Clinical Nephrologist

The University of Utah • Ogden, UT

33d

About The Position

The Division of Nephrology & Hypertension at the University of Utah is recruiting for a faculty position within the Clinical track, with Academic rank commensurate with experience. This position will be located in the Ogden, Utah area and southeast Idaho area. This position involves comprehensive clinical nephrology care of patients in local dialysis units, nephrology clinics, and inpatient consults with opportunities for teaching and research. The Division of Nephrology provides education, patient care, and research in all aspects of pathogenesis and treatment of renal disease and hypertension. The Division employs 33 faculty members and 12 APCs. Consultation services are maintained at the University of Utah Health, community-based hospitals, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, which provide exposure to: General Nephrology, Hypertension, Renal Transplantation (including combined pancreas and renal transplants), and Dialysis (all modalities). Clinic and dialysis units are located at University of Utah Hospital, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and throughout Utah and Idaho. The University of Utah is in beautiful Salt Lake City, which offers an outstanding quality of life in a metropolitan area of 1.5 million residents, nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. Utah’s great outdoors are nearby, offering world-class skiing, hiking, and mountain biking activities in the spectacular surrounding canyons. The city is vibrant and cosmopolitan, with theater, the arts, sports, and nightlife. The area has received international recognition for its light rail system, downtown, library system, and increasing diversity. Salt Lake City is home to sizable Latinx and immigrant populations (21.5% and 11.5% of residents, respectively). More than a third of Utah’s ethnic/racial minorities are children or youth under the age of 18 years, and the Salt Lake City School District is now a majority-minority district, with one in five Salt Lake County residents speaking a language besides English at home. The International Rescue Committee, headquartered in Salt Lake, is one of eight national resettlement committees committed to helping people with refugee status thrive in the United States. Per capita, Salt Lake City has the 11th largest LGBTQ population in the US and, among large US cities, has the highest percentage of same-sex couples (26 percent) raising children. We acknowledge that this land, which is named for the Ute Tribe, is the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Tribes. The University of Utah recognizes and respects the enduring relationship that exists between many Indigenous Peoples and their traditional homelands. We respect the sovereign relationship between tribes, states, and the federal government, and we affirm the University of Utah’s commitment to a partnership with Native Nations and Urban Indian communities through research, education, and community outreach activities. The Department of Internal Medicine is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples and single parents. We are committed to equal parental leave for men and women faculty and provide eight weeks of paid parental leave. If both parents are department faculty members, we provide eight weeks of paid parental leave to the primary caregiver and four weeks of paid co-parental leave for the other parent. The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.

Requirements

• M.D. degree
• board certification in Internal Medicine and Nephrology
• have or be eligible for a Utah Medical License

Responsibilities

• comprehensive clinical nephrology care of patients in local dialysis units
• nephrology clinics
• inpatient consults with opportunities for teaching and research

Benefits

• equal parental leave for men and women faculty
• eight weeks of paid parental leave
• eight weeks of paid parental leave to the primary caregiver and four weeks of paid co-parental leave for the other parent

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees