Director of GME Operations Job Listing at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC (Job ID 1321050600)

Description

GME Admin  
Full Time
Day Shift 
8-5

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state's first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer's care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

The Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Operations provides senior-level leadership and strategic oversight of all operational aspects of Lexington Medical Center's GME programs. This position ensures the effective integration of GME within the broader healthcare delivery system, aligning educational goals with clinical operations, financial performance, and compliance with institutional, state, and national accreditation requirements. The Director of GME Operations partners closely with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Program Directors, and network leadership to lead the infrastructure, staffing, systems, and financial sustainability required to support high-quality residency and fellowship programs.

Minimum Education: Master's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Education, Business, or a related field.
Minimum Years of Experience: 5 years of progressive leadership experience in graduate medical education, health system management, or academic affairs.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Active TAGME certification or achievement of certification within 2 years of hire into position.
Required Training: None.

• Serve as the senior operational leader for GME, responsible for translating academic and regulatory requirements to ensure a collaborative environment between service line leadership and program leadership to integrate GME into the broader health system's strategic plan and workforce development pipeline.
• Develop and implement scalable systems, policies, and processes to support new and existing programs in alignment with ACGME, CMS, and institutional expectations.
• Oversee the operational infrastructure supporting all residency and fellowship programs, including but not limited to, faculty and resident contracting, onboarding, scheduling, HR coordination, space planning, call coverage, and rotation logistics.
• Plans and manages resident recruitment activities to include the applicant screening process, organization of interview materials and schedules, facilitating interview logistics, preparing materials for the rank order process, and certifying the rank order list.
• Collaborate closely with the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) to lead institutional GME functions such as ACGME accreditation readiness, site visit planning, Annual Program Evaluations (APE), and the Annual Institutional Review (AIR).
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting in ERAS, NRMP, WebADS, MedHub (or equivalent), and institutional data systems.

• Oversee GME program budget planning, including CMS cost reporting, resident salaries, reimbursements, and educational allowances.
• Maintain annual review process of all external arrangements associated with GME program 
• Analyze and present performance data to recommend process improvements, resource optimization, and innovative models of care delivery to continuously improve workflows to support integration of resident and fellow learners. 
• Build and lead a high-performing team of program managers and support staff that operationalize all GME activities.
• Advocate for a positive, inclusive, and learner-centered GME environment that supports resident and faculty well-being, academic integrity, and equitable opportunities.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or as necessary for the success of GME.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits 
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one.  LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary 
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.