AST/ASO/FULL PROF - Palliative Care
About The Position
We seek a clinician‑investigator to join a dynamic and collaborative academic environment. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue and obtain an NIH career development (K) award and to establish an independent, externally funded research program. In addition to research, this role includes providing inpatient consultative care as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes advanced practice providers, social work, chaplaincy, and pharmacy. The physician will provide expert symptom management across serious illness, including complex pain, dyspnea, nausea, delirium, and anxiety, using evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches tailored to patient goals of care. This role will facilitate discussion and clarification of goals of care for patients and families and collaborate with the primary medical team to establish appropriate treatment plan options based on the goals of care discussion. The position also involves a strong commitment to education and mentorship. The candidate will teach and evaluate learners at all levels, including medical students, PA/NP students, pharmacy trainees, residents, and fellows, and will help recruit speakers for our Lunch and Learn sessions for Continuing Palliative Education. We enjoy a close collaborative relationship with UF Health Hospital and pride ourselves in professional and cooperative interdisciplinary care. The Department of Medicine (DOM) Research Hub includes over 40 principal investigators across 10 divisions, providing extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and translational research. Rank and Tenure status will be commensurate with qualifications. About the University of Florida The University of Florida is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is consistently ranked among the nation’s top public research universities. It is Florida’s most comprehensive public university, with extensive undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs. UF provides a highly collaborative academic environment featuring: State-of-the-art laboratory and clinical research space Numerous research core facilities A strong culture of interdisciplinary collaboration Formal mentorship and leadership development programs The UF Health Science Center includes six health-related colleges co-located on the Gainesville campus, with additional teaching, research, and clinical sites in Jacksonville, Orlando, and across the state. The UF Department of Medicine is a national leader in several medical specialties. In addition, UF Health is one of the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health centers and includes UF Health Shands, a 1000-bed quaternary referral hospital which ranks among the top 50-hospitals in the US News & World Report 2021-22 Survey in six adult medical specialties. UF Health Shands specialties were also rated as “high performing” in five specialties, meaning they were in the top 10% of all hospitals nationally scored in that specialty and “high performing” in 11 areas for procedural areas.
Requirements
- Applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Palliative Care.
- Applicants must be eligible for a Florida Medical License.
- M.D. degree or equivalent is required.
Nice To Haves
- Pursue and obtain an NIH career development (K) award.
- Establish an independent, externally funded research program.
Responsibilities
- Provide inpatient consultative care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Provide expert symptom management across serious illness, including complex pain, dyspnea, nausea, delirium, and anxiety, using evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches tailored to patient goals of care.
- Facilitate discussion and clarification of goals of care for patients and families.
- Collaborate with the primary medical team to establish appropriate treatment plan options based on the goals of care discussion.
- Teach and evaluate learners at all levels, including medical students, PA/NP students, pharmacy trainees, residents, and fellows.
- Help recruit speakers for our Lunch and Learn sessions for Continuing Palliative Education.
Benefits
- Rank and Tenure status will be commensurate with qualifications.
- State-of-the-art laboratory and clinical research space
- Numerous research core facilities
- A strong culture of interdisciplinary collaboration
- Formal mentorship and leadership development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
