Job Description :
The Department of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville (UFCOMJ) is pleased to announce the search for faculty for the newly-established Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The position is in line with the vision of the University of Florida to provide state-of-the-art PM&R services throughout Northeast Florida.
A -bed acute inpatient rehabilitation unit is currently being established at the UF Health Jacksonville North campus in partnership with Select Medical.
In addition, the is an opportunity to develop a robust outpatient PM&R service.
We seek BC / BE physiatrists at the Clinical Assistant / Associate / Professor level with or without subspecialty training.
The desired candidate should have a strong clinical focus as well as an interest in teaching and quality initiatives. Opportunities for future leadership growth are available.
UFCOMJ is well-positioned to become a leader in PM&R services in Northeast Florida. It has a Level 1 Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Program with a large patient network through Northeast Florida.
In addition, the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery are home to comprehensive multiple sclerosis, movement disorder, and spine programs, as well as an ALS Center of Excellence.
The Department of Orthopedics has subspecialties in hand surgery, trauma, and sports, and has received nursing accreditation as a center of excellence in total hip and knee replacement.
The successful candidates will report to Dr. Ramon Bautista, Professor and Chair of Neurology and the Phyllis Sohn Endowed Chair in Neurosciences.
With more than 6, faculty and staff, UF Health in Jacksonville is the largest UF campus outside of Gainesville. UF Health physicians offer primary care and specialty services in practices throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, tallying more than , outpatient visits and more than , inpatient admissions annually.
UF Health in Jacksonville, Florida, is comprised of :
- UF Health Jacksonville, an academic health center near Downtown Jacksonville and home to the area's only adult and pediatric Level I trauma program
- UF Health North, a -bed hospital and outpatient medical campus in North Jacksonville
- UF Health Science Center Jacksonville, which encompasses three UF colleges in Jacksonville : Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy
- UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc., a network of primary and specialty care centers offering exceptional patient care throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia
The UF College of Medicine Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. We excel in education, research and patient care that expresses our steadfast values of compassion, excellence, professionalism and innovation.
The college's clinical science departments house more than faculty members, 1, staff and residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country.
We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.
Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.
The UF College of Medicine Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.
To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit .
Expected Salary :
Salary and academic appointment are negotiable. Position offers competitive benefits and a compensation package that is commensurate with training and experience.
Professional malpractice and medical liability are covered under sovereign immunity.
Minimum Requirements :
Must be MD / DO and BC / BE adult physical medicine and rehabilitation with or without specialty training.
Preferred Qualifications :