Burn Trauma Surgery, Assistant/Associate/Professor, Surgery Department, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine

Burn Trauma Surgery, Assistant/Associate/Professor, Surgery Department

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Burn Trauma Surgery, Assistant/Associate/Professor, Surgery Department, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine.

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is seeking an Acute Care Surgeon to join our team to work at University Medical Center (UMC) Level 1 trauma center and ABA verified burn center. UMC Lions Burn Care Center was founded in 1968 and has been verified since 2016 in the treatment of children and adults.

We have a 16 bed burn unit with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, physical & occupational therapists, nutritionists, pharmacists, family therapists, child life specialists, social workers, and case managers, all with burn expertise. We treat burns of all mechanisms, along with complex wounds and certain dermatologic conditions. We have a very wide catchment area that includes Nevada, northern Arizona, eastern California, and western Utah. We average over 300 burn admissions a year (one-third of which are pediatric) and over 1000 patients in the outpatient clinic. We are also a teaching center for many residencies including UNLV General Surgery, UNLV Plastic Surgery, UNLV Emergency Medicine along with fellowships for UNLV Surgical Critical Care and UNLV Acute Care Surgery.

While the focus of this job is burn care, there are opportunities to include trauma and emergency general surgery patients in your practice. This job provides an opportunity not just to be involved in clinical burn care but also to be on the forefront of research, outreach, teaching, and process improvement.

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV has been Transforming Healthcare in Southern Nevada since 2017. Our mission is to serve our patients, students, medical professionals, and community as a transformational force for improving healthcare in Nevada.

Our faculty, students, residents, and fellows have had their research published in top-tier peer-reviewed journals. With a group practice, UNLV Health provides care to more than 10,000 patients per month in its 17 primary care and specialty care clinics, and its partner hospitals.

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Minimum qualifications include a MD or DO from an accredited college or university as recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and completion of ACGME accredited residency program. Candidates must be board eligible or board certified, and completion of a fellowship is required.

Preferred qualifications include burn experience with burn fellowship training, 3 years experience as an academic attending surgeon, current ABLS provider or instructor certification, and knowledge of Burn team physician roles, section policies, protocols, and guidelines.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment background screening.

A successful candidate will support diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and contribute to a respectful, positive work environment. They will use our Campus Values to guide their decisions and actions and demonstrate our Rebel spirit.

Salary is competitive with those at similarly situated institutions.

Benefits of working at UNLV include a competitive total rewards package including paid time off, sick leave, and holidays; excellent health insurance including medical, dental and vision; comprehensive retirement plans and voluntary benefits programs; no state income tax; tuition discounts at Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) schools; and tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.

Perks and programs include employee recognition and appreciation programs, UNLV athletics ticket discounts, statewide employee purchase program discounts, RebelCard discounts on and off campus, wellness programming for all UNLV faculty and staff at no cost, opportunity for career advancements to leadership roles, connect with colleagues with shared interests, personal and professional development opportunities, a comprehensive onboarding program, Rebels: Onboard, and support and resources available for veteran applicants.

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Current UNLV and Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) employees must apply through Workday. Search for this position using the job requisition number R0143264.

To ensure your application is processed correctly, current UNLV and NSHE employees should apply internally through Workday. If you submit an application through the external careers site, you will be asked to reapply as an internal application, which may delay your application.

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