CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF
Job Description:The University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville (UFCOM-J), Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, seeks a full-time Acute Care Surgeon faculty position at the non-tenure accruing level of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor to serve as Trauma Medical Director. The position will be clinical and administrative. We are growing our division to twelve (12) full-time surgeons as we continue to expand our clinical mission. We follow a shared service model, covering the full spectrum of acute care surgery, including adult and pediatric trauma care, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care.
UFCOM-J is an American College of Surgeons-verified Level 1 Trauma Center that provides coverage to Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Our trauma program covers approximately 4500 trauma resuscitations per year with about 3000 patients requiring admission. The blunt/penetrating ratio is 85/15%, and 20% have an ISS> 15. The hospital has 696 beds including 28 Surgical Intensive Care Unit beds. We founded the TraumaOne aeromedical transport program 40 years ago, and have strong relationships with other prehospital providers, including Jacksonville Fire and Rescue.
We are looking for a faculty member with a strong interest in medical student and resident education. Our group also has strong research portfolios, with more than $1 million in research funding, nearly 70 IRB-approved or pending studies, and well over 100 publications and presentations in the previous year alone. Opportunities for clinical, translational, and collaborative preclinical studies abound, and research partnerships with UF Gainesville and extra institutional entities are very common. Salary is negotiable; UF benefits are excellent. Finally, we recognize the complexity of caring for our older trauma patients, so candidates with interest or expertise in geriatric trauma are particularly welcome.
The Trauma Medical Director will provide collaborative leadership to an established Acute Care Surgery Division alongside an experienced Trauma Program Manager and Chief of Acute Care Surgery to lead a robust team of professionals committed to TQIP driven outcomes and continual process improvement. The Trauma Program is a hospital employed acute care surgery model with support to build an elective practice if desired. The desired Trauma Medical Director will have demonstrated leadership in a Level 1 or Level II Trauma Center with understanding and commitment to requirements of ACS Level 1 Trauma Center Verification, ACGME growth and lead the team to participate in research. The Trauma program is dedicated to outreach and long-standing partnership with EMS and other first responders.
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
Highlights:
• Verified American College of Surgeons Level 1 Trauma Center with mature performance improvement and operational improvement systems
• Expansion project planned for new, modern Trauma Bays adjacent to CT with direct elevator access to dedicated, spacious OR
• Outstanding Trauma Centric subspecialty representation including dedicated acute care neurosurgery, orthopedic trauma surgery, maxillofacial surgery, interventional radiology and all necessary medical support teams and services
• Magnet Designated Nursing Staff
Education and Research:
• An ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) accredited Surgical Critical Care fellowship (one year program, two positions)
• General Surgery Residents in a free standing residency program graduating 5 chief residents per year
• A unique military partnership program that provides opportunities for ATLS, Trauma Nurse Fellowship and pre-deployment and first responder teaching opportunities.
• trauma research including a trauma research nurse and trauma research director and statistician
Clinical Support:
• A full complement of Full-Time employed 11 trauma surgeons with board certification in Surgery and added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care
• A full complement of 9 employed advanced practitioners
•Three dedicated surgical psychologists supporting the trauma program.
• Stable, dedicated, hospital leadership with full institutional support
Other Highlights:
• Generous salary, reduced wRVU targets for TMD commiserate with protected administrative time. Extra incentives for additional Trauma or ICU Shifts or Elective General Surgery (optional)
• Top benefits package including 4% employer match for retirement, relocation, CME and more
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.
Successful candidates will be board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical care, have previous experience at the Trauma Medical Director or Associate Trauma Medical Director level and be at least 3 years out from fellowship graduation.
Jacksonville is a growing coastal city with a beautiful climate that affords year round outside activities such as golf, biking, running, and surfing. It is the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) and Jumbo Shrimp (Minor League Baseball). Professional golf and tennis tournaments are hosted each year in the surrounding areas. Major college sports are in close proximity, and Jacksonville hosts annually one of the most historic rivalry games in college football, the Florida-Georgia game. Broadway theater, major concerts, and fine arts pair well with the growing culinary scene.
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 GeorgiaThe 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:Salary and academic appointment will commensurate with training and level of experience.
Minimum Requirements:Candidates should have a MD/DO. Candidates must be board certified in general surgery and have or be eligible for board certification in surgical critical care.
Candidates must either have or be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Florida.
Preferred Qualifications:BE/BC is preferred.
Special Instructions to Applicants:The Search Committee will begin to review applications on October 28, 2024. 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.
Health Assessment Required: Yes