Job no: 520094
Work type: Multi-Track Faculty
Location: Alachua
Categories: Allied Health
Department:29160401 - MD-EASTSIDE COMMUNITY PRACTICE

Classification Title:

CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF

Job Description:

The University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine is seeking a full-time Assistant/Associate/Full Professor to join the Eastside Community Practice faculty team in beautiful Gainesville, FL. This position will provide direct patient care to a largely under-served and diverse population in a team-based setting working with UF medical students. Providers with a passion for the under-served patient population are encouraged to apply. Rank will be commensurate with qualifications. Full-time is preferred however, part-time will be considered depending upon the needs of the clinic and applicant.

Clinical Duties:

The position is responsible for the delivery of primary health care at the UF Health – Family Medicine Eastside Community Clinic. Our practice cares for a diverse population. In addition to an outstanding staff, nurses, RN health coach and pharmacist are part of the health care team. This position will provide direct patient care in clinic and participate in inpatient and/or clinic call rotations dependent on the interest of the final candidates and the needs of the department. In addition, these positions may work closely with ARNP/PAs in a supervisory role providing team-based care using innovative models.

Educational Activities:

Teaching medical students during patient care activities, on inpatient rounds (if applicable), and/or during educational conferences is expected. Our department encourages scholarly activity and professional development as to advance our faculty, department and discipline. Experienced and accomplished mentors are available to assist as well as departmental support to present and publish your work as well as provide experiences for your professional development.

About Gainesville, Florida:

Gainesville (http://cityofgainesville.org) is home to Florida's largest and oldest university, and so is one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events and athletics. Gainesville is also the largest city in Alachua County and is the county seat, with approximately 269,000 residents county-wide. It serves as the cultural, educational and commercial center for the north central Florida region. The city provides a full range of municipal services, including cultural and nature services and necessary administrative services to support these activities. Additionally, the city owns a regional transit system, a regional airport, and a 72-par championship golf course. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums and lakes provide entertainment to thousands of visitors. Because of its beautiful landscape and urban "forest," Gainesville is one of the most attractive cities in Florida. Gainesville is a hidden gem in North Central Florida that is within a couple hours to major cities such as Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa. Gainesville serves as the cultural, educational, and commercial center for the north-central Florida region. We have warm weather much of the year, allowing for outdoor activities almost year-round. The city is in a central location to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, providing easy access within a day’s drive to beaches, nature preserves, and water-based activities. Due to the diverse atmosphere generated by The University of Florida and UF Health Shands who are the leading employers in Gainesville, Gainesville is also a wonderful place to raise a family. For more information about Gainesville, FL please go to: The Guide to Greater GainesvilleExplore Gainesville in 60 seconds

About Community Health and Family Medicine:

The primary mission of the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida College Of Medicine is to serve our patients and community, positively shaping the future of healthcare through outstanding teaching, discovery, and innovation in family medicine. https://chfm.ufl.edu/

The vision at CHFM is to be a nationally recognized model department of family medicine. CHFM integrates teaching in humanistic medicine, medical ethics, behavioral medicine, and rural and community health into both undergraduate and graduate curricula.

The department has model practice sites in several communities, providing training in urban and rural medicine and health care for under-served areas in the state. These teaching and clinical activities are augmented by a variety of research projects that explore and contribute to the scientific knowledge base in family and community medicine, rural health, primary care, behavioral medicine, and the medical humanities.

About the College of Medicine at the University of Florida:

Located in Gainesville since 1906, The University of Florida (UF) has 16 colleges, a major academic health center, a championship winning athletic program, a top-ranked undergraduate online program and, in keeping with its land-grant mission, one of the nation’s most comprehensive agriculture and natural resources programs. All are based at the University’s 2,000-acre campus, joining its historic red-brick core with advanced facilities and preserved natural areas and connecting to adjacent innovation, commercial and residential districts.

UF has 55,000 students, 30,000 employees, 5,500 faculty members, a $5 billion annual budget and more than 140 mission-focused units across the state of Florida. It is the Sunshine State’s only member of the Association of American Universities comprising the nation’s 60 leading public and private research universities. More than 51,000 students have applied as freshmen for the 2021-22 academic year — a new record.

Several qualities distinguish UF among today’s leading public research universities. The first is its highly comprehensive breadth on a single campus, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration among, for example, faculty within the adjacent colleges of journalism, engineering, and medicine. The second is its unwavering support from the state of Florida, which has endorsed UF’s drive to become one of the nation’s very best public research universities — supporting those efforts since 2013 with hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to grow its faculty ranks by 500 members. UF’s third exceptional quality is its dynamism. Like Florida, the nation’s third-largest state and among the fastest-growing, UF is undergoing rapid transformation as it pursues the overarching aspiration to be "a premier university that the state, nation and world look to for leadership.” https://med.ufl.edu/. Please click here to see the College of Medicine Fact Sheet https://ufhealth.org/news/about#collegefact

The University of Florida provides broad and comprehensive benefits programs for more information on the Faculty Benefits please click here: https://benefits.hr.ufl.edu/

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

The University of Florida College of Medicine is committed to diversity, inclusion, and heath equity through the efforts of actively finding, developing, and including the best talent to support our vision of being “a premier institution focused on promoting health and alleviating human suffering through exceptional education, discovery, innovation and patient-centered health care of the highest quality.”

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to non-discrimination 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, promotion, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

Expected Salary:

Salary to commensurate with education and experience.

Minimum Requirements:

M.D. or D.O. degree or equivalent, board Certification or eligibility in Family Medicine and current Florida medical license or eligibility is required. Experience with E.H.R. systems.

Preferred Qualifications: Special Instructions to Applicants:

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately, and will continue to receive applications until the position is filled. All applications must be submitted at: https://jobs.ufl.edu/. (Search Job Requisition # 520094). Complete applications must include the following files in PDF format: (1) cover letter (letter of interest); (2) a curriculum vitae; The cover letter should be addressed to: Dr. Shaunak Mulani, Search Committee Chair

After applying, please request three signed letters of recommendation from your professional colleagues. Letters of recommendation should be addressed to: Dr. Shaunak Mulani, Search Committee Chair. The signed letters should be sent by email directly to the HR Manager at: diuguid@ufl.edu

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. Selected 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 educational institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Background searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

The University of Florida 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.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

This requisition has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not apply

Health Assessment Required:Yes

Advertised: 29 Jul 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 26 Oct 2022 Eastern Daylight Time