Vascular Surgeon & Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor/Full Professor

Job Description:

The Department of Surgery and the Cardiovascular Center at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville (UF COM-J), is seeking an up to full-time Vascular surgeon at the non-tenure accruing level of Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor. The Department of Surgery and the Cardiovascular Center boasts a team of board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and vascular surgeons who work side by side to care for patients with cardiac, thoracic, and vascular conditions at UF Health Jacksonville - a tertiary care teaching hospital and a regional referral center for specialty care. The mission and vision of the department is to be the region’s most valued surgical health care asset, with the nation’s best surgical care at your doorstep.

The Department of Surgery and the Cardiovascular Center are extremely active clinically, academically and educationally. Pioneering innovative approaches to the management of vascular trauma, we are poised for significant growth in vascular care as we expand the elective surgical practice throughout the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia region. We are seeking a candidate with broad clinical experience in vascular surgery with a particular interest in endovascular therapies. The candidate must be MD or DO, Board Certified/Eligible in Vascular Surgery with experience in all aspects of the evaluation and treatment of aortic diseases, lower extremity occlusive disease, complex hemodialysis access, and the full spectrum of venous diseases. Major responsibilities include patient care, teaching, and research.

This position will academically report to the Chairman of the Department of Surgery and operationally to the Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Center at the –UF COM-J. Every faculty member in the department will have a mentoring team assigned to them and participate in the department wide faculty development program.

The following is a general description of duties and responsibilities:

• Provide and maintain a high level of quality in-patient intermediate care services in all aspects of Vascular Surgery
• Provide clinical teaching of trainees in Vascular Surgery and participate in the educational program.
• Be responsible for excellent communication with primary care physicians.
• Assist in marketing the Vascular Surgery Programs to community physicians and managed care organizations.
• Participate in monthly division meetings, administrative functions and institutional committees as requested.

About UF Health:

is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.

About College of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J):

The is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's clinical science departments house more than faculty members, 1, staff and 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 .

Expected Salary:

Salary and academic appointment are negotiable and the benefits are excellent.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates should have a MD/DO and fellowship training in Vascular Surgery

Preferred:

BE/BC is preferred. Experience in all aspects of the evaluation and treatment of aortic diseases, lower extremity occlusive disease, complex hemodialysis access, and the full spectrum of venous diseases.

Special Instructions to Applicant:

The Search Committee will begin to review applications on a rolling basis until a competitive candidate pool is identified. 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 .

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 () -2HRS or the Florida Relay System at () -1 (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