Chair and Associate/Full Professor of Anesthesiology

Classification Title:

CHAIR & ASSO/PROF

Job Description:

The University of Florida’s College of Medicine – Jacksonville (UF COM-J) invites applications and nominations for the position of Chair, Department of Anesthesiology.

The department of anesthesiology features more than 30 faculty physicians, nearly 50 allied health providers and 16 residents who provide care in a number of different environments and subspecialties. Our anesthesiologists are academic faculty of the UF COM-J, offering an anesthesiology residency and obstetric anesthesiology fellowship as part of their mission to train tomorrow's physicians.

Our faculty anesthesiologists provide a full range of inpatient and outpatient care for patients undergoing surgery, including: Ambulatory anesthesia, Cardiovascular anesthesia, Critical Care medicine, General anesthesia, Obstetrical anesthesia (including labor epidurals), Out-of-operating-room anesthesia (e.g. interventional radiology), Pain management, Pediatric anesthesia, and Regional anesthesia. In addition to hospital-based services, our physicians offer outpatient management of chronic pain at the UF Health Pain Management Center, as well as anesthetic support at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute.

Anesthesia services are provided at UF Health Jacksonville , a 695-bed private, not-for-profit academic health center near Downtown Jacksonville affiliated with the University of Florida; and at UF Health North. UF Health Jacksonville (downtown) is the only ACS verified Level 1 trauma center in the city. Anesthesia services are provided in the 15 room main OR, a 3 room outpatient surgery center, 4 room Eye OR, two room interventional radiology hybrid suites, 4 EP/Cath labs, and a full labor and delivery suite. UF Health North is a medical campus located about 10 miles north of downtown Jacksonville that has an inpatient bed tower and an adjoining medical office building. The complex has seven operating rooms, two endoscopy suites, a labor and delivery suite and 92- beds overall. A new bed tower and expansion of the ORs at North is approved and will start within the year doubling the bed size and adding 3 more operating rooms, one of which will be a fully equipped hybrid suite. In July of 2022, UF Health Jacksonville will begin offering ambulatory surgery services in a new ambulatory surgery center (four ORs plus endoscopy suites) located east of the Downtown campus.

Founded in 1988, the University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville campus is home to more than 2,000 UF faculty, residents, fellows, staff and administrators. The UF COM-J is the largest of the three UF colleges — medicine, nursing and pharmacy — co-located with the UF Health Jacksonville hospital on a downtown campus that encompasses more than 10 city blocks.. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 440 faculty members and 380 residents and fellows. The college offers 38 accredited graduate medical education programs and 14 non-standard programs. In addition, third- and fourth-year UF medical students do rotations in Jacksonville, staying for two weeks to two months at a time during the course of the year. For additional information about the college, visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/about/about-the-college/ .

Reporting to the Dean of the College of Medicine - Jacksonville, the chair is responsible for the overall administrative, academic, and clinical outcomes of the department. UF seeks an accomplished academician and clinician with an MD or DO from an accredited school, current board certification, and who has a national reputation for clinical, educational and scholarly activities appropriate for appointment to the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in either a clinical or tenure-track position. Candidates must possess significant leadership experience, such as a section or division chief, vice chair or similar role, with demonstrated fiscal and clinical operations managerial responsibility, effective communication skills and the ability to advance the professional development of the department’s faculty. The ideal candidate will be able to grow the department’s clinical programs in concert with the expansion of UF Health Jacksonville. It is important for the new Chair to possess a vision to ensure that the department grows in rank, reputation, and supports the University’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA)’s Mission in cultivating a culture of Inclusive Excellence and a safe environment, where all individuals, experiences and differences are valued and respected. The candidate should have national recognition and be actively involved in professional societies and physician organizations.

Expected Salary:

Salary is negotiable; commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Minimum Requirements:

The chair is responsible for the overall administrative, academic, and clinical outcomes of the department. UF seeks an accomplished academician and clinician with an MD or DO from an accredited school, current board certification, and who has a national reputation for clinical, educational and scholarly activities appropriate for appointment to the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in either a clinical or tenure-track position.

Preferred Qualifications:

Candidates must possess significant leadership experience, such as a section or division chief, vice chair or similar role, with demonstrated fiscal and clinical operations managerial responsibility, effective communication skills and the ability to advance the professional development of the department’s faculty. The ideal candidate will be able to grow the department’s clinical programs in concert with the expansion of UF Health Jacksonville. It is important for the new Chair to possess a vision to ensure that the department grows in rank, reputation, and supports the University’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA)’s Mission in cultivating a culture of Inclusive Excellence and a safe environment, where all individuals, experiences and differences are valued and respected. The candidate should have national recognition and be actively involved in professional societies and physician organizations.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please direct all nominations and applications to: Drs. Leigh Neumayer and Chandana Lall, Search Committee Co-Chairs. Applications should include one PDF containing the following: (1) a comprehensive letter of interest that addresses how their strengths and experience match the qualifications for the position, and what they see as challenges and opportunities of the Chair in the current academic environment; (2) specific mention as to how they would work collaboratively with other departments and the health system leadership, and how they would demonstrate their communication skills and the ability to support professional development of department faculty (3) a curriculum vitae, and (4) names, and contact information for three references. Documents should be submitted electronically to Anesthesiachair@jax.ufl.edu. In addition, an application must be submitted online through the Careers at UF website. The review of applications will begin on March 12, 2022 (60 days) after initial posting and will continue until the position is filled.

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.

The University of Florida is committed to non-discrimination 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.

Through Inclusive Excellence, the University of Florida Health Science Center – Jacksonville and UF Health Jacksonville are committed to diversity and inclusion as core values central to its mission.

Health Assessment Required: Yes