General Surgeon - Medical Director & Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

Overview The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville seeks a Medical Director for UF Health Jacksonville's Comprehensive Hernia Center and Abdominal Wall Program at the non-tenure accruing level of Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Professor. The Department is a tertiary referral center serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia and includes divisions in Gastrointestinal Surgery/Surgical Oncology, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and Trauma/Acute Care/Critical Care. The division is expanding elective surgical practice in the Northeast region. The department aims to be the region's most valued surgical health care asset with high-quality surgical care at your doorstep. The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Surgical Oncology currently has eleven faculty members with subspecialties in breast surgery, colon and rectal surgery, hepatopancreaticobiliary, surgical oncology, and minimally invasive surgery. Responsibilities Build and maintain a comprehensive hernia center and an elective general surgery practice. Provide education to medical students and residents. Join a diverse academic general surgery practice with growing GI/MIS, robotic, and oncology programs. Deliver high-quality patient care in General Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Provide clinical teaching of trainees in General Surgery and actively participate in the educational program. Maintain excellent communication with primary care physicians, consulting services, and other referring providers. Assist in marketing the General Surgery Programs to community physicians and managed care organizations. Participate in monthly division and department meetings, administrative functions, and institutional committees as requested. Qualifications MD or DO, Board Certified/Eligible in General Surgery. Experience in all aspects of evaluation and treatment including minimally invasive approaches of robotic and laparoscopic surgery. Advanced training in hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction. Fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Surgery/Advanced GI Surgery is preferred. Appointment and Compensation Salary and academic appointment are negotiable; the benefits are excellent. No trauma calls required. Other information The position reports to the Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Surgical Oncology and Chairman of the Department of Surgery. Faculty development and mentoring programs are in place for all faculty members. About UF Health and COM-Jacksonville About UF Health: UF Health is the Southeast's premier academic health center. It includes UF colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands hospitals, UF Health Jacksonville medical center, UF Health North, and campuses in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Ocala, and Central Florida. The network serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, across the nation and internationally. About College of Medicine - Jacksonville (COM-J): The UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college houses multiple clinical science departments with faculty, staff, residents, fellows, students, and offers a breadth of clinical training programs. The college focuses on research and education alongside patient care. To learn more, visit the faculty orientation guide at Expectations and Applications Expected Salary: Salary and academic appointment are negotiable and the benefits are excellent. Required Qualifications: The candidate must be MD or DO, Board Certified/Eligible in General Surgery. Applications: The Search Committee will begin to review applications on a rolling basis until a competitive candidate pool is identified. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae. Final steps: The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. Transcripts from outside the United States must be evaluated by a credential service approved by NACES. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Florida Sunshine Law compliance applies. Health assessment is required. #J-18808-Ljbffr UF Health