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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Nephrology and Hypertension Faculty

Employer
The University of Florida
Location
Florida, United States
Salary
Not Specified
Date posted
May 5, 2016
Classification Title:

Nephrology and Hypertension Faculty

Job Description:

The University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension seeks candidates for a full-time faculty position to join a growing academic practice with a Fellowship Program. Appointment will be at the tenure or non-tenure accruing level of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, based on qualifications.

This position will report to the Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. Responsibilities include teaching, patient care and research. Following is a general description of duties and responsibilities:

  • Provide and maintain a high level of quality in-patient intermediate care services in all aspects of Nephrology and Hypertension.
  • Provide clinical teaching of trainees in Nephrology and Hypertension and participate in the educational program.
  • Responsible for excellent communication with primary care physicians.
  • Assist in marketing the Nephrology and Hypertension Program to community physicians and managed care organizations.
  • Participate in monthly division meetings, administrative functions and institutional committees as requested.

The University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville is the largest of the three UF colleges - medicine, nursing and pharmacy - located on the approximately 110-acre UF Health Jacksonville campus. The college's 15 clinical science departments house more than 400 faculty members and 300 residents and fellows. The college offers 32 accredited graduate medical education programs. In addition to graduate medical education, clinical rotations in all the major disciplines are provided for students from the UF College of Medicine in Gainesville.

For practicing physicians, the college offers a continuing medical education program that recruits national and international speakers who are well known and respected in their fields. The campus' faculty, residents and fellows are active in clinical research. Residents and fellows regularly present their findings at locations across the country and publish their projects in well-known publications.

Residents in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are offered all the benefits of an academic health center by combining our strengths with that of UF Health Jacksonville. Together, the University of Florida Health Science Center–Jacksonville and UF Health Jacksonville form the region's premier academic health center–UF Health, a leader in the education of health professionals, a hub for clinical research and a unique provider of high-quality patient care.

With more than 5,000 faculty and staff, the academic health center in Jacksonville is the largest UF campus outside of Gainesville, offering nearly 100 specialty services, including: Cancer services; Cardiovascular; Neuroscience; Orthopaedic; Pediatrics; Poison Center; Trauma and Critical Care; and Women and Families services. At 37 clinical sites throughout Northeast Florida, UF physicians tally more than 600,000 outpatient visits and more than 34,000 inpatient admissions annually.

Additionally, located in North Jacksonville is UF Health North - a state-of-the-art outpatient medical complex with a 24/7 full-service emergency room, outpatient surgery, occupational medicine, a birth center, advanced imaging and other diagnostic services. A 160,000 square-foot, 92-bed inpatient tower is currently under construction adjacent to the existing medical office building. Once completed in mid-2017, UF Health North will be the only hospital in North Jacksonville, providing state-of-the-art medical services for residents of northern Duval County, Nassau County and Southeast Georgia.

Located on Florida's First Coast, Jacksonville is one of the largest cities in land area in the United States. The city provides an eclectic combination of southern hospitality, business and recreational paradise. More than 1 million people live in the five-county area known as Florida's First Coast. The area offers something for everyone, with a temperate climate incorporating seasonal changes, miles of beautiful waterways and beaches, and a myriad of public facilities for work and play.

For more information about Jacksonville, visit http://hscj.ufl.edu/college-of-medicine/administrative-affairs/AboutJacksonville.aspx

Advertised Salary:

Negotiable; excellent benefits

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates must be BC/BE in Nephrology

Preferred Qualifications: Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please submit a C.V., cover letter, and three letters of reference.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The search committee will review applications as received.

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/. The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

Health Assessment Required: Yes

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