Assoc. Professor - Medicine jobs in Jacksonville, FL

Job no:530434
Work type:Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Location:Jacksonville Campus
Categories:Medicine/Physicians
Department:30290000 - JX-EMERGENCY MEDICINE-JAX

CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF

The University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting motivated and energetic physician with leadership desires and abilities to join our faculty on a non-tenure track. Successful candidate will receive academic appointment as Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor. Clinical opportunities include positions in general emergency medicine and as member of the executive leadership team, this role as Assistant Chair, Program Development & Community Operations of will oversee major faculty and staff development initiatives that facilitate the professional growth and success of members in the department. The desire to adopt new methodologies and modalities as well as the desire to invite and support change are required. Strong interpersonal and communication skills coupled with the ability to lead a diverse group of faculty, residents, staff, and learners into new territory are highly desirable.

This position includes but is not limited to:

• Build, maintain, and facilitate relationships and networks to support community transformation.
• Facilitate and strengthen relationships between the emergency medicine department and the local community.
• Organize community events, workshops, and outreach programs to educate the public about emergency medical services, safety, and prevention.
• Collaborate with public health officials, law enforcement, and other emergency responders to develop coordinated responses to emergencies.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers to identify areas for improvement in emergency medical services and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Advocate for increased resources and funding for emergency medicine services within the community.
• Identify and address gaps in emergency response infrastructure and work towards improving overall community resilience.
• Conduct assessments to understand the specific needs and vulnerabilities of the community in terms of emergency medical services.
• Collect and analyze data related to emergency medical incidents in the community to identify trends, areas for improvement, and to guide resource allocation.

With more than 6,200 faculty and staff, UF Health in Jacksonville is the largest UF campus outside of Gainesville. UF Health physicians offer primary care and specialty services in practices throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, tallying more than 650,000 outpatient visits and more than 40,000 inpatient admissions annually.

UF Health in Jacksonville, Florida, is comprised of:

• UF Health Jacksonville, an academic health center near Downtown Jacksonville and home to the area's only adult and pediatric Level I trauma program
• UF Health North, a 92-bed hospital 28 full service emergency beds and outpatient medical campus in North Jacksonville
• UF Health Science Center Jacksonville, which encompasses three UF colleges in Jacksonville: Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy
• UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc., a network of primary and specialty care centers offering exceptional patient care throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia

The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. We excel in education, research and patient care that expresses our steadfast values of compassion, excellence, professionalism and innovation. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 450 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 384 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.

Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.

The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.

To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/ .

Salary and academic appointment will be commensurate with training and level of experience.

Candidates should have a MD/DO and must be ABEM/ABOEM board eligible or certified.

The Search Committee will begin to review applications onMarch 1,2024. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae.

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 Employer. The University is committed to nondiscrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under the Florida Sunshine and Public Records laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2HRS or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.