Team Physician (Event Coverage)

US-NJ-Princeton

Job ID: 2021-12987
Type: Temporary
# of Openings: 1
Category: Health Services

Princeton University

Overview

A fully accredited facility, University Health Services (UHS) at Princeton University provides responsive, high quality clinical, preventive, and consultative health services to over 8,000 Princeton undergraduate and graduate students and their dependents, and occupational health services to Princeton University faculty, staff, and employees. An integrated, evidence-informed model guides all UHS practices and services. UHS leverages clinical encounters and prevention efforts into meaningful opportunities for our members to learn about and adopt healthy living practices. UHS also supports a public health approach that prevents or responds rapidly to illness outbreaks and injury, and advances, preserves, or restores students’ capacity to take full advantage of their education.

UHS’s mission is to enhance learning and student success by advancing the health and well-being of our diverse University community. This mission is pursued and supports the University’s purpose by using current knowledge of health and human development to guide responsive, high quality clinical, prevention, and consultation services.

UHS’s values are Respect & Compassionate Care; Integrity & Service Excellence; Collaboration & Innovative Solutions; & Engagement & Lifelong Learning.

UHS hires individuals of all backgrounds. We build on our staff’s diversity--recognizing, valuing, and appreciating the different perspectives, talents and energy of all. UHS invites all its employees to make a valuable contribution in this regard. We firmly believe that being an inclusive and culturally responsive community is one of the foundations of a vibrant, relevant organization. We aspire to develop the mindsets, knowledge and abilities to build equitable and inclusive systems, teams and culture.

In addition, UHS embraces an organization-wide commitment to quality and performance improvement. We aspire to be an organization in which all employees devote themselves to individual and systemic efforts to improve what they do so that all clients are well-served. Consistent with this direction, we hire individuals who are engaged, strive for excellence, and support continuous quality efforts.

As a member of the UHS staff, your job may be deemed “essential” as defined by University and UHS policy. Please ask you supervisor for additional information.

POSITION SUMMARY

The per diem Athletic Medicine Team Physician provides sideline athletic event coverage. Evening and weekend event coverage required. The physician will report to the Director of Athletic Medicine.

Responsibilities

Clinical Care (100%)

Provides emergency services as a sideline physician for high-risk sports. Sideline care often requires high complexity clinical decision-making in emergency situations.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

New Jersey license as a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy Primary specialty in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or PediatricsExperience as a Team Physician at the college/university level.Primary care board certification, sports medicine sub-specialty certification (CAQ)Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automate External Defibrillator (AED) certifications.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

2 years or more of relevant experience as a physician practicing Athletic Medicine.Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification.

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Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW

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