Classification Title:

CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF

Job Description:

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville is seeking a full-time BE/BC experienced complex care pediatrician to join our outpatient Medically Complex Clinic (Clinic).  The clinic serves 500+ children as part of the Bower Lyman Center for Medically Complex Children (Center), that also includes a Transition Medicine practice, Inpatient Palliative Care team, Community-based Hospice and Palliative Care, Behavioral Health, and Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  The Center cares for more than 2000 children annually.

The Center provides a unique, comprehensive system of care for children with complex medical conditions from birth into adulthood, in collaboration with Wolfson Children’s Hospital.  It trains medical and other multi-professional learners, including two fellows annually in Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Complex Care.  Our team is actively engaged in clinical and health-systems research—providing opportunities for advancing academic pursuits.

The Clinic serves as a Medical-Behavioral home for the most complex infants and children—staff includes physicians, APPs, on-site nurse care coordinators and social workers, a triage and referral staff, family champions, and clinical support staff.  The full-time complex care pediatrician will be responsible for:

Providing outpatient care to new and established patients as part of the care team After hours and weekend call on a rotation Supervising APPs Teaching medical students, residents and fellows in our palliative and complex care fellowship tracks

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/.

Expected Salary:

Negotiable base on experience and academic appointment.

Minimum Requirements:

Applicants must possess a MD/DO degree and possess or be eligible for a Florida Medical License.

Preferred Qualifications: BE/BC Pediatrician Special Instructions to Applicants:

The Search Committee will begin to review applications as soon as an applicant pool is identified. 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.

Health Assessment Required: Yes