Classification Title:

CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF

Job Description:

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville is inviting applicants for a full-time Neonatologist position in the Division of Neonatology as Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor rank on a non-tenure accruing level based on qualifications.  We are specifically searching for candidates who will provide care primarily at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine Florida for infants admitted to a 7-bed level II neonatal intensive care unit and for well infants in the mother-baby unit.  There is an opportunity if desired for an individual to maintain skills in caring for critically ill infants at the newly constructed 87-bed level IV NICU at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and at the 48-bed level III NICU at UF Health Jacksonville.  The Division is an active participant in the Vermont-Oxford Network and in the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative. 

Under Florida statutes, a level II NICU can care for infants with birth weights greater than or equal to 1250 grams.  If an infant requires subspecialty care or more than 72 hours of assisted ventilation, transfer to a Jacksonville level III/IV NICU is required. 

This position will report to the Chief of the Division of Neonatology and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. 

Following is a general description of duties and responsibilities:

Provide clinical care to neonates admitted and cared for at the level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the mother-baby unit at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine Florida.  Optionally staff a limited number of rotations at the level IV/III NICUs in Jacksonville, FL. Teach and supervise the advanced practice providers. Participate on committees to represent the Department of Pediatrics as required by Chief, Division of Neonatology and/or designee as required. Participate in monthly department faculty meetings, administrative functions and institutional and hospital committees as requested. Participate in and support divisional quality improvement, database, and other academic initiatives as needed.

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 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/.

Expected Salary:

$280,000 to negotiable

Minimum Requirements:

Applicants should have a MD/DO degree, be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Florida and for credentialing at area hospitals, be a board-certified pediatrician and board eligible/board certified in neonatology; and have demonstrated competency in delivery room stabilization and level II NICU care. 

Preferred Qualifications: N/A Special Instructions to Applicants:

The Search Committee will begin to review applications as soon as an applicant pool is identified. The position will remain open until filled. 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 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.

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify 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. 

Health Assessment Required: Yes