Palliative Care Faculty – OPS / Part-time

UF ECE Ambassadors; Gainesville (FL); Presencial; USD 152.000 - 158.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Florida Department of Medicine seeks board-certified or board-eligible Palliative Care Physicians for OPS/PRN appointments. Inpatient attending duties, consultations, teaching medical students and residents, and supervision are expected.

Collaborative care with UF Health Hospital and interdisciplinary teams is emphasized. You will provide specialty palliative care inpatient consultations for medically complex adults at UF Health Shands, collaborate across oncology, critical

Formación

• MD or equivalent required.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Palliative Care.
• Eligible for Florida medical license.

Responsabilidades

• Join an interdisciplinary palliative care team with physicians, APPs, social work, and collaborators.
• Provide specialty palliative care inpatient consultations for medically complex adults at UF Health Shands Hospital.
• Collaborate across oncology, hospital medicine, critical care, cardiology, neurology, surgery, geriatrics, and other specialties.
• Teach and mentor medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professional trainees.
• Participate in quality improvement, program development, and educational initiatives.
• Collaborate with investigators and participate in palliative care and serious illness research.

Descripción del empleo

Classification Minimum Requirements

Applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Palliative Care and be eligible for a Florida Medical License. M.D. degree or equivalent is required.

Classification Title

OPS Faculty

Job Description

The University of Florida Department of Medicine is seeking a board-eligible or board-certified Palliative Care Physician to become an active and integral member of the team. This is an OPS/PRN appointment in the Department of Medicine. The successful candidates may perform inpatient attending duties, including consultations, as well as teaching and supervising medical students and residents. We enjoy a close collaborative relationship with UF Health Hospital and pride ourselves in professional and cooperative interdisciplinary care.

• Join an established interdisciplinary palliative care team that includes physicians, advanced practice providers, social work, and collaborating disciplines.
• Provide specialty palliative care inpatient consultation for medically complex adult population at UF Health Shands Hospital.
• Collaborate across oncology, hospital medicine, critical care, cardiology, neurology, surgery, geriatrics, and other specialties.
• Teach and mentor medical students, residents, fellows, and other health professional trainees.
• Participate in quality improvement, program development, and educational initiatives based on individual interests.
• Opportunities to collaborate with established investigators and participate in palliative care and serious illness research across the University of Florida.

Requisite attributes include a commitment to service, a strong sense of teamwork and a desire to train tomorrow's doctors. The Gainesville area has superb weather, inexpensive living, nationally ranked schools, and multiple year-round recreational opportunities. We offer generous compensation.

UF Health is one of the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health centers and includes UF Health Shands, an 1,100-bed quaternary referral hospital, which consistently ranks among the top 50-hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in multiple specialties. In addition, the University of Florida is a top 5 public research university and includes substantial resources to support teaching, research, and collaboration, including one of only two Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) hubs in the state of Florida. The CTSI features a Training and Research Academy for Clinical and Translational Science for early career faculty seeking to develop research skills and pursue careers as clinical investigators.

About The Area

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.

• MSA Population: 330,000
• Average High Temp in January: 66 F
• No State Income Tax
• Strong public and private schools
• 1 hour to Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean
• 2 hours or less to Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa

Expected Salary

$1,350 per 12-hour shift.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Palliative Care and be eligible for a Florida Medical License. M.D. degree or equivalent is required.

The final candidate will be required to provide 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/.

Health Assessment Required: Yes