Open Rank (WOT) - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (VA)

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Washington (UW) is recruiting for a full-time Assistant, Associate or Full Professor WOT (without tenure due to funding) in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine. The specific rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position is based at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) and employment is paid directly by the VA. UW faculty engage in teaching, research and service. Clinical responsibilities will include both inpatient and outpatient activities at the VA Puget Sound, involving working with and teaching trainees. Clinical work will encompass attending on the medical intensive care unit and pulmonary consultation service, and outpatient pulmonary clinic. VAPSHCS is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system, considered the most complex VA healthcare system nationwide, offering Emergency services and a full complement of specialty medical, surgical, psychiatric, critical care, and rehabilitation service-lines, including a lung transplant program. Time allocated to clinical work will be commensurate with the academic track; physician-scientists are expected to dedicate 25% FTE or more to clinical duties, depending on grant funding for protected research time. Administrative responsibilities may include medical directorship of various pulmonary critical care programs. The selected candidate is expected to have a research program aligned with the VA's mission to improve Veteran health and healthcare, and to participate in mentoring physician-scientists and other trainees. Successful health services researchers would be eligible to become an investigator in the Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care (COIN). Assistant professors WOT are eligible for multi-year appointments (July 1–June 30), while Associate and full professors WOT hold indefinite appointments (July 1-June 30). The successful candidate will be a VA staff physician with a faculty appointment at UW. The anticipated start date is August 2026 or later. This position is paid directly by VAPSHCS and receives no UW compensation.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen (permanent residents may be appointed only if it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens)
Degree of doctor of medicine or foreign equivalent resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine from a school approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia
Completion of residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification or foreign equivalent
Proficiency in spoken and written English
VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status

Responsibilities

Engage in teaching, research and service
Perform inpatient and outpatient clinical activities at the VA Puget Sound
Work with and teach trainees in clinical settings
Attend on the medical intensive care unit
Attend on the pulmonary consultation service
Conduct outpatient pulmonary clinic
Develop and maintain a research program that aligns with the mission of the VA to improve the health and health care of Veterans
Participate in mentoring of physician-scientists and other trainees
Potentially assume medical directorship of one or more pulmonary critical care programs

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