Family Medicine Physician At The Family Medicine Residency Program (Chfm) (527939)

Classification Title:

CLIN AST/ASO PROF

Job Description:

The University of Florida's Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (CHFM) is seeking a full-time Assistant/Associate Professor to join the core residency faculty at our UF Health

• Family Medicine Main Street Clinic in beautiful Gainesville, FL. Please consider this incredible opportunity to deliver direct patient care to our diverse and underserved patient population.
  
  At CHFM, you will work in a collaborative, team-based environment alongside medical students, residents, and a remarkable group of staff and nurses. Join our healthcare team and make a positive impact on the lives of our patients together. Your expertise and compassion are valued here, and we look forward to welcoming you onboard.
  
  This position is non-tenure accruing. Rank will be commensurate with qualification. Full-time is strongly preferred however, part-time will be considered depending upon the needs of the clinic and applicants.

Clinical Duties:

• Provide direct primary health care as a Family Medicine Physician at the UF Health Family Medicine

• Main Street Clinic.

• Engage in precepting and direct patient care, including attending at the UF Health

• Family Medicine Main Street Clinic

• Participating in inpatient or clinic call rotations based on the needs of the department

• Supervisory role with ARNP/PAs to deliver team-based care using innovative models.

• Optional opportunity to train family medicine residents in maternity care (not required).

Educational Activities:

• Conduct teaching activities for medical students and/or Family Medicine Residents during patient care, inpatient rounds (if applicable), and educational conferences.

• Encouragement and support for scholarly activity and professional development to advance faculty, department, and discipline.

• Access to experienced mentors and departmental support for presenting and publishing work and fostering professional growth.

Join our dynamic team and contribute to the advancement of education and patient care at Community Health and Family Medicine!

About Gainesville, Florida:

Gainesville (http://cityofgainesville.org) is home to Florida's largest and oldest university and serves as one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events and athletics. Gainesville is also the largest city in Alachua County and is the county seat, with approximately 269,000 residents county-wide.

The city provides a full range of municipal services, including cultural and nature services and necessary administrative services to support these activities. Additionally, the city owns a regional transit system, a regional airport, and a 72-par championship golf course. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums and lakes provide entertainment to thousands of visitors.

Because of its beautiful landscape and urban "forest," Gainesville is one of the most attractive cities in Florida. It is a hidden gem in North Central Florida that is within a couple hours to major cities such as Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa. We are in a central location to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, providing easy access within a day's drive to beaches, nature preserves, and water-based activities.

We have warm weather much of the year, allowing for outdoor activities almost year-round. Due to the diverse atmosphere generated by The University of Florida and UF Health Shands who are the leading employers in Gainesville, Gainesville is also a wonderful place to raise a family. For more information about Gainesville, FL please go to: The Guide to Greater Gainesville Explore Gainesville in 60 seconds

About Community Health and Family Medicine:

The primary mission of the Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine is to serve our patients and community, positively shaping the future of healthcare through outstanding teaching, discovery, and innovation in family medicine. https://chfm.ufl.edu/

The vision at CHFM is to be a nationally recognized model department of family medicine. CHFM integrates teaching in humanistic medicine, medical ethics, behavioral medicine, and rural and community health into both undergraduate and graduate curricula.

The department has model practice sites in several communities, providing training in urban and rural medicine and health care for underserved areas in the state. These teaching and clinical activities are augmented by a variety of research projects that explore and contribute to the scientific knowledge base in family and community medicine, rural health, primary care, behavioral medicine, and the medical humanities.

About the College of Medicine at the University of Florida:

Located in Gainesville since 1906, The University of Florida (UF) has 16 colleges, a major academic health center, a championship-winning athletic program, a top-ranked undergraduate online program and, in keeping with its land-grant mission, one of the nation's most comprehensive agriculture and natural resources programs. All are based at the University's 2,000-acre campus, joining its historic red-brick core with advanced facilities and preserved natural areas and connecting to adjacent innovation, commercial and residential districts.

UF has 55,000 students, 30,000 employees, 5,500 faculty members, a $5 billion annual budget and more than 140 mission-focused units across the state of Florida. It is the Sunshine State's only member of the Association of American Universities comprising the nation's 60 leading public and private research universities. More than 51,000 students have applied as freshmen for the 2021-22 academic year - a new record.

Several qualities distinguish UF among today's leading public research universities. The first is its highly comprehensive breadth on a single campus, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration among, for example, faculty within the adjacent colleges of journalism, engineering, and medicine.

The second is its unwavering support from the state of Florida, which has endorsed UF's drive to become one of the nation's very best public research universities - supporting those efforts since 2013 with hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to grow its faculty ranks by 500 members. UF's third exceptional quality is its dynamism. Like Florida, the nation's third-largest state and among the fastest-growing, UF is undergoing rapid transformation as it pursues the overarching aspiration to be "a premier university that the state, nation and world look to for leadership." https://med.ufl.edu/.

Please click here to see the College of Medicine Fact Sheet https://ufhealth.org/news/about#collegefact

The University of Florida provides broad and comprehensive benefits programs for more information on the Faculty Benefits please click here: https://benefits.hr.ufl.edu/

At Community Health and Family Medicine and its divisions Everyone belongs, grows, and thrives!

The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University 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, promotion, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

Expected Salary:

Competitive academic physician base salary and is commensurate with education and experience.

Benefits:

The University of Florida (UF) offers low-cost State Health plans, and a number of Dental and Vision plans to fit you and your family's needs. Additionally, UF offers Domestic partner coverage through GatorCare.

Optional plans such as life, disability, legal and accident insurance are also available. Build your retirement roadmap with competitive pension plans, investment accounts and a host of voluntary add-ons, such as 457 deferred compensation and 403(b) plans. UF provides a variety of leave programs including vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays and family medical leave.

Full time TEAMS staff accrue approximately 22 vacation days and 13 sick days annually. Furthermore, there are 4 personal leave days, proportionate to the employee's FTE, which are typically used during the holiday closing period between Christmas day and New Year's Day. UF also provides you the flexibility to deal with life's challenges by offering paid family leave; which is eight full weeks of leave over a 24-month period for those who qualify for FMLA.

UF Employees are also eligible for the GatorPerks discount program, which provides big savings at various business and retailers! Explore UF's plethora of benefit options here: TEAMS Benefits.

As a state organization, you might be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Minimum Requirements:

M.D. or D.O. degree or equivalent, board Certification or eligibility in Family Medicine and current Florida medical license or eligibility is required. Experience with E.H.R. systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

Special Instructions to Applicants:

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately and will continue to receive applications until the position is filled. All applications must be submitted at: https://jobs.ufl.edu/. (Search Job Requisition # 527939). Complete applications must include the following files in PDF format: (1) cover letter (letter of interest); (2) a curriculum vitae; The cover letter should be addressed to: Dr.

Maribeth Williams, Search Committee Chair.

After applying, please request three signed letters of recommendation from your professional colleagues. Letters of recommendation should be addressed to: Dr.

Maribeth Williams, Search Committee Chair. The signed letters should be sent by email directly to CHFM-HR at: careers@chfm.ufl.edu

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. Selected 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 educational 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).

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. Background searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

The University of Florida is committed to nondiscrimination 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.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required: Yes