical Center, ideal candidates should meet the following:

• MD/DO in the field or foreign equivalent (required)
• Unlimited license to practice medicine in the State of Washington (required)
• Board Certified in Family Medicine
• Previous teaching experience with family medicine residents and/or medical students strongly preferred

Located in Renton, Washington, Valley Medical Center is the largest nonprofit healthcare provider between Seattle and Tacoma, serving more than 600,000 residents. In addition to the 341-bed hospital with its Level III Trauma Center, Valley operates a network of more than four dozen primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics, with most located on or near the hospital campus. 

About the Renton area: https://www.valleymed.org/careers/a-great-place-to-live

We are very excited to share we’ve been recognized by the American Medical Association’s 2022 Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program for our efforts to improve physician well-being and combat burnout. We join the ranks of prominent, large health systems like Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and the Mayo Clinic in our commitment to the well-being of our physicians and advanced practice practitioners.

One of the most culturally diverse communities in the country, our mission to care for our community like family extends to the entire Valley “work family” who prioritize safety, respect, compassion, collaboration, equity, diversity, inclusion, innovation and excellence. Compensation is competitive and includes a generous benefit package.

Just 30 minutes from downtown Seattle and Bellevue, the surrounding southeast King County communities allow you to easily enjoy a wide variety of Northwest recreational opportunities, along with more affordable homes, less traffic and access to a top school district.

Learn more about our Residency program here: http://valleyfamilymedicine.org

Compensation Range - $270,000 - $290,000 dependent upon experience

For general inquiries, please feel free to email:
Residency Program Director: Sarah Maitre, MD: sarah_maitre@valleymed.org

For full consideration, all interested applicants must formally apply. Please include CV and letter of interest and combine as one document.

Valley Medical Center offers valuable healthy living benefits including group medical insurance, group dental insurance, a 403(b) Retirement Plan, life and AD&D insurance, supplemental life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, supplemental long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, carpool incentives, parking, bereavement leave, jury duty, and an employee assistance program. Employees may also be eligible to receive 76 hours of sick leave, 7 days of holiday leave, and 2 floating holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees also earn 20 to 25 days of vacation leave per calendar year based on position and years of service. You can find more detailed information on our benefits information page at https://www.valleymed.org/careers/benefits

UW Medicine Valley Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender identity or expression. Genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.