Valley Health System in Ridgewood, New Jersey, is seeking a full-time Ambulatory Clinic Preceptor to join our dynamic Internal Medicine Residency continuity practice at our new, state-of-the-art Family Care Center.

As we continue to expand our academic footprint, we are recruiting dedicated, mission-driven clinicians who are excited to shape a rapidly growing training program. This is a distinctive opportunity for physicians who are passionate about teaching, committed to delivering exceptional patient care, and eager to influence the development of the next generation of internists within a forward-thinking academic health system.

The Ambulatory Clinic Preceptor serves as a key core faculty providing high-impact supervision, direct observation, and robust competency-based assessment of residents in the continuity clinic. This role is central to advancing residents along the trajectory from supervised practice to confident, independent clinicians. Preceptors at Valley model excellence in clinical care, professionalism, reflective practice, and scholarly engagement, contributing meaningfully to curriculum innovation, quality improvement, and the academic culture of the program. The role also includes maintaining a primary care patient panel within our Family Care Center, ensuring faculty remain grounded in the clinical realities that inform resident education.

Core Responsibilities:

Clinical Supervision & Resident Teaching

• Foster experiential learning, integrating evidence-based medicine, preventative care, chronic disease management, behavioral health principles, and social determinants of health.
• Assess resident performance using competency-based milestones and complete scheduled evaluations.

Continuity Clinic Operations & Precepting Workflow

• Integrate high yield teaching topics into precepting rounds and ambulatory didactic sessions.
• Participate in clinic huddles and support team-based care.
• Review resident pre-charting, chart completion, diagnostic tests, patient messages, medication refills, and documentation for quality, accuracy, and safety.

Resident Development & Coaching

• Meet with assigned residents to review goals, progress, performance, and individualized learning plans.
• Precept or deliver ambulatory teaching sessions, review resident presentations, and encourage active participation in learning activities.
• Participate as a member of the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) and collaborate on curriculum development.

Administrative & Program Support

• Collaborate with precepting colleagues to ensure timely completion of shared clinical tasks.
• Identify opportunities to improve clinic workflows and propose enhancements to the Medical Director.
• Maintain KPI dashboards and complete required institutional modules (e.g., Hopkins, IHI).
• Participate in community outreach activities when feasible to support the clinic and residency program.

Benefits Package:

• Medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability, 401k, 457b
• Paid holidays, PTO
• CME allowance and time
• Malpractice coverage
• Salary range of $270,750 – $281,380
• Academic appointment with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Relocation allowance
• Non-Profit Health System, eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

• An MD or DO
• Board eligible or certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Existing or Eligibility for New Jersey Medical License, DEA and CDS required

Job Location

The Valley Health System-Ridgewood

Shift

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
• 6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
• Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities

EEO Statement

Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.