Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology - Associate/Full Professor

University of Florida • Gainesville, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Florida Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology. This faculty position is available on either the tenure or non-tenure track at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. Academic rank and tenure status will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Division Chief will provide leadership and oversight for the continued growth and development of the Pediatric Rheumatology program. Responsibilities include delivering inpatient and outpatient clinical care; teaching and mentoring pediatric fellows, residents, and medical students; conducting scholarly and research activities; and leading the division’s expanding research portfolio, which includes investigator-initiated studies, registry-based research, and industry-sponsored clinical investigations. The Division has three board-certified pediatric rheumatologists as well as six pediatric rheumatology APRNs and two LPNs, providing comprehensive care to children and adolescents throughout Florida. Our center of excellence is among the largest in the state and the only ACGME-approved program in Florida providing pediatric rheumatology fellowship training. We are extremely active in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and its sub studies and have a full-time clinical research coordinator and access to other research support through the pediatrics department. We provide training in musculoskeletal ultrasound and have collaborative research and clinical relationships with Adult Rheumatology, Orthopedics, and PMR, including their state-of-the-art gait analysis laboratory. The Division includes a pediatric immunologist who directs one of three state funded SCID newborn screening sites and provides care to a large population of children with primary immunodeficiencies, as well as immunodeficient patients needing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in collaboration with BMT service and cardiac transplant patients requiring aggressive immunosuppression. There are also two allergists, one pediatric allergy APRN, and allergy nurses, providing cutting-edge comprehensive allergy services to children in North Florida and the Panhandle.

Requirements

• M.D. degree or equivalent
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Florida
• Board certified in Pediatric Rheumatology

Nice To Haves

• Academic rank and tenure status commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for the continued growth and development of the Pediatric Rheumatology program.
• Deliver inpatient and outpatient clinical care.
• Teach and mentor pediatric fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Conduct scholarly and research activities.
• Lead the division’s expanding research portfolio, which includes investigator-initiated studies, registry-based research, and industry-sponsored clinical investigations.
• Provide comprehensive care to children and adolescents throughout Florida.
• Provide training in musculoskeletal ultrasound.
• Provide care to a large population of children with primary immunodeficiencies.
• Provide care to immunodeficient patients needing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
• Provide care to cardiac transplant patients requiring aggressive immunosuppression.
• Provide cutting-edge comprehensive allergy services to children in North Florida and the Panhandle.

Benefits

• Low-cost State Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Generous Retirement Options to Secure Your Future
• Comprehensive Paid Time Off Package (including 11 paid holidays, as well as paid family, sick, and vacation leave)
• Exceptional Personal and Professional Development Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance (UF Employee Education Program)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• No State Income Tax

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior