Acute Care Surgeon - Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor (65978)

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 Professor. We currently have nine full-time surgeons and are hoping to grow as our clinical mission expands. 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.

Surgery services are provided at UF Health Jacksonville, an American College of Surgeons-verified Level 1 Trauma Center that provides coverage to Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Our trauma program has about 4000 trauma resuscitations per year with about 2500 patients requiring admission. The blunt/penetrating ratio is 85/15%, and about 25% trauma patients have an ISS> 15. The hospital has 696 beds including 28 Surgical Intensive Care Unit beds. We founded the Trauma One aeromedical transport program more than 35 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. UFCOM-J has a freestanding general surgical residency graduating 4 chief residents per year, as well as a fully accredited surgical critical care fellowship with 2 positions. We also have rotating third and fourth year medical students, physician assistant students, and other trainees under our supervision as part of our care teams. 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.

Jacksonville is a growing 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.

Requirements:

1. Candidates must be board certified in general surgery and have or be eligible for Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.
2. Candidates must either have or be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Florida.
3. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the value of diversity and inclusion and contribute to the organizational culture of mutual respect.

The search committee will begin to review applications as soon as an applicant pool is identified. Please include a cover letter and CV. For additional information, contact Marie Crandall, MD, MPH at marie.crandall@jax.ufl.edu.

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 National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 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.

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