Full Professor – Critical Care Medicine

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

The University of Florida, Department of Emergency Medicine in Gainesville, FL, is seeking a talented, highly motivated, full-time board certified/prepared emergency physician for a joint position in critical care medicine and emergency medicine. This is a non-tenure accruing position. Successful candidates will hold a UF appointment in emergency medicine and will divide their time equally between emergency medicine and critical care medicine. The UF Department of Emergency Medicine is affiliated with UF Health Shands Hospital, a 1,162 bed teaching hospital with a Level 1 trauma center and burn center that serves as the major referral center for North Central Florida. UF’s critical care coverage includes, but is not limited to cardiac critical care, liver transplant/surgical critical care, vascular critical care, and advanced lung critical care. This physician will bring their critical care expertise into the emergency department, assisting with quality improvement, protocol development, and implementation of new standards of care for our sickest patients. From an academic perspective, the successful candidate will have a strong desire to teach trainees at all levels. They will work closely with education and research faculty to build an academic portfolio capable of supporting promotion. Faculty enjoy the academic benefits of working in the country’s only academic health center with six health-related colleges, nine major research institutes, and versatile research facilities located on a single contiguous campus. Gainesville is a beautiful, dynamic, and vibrant college town, centrally located in North Florida. Residents are close to major airports, family entertainment, and some of the best beaches in the world. Home of the “Gator Nation”, award-winning college sports and year-round outdoor activities, Gainesville has repeatedly been voted as one of the best places to live in the U.S. Join the UF College of Medicine faculty and earn an extremely competitive salary as a UF assistant or associate professor. Enjoy the full range of University of Florida state benefits, including Sovereign immunity-type medical malpractice; health; life, and disability insurance; paid sick leave; and a generous retirement package.

Requirements

ABEM/ABOEM Board Certified/Board-Eligible
Completed an accredited critical care medicine fellowship

Responsibilities

Divide time equally between emergency medicine and critical care medicine
Bring critical care expertise into the emergency department
Assist with quality improvement
Assist with protocol development
Assist with implementation of new standards of care for our sickest patients
Teach trainees at all levels
Work closely with education and research faculty to build an academic portfolio capable of supporting promotion