University of Florida Seeking Nephrologist
- Employer
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Department of Medicine
- Location
- Gainesville, Florida
- Salary
- Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience and education.
- Posted Date
- Oct 12, 2021
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- Specialty
- Nephrology
- Position Type
- Permanent
Job Details
The University of Florida, Department of Medicine invites applications within the Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation from board certified/board eligible nephrologists who wish to join a thriving quaternary academic center at the level of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor. Requisite attributes for the successful candidate include a commitment to service, a strong sense of teamwork, and a desire to train tomorrow’s physicians.
The Nephrology Division is active in all academic missions with a variety of strong research, educational, and clinical activities. In addition to offering career development opportunities, the Division boasts of a multitude of nephrology subspecialty clinics, in-center and home dialysis, and state-of-the-art CRRT program. The clinical duties will include providing nephrologic care in the inpatient setting as well as outpatient clinics. If desired, affiliation with VA medical center can be granted.
The Department of Medicine is a national leader in multiple subspecialty areas. UF Health is one of the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health centers and includes UF Health Shands, a 1000-bed quaternary referral hospital which ranks among the top 50-hospitals in the US News & World Report Survey in 7 adult specialties. The University of Florida Health Science Center has a unique constellation of six health colleges and nine-centers and institutes all located on a single campus. The University of Florida is a Top 5 public research university and includes substantial resources to support teaching, research, and collaboration.
The Gainesville, Florida region has an inexpensive cost of living, nationally ranked public middle and high schools, and superb weather with multiple year-round recreational opportunities including biking, hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, and cave diving. Pristine wilderness areas, coastal communities, famous theme parks, and other attractions are within a short driving distance. Gainesville Regional Airport provides non-stop service to three major international air travel hubs.
The Division offers a competitive financial package with an excellent base salary and productivity incentives in addition to a strong work-life balance in sunny Florida. Rank and tenure status will be commensurate with qualifications.
Company
The UF Department of Medicine is a nationally renowned clinical and research team that has more 300 faculty in 11 Divisions: Cardiovascular Medicine; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition; General Internal Medicine; Hematology & Oncology; Hospital Medicine; Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine; Nephrology, Hypertension & Renal Transplantation; Palliative Care; Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; and Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology. We also houses multiple major specialty care and research centers,including the Clinical and Translational Research Institute, the Center for Inflammation and Mucosal Immunology, the UF Health Integrative Medicine Program, the Cell Therapy Research Network, The Institute of Therapeutic Innovation and the Center for Regenerative Medicine. The department also plays major leadership roles in the UF Health Cancer Center and the UF Diabetes Institute.
The Department supports nearly 100 Internal Medicine residents and 90 fellows in 16 distinct fellowship programs, spanning each division. The department has 15 external clinic sites, plus multiple satellite clinic locations, and runs all Internal Medicine clinical services at both the UF Health Shands Teaching Hospital (950+ beds) and the adjacent Malcolm Randall VA Hospital (350 beds). Medicine services in UF Health Shands hospital include: MICU, Intermediate Medical Care Unit, Hospital Medicine, General Medicine teaching services, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Malignant Hematology & BMT, Oncology, Medical Observation Unit, the Endoscopy Center, the Bronchoscopy Center, Medical Cardiology, the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, and the CardiacIntensive Care Unit. Departmental faculty also serve as Medical Directors for Heart, Lung, Liver, Kidney, and Pancreatic transplantation. The department admits over 20,000 patients a year to UF Health Shands, and sees more than 160,000 out-patients annually.
Departmental faculty hold over $24 M in annual NIH funding (direct costs), ranking 40th in the Blue Ridge Institute’s survey of all internal medicine departments in FY14. There are 11 faculty that serve on NIH or VA study sections, and another 105 that serve on a national medical society committee. There are 95 departmental faculty that serve on editorial boards of journals, and 90 faculty with peer-reviewed extra-mural funding. In addition, departmental faculty published 698 papers and 63 book chapters in FY14.
- Telephone
- 352-265-8390
- Location
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PO Box 100277
Gainesville
FL
32610
US
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