Assistant Professor - Rheumatologist

University of Kansas Medical Center • Wichita, KS

16d

About The Position

The Internal Medicine Department seeks a full-time Rheumatologist to provide high-quality outpatient rheumatology care while contributing to the education of medical students and residents. This faculty member will support undergraduate and graduate medical education through clinical teaching and learning in the outpatient setting.

Requirements

• Education : MD or DO degree or foreign degree equivalent This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.
• Certifications/Licenses: Board certified or eligible for certification in rheumatology.
• Hold or be eligible for licensure in Kansas
• Resume/CV

Nice To Haves

• Work Experience : Experience in teaching and supervising medical students and resident physicians in the area of rheumatology
• Experience in rheumatology

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient rheumatology care.
• Supervise and teach medical students and residents in the outpatient care setting.
• Ensure that chart documentation, including electronic medical records, on patients is accurately completed in a timely manner.
• Maintain appropriate standards to meet MOC requirements in Internal Medicine and appropriate CME credit required for licensure in the State of Kansas.
• Maintain appropriate supervisory skill to promote exceptional and quality of care in the outpatient setting.
• Monitor and evaluate patient care activities of medical students and resident physicians, providing timely verbal and written feedback to medical students and resident physicians.
• Regularly attend, participate, and lead in scheduled teaching conference for resident physicians at the clinic and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita.
• Communicate frequently and directly, verbally and in writing, with the residency program director and student clerkship director regarding any resident physician or medical student performance issues or program policy issues.
• Develop and deliver seminars for resident physicians and medical students including board review for resident physicians, and subject examination review for medical students, as needed.
• Actively participate in the standardized patient program, clerkship oral examinations, the clinical skills program and similar ground activities with medical students, as needed.
• Regularly attend and participate in residency/department conferences as required by the residency program director or department chair.
• Engage in scholarly activity.
• Develop and maintain skills in use of modern informational systems required for competent patient care.
• Participate in full-time faculty meetings, ongoing faculty development programs and work to improve teaching skills and effectiveness.
• Serve on department, university and/or hospital committees, as needed.
• Develop a personal professional growth plan with the chair.

Benefits

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees