Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Job no: 525484
Work type: Non-Tenure-Track Faculty, Tenure-Track Faculty
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Medicine/Physicians
Department:29091600 - MD-PEDS-NEPHROLOGY
Classification Title:
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Job Description:
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida is seeking candidates to join an active and collegial group to serve as Division Chief of Pediatric Nephrology. The division provides inpatient services at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, ranked #1 Children's Hospital in Florida in the 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report. Our pediatric nephrology program provides services to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with all forms of acute and chronic congenital and acquired kidney diseases. Our team offers expertise in the care of young children with renal failure and patients with complex renal abnormalities who require dialysis and transplantation. These include infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of bladder and kidney problems, patients with hypertension and electrolyte abnormalities, and the assessment of pregnant women carrying a fetus with a renal abnormality noted on ultrasound. Physicians over the entire tri-state area call for consultations, as do the faculty of the University of Florida Health Science Center who need joint consultative care of the complex pediatric problems. Additionally, UF Health Pediatrics has a history of educational excellence and promoting research interests. The division chief will be responsible for cultivating an environment that advances the strong clinical, research, and educational missions of UF Health. The Division of Pediatric Nephrology consists of 3 pediatric nephrologists, 2 nephrology fellows, 1 advanced practitioner, and dedicated Nephrology nursing and administrative support.
Candidates must be board certified in Pediatric Nephrology and at the Associate/Professor level.
Rank and tenure will be awarded based on selected candidate's qualifications and experience.
Expected Salary:
Commensurate with education and experience
Minimum Requirements:
Applicants must have an M.D degree or equivalent. Candidates must be board certified in Pediatric Nephrology and at the Associate/Professor level.
Preferred Qualifications:
The Department of Pediatrics seeks a dynamic, passionate, and capable physician leader with a proven track record across the spectrum of collaborative clinical leadership, administrative experience, program development, faculty recruitment, and community engagement. A distinguished record of innovative leadership, scholarly accomplishments, and excellence in administration is sought. Management, education or training is highly desired.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
The Search Committee will begin to review applications immediately, and will accept applications until the position is filled.
Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information for three professional references, or three letters of reference.
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 education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approval by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://naces.org/.
Health Assessment Required:Yes
Advertised: 02 Feb 2023 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:
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