Assistant Professor - IM Dept (Geriatrics)

Posted:
10/25/2024, 6:30:47 AM

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Department:

SOM KC Internal Medicine – Geriatric Medicine

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Geriatric Medicine

Position Title:

Assistant Professor - IM Dept (Geriatrics)

Job Family Group:

Academic

Job Description Summary:

Tenure track appointments are full-time with an initial probationary period of seven years. Criteria for promotion includes significant achievements in teaching, research/scholarship, and service. The award of tenure is based on potential for sustained contributions, performing beyond expected duties, and demonstrating leadership and innovation in activities that enhance the reputation of the University.
The Clinical Scholar Track is for full-time faculty members who are heavily involved in clinical service, education, and related scholarship. This track has two career paths: Clinician-Educator concentrating on teaching and Clinician-Investigator for concentrating on research/scholarship. Significant contributions in professional and academic service are required for both paths.

Job Description:

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, is seeking a faculty member to join its expanding team to support the departmental mission of delivering the highest quality of older adult care, as well as satisfying teaching, research, and academic responsibilities at the region's quaternary referral center.

This position offers a fulfilling opportunity to provide optimal medical care to older adult patients at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), while also delivering consultative services to colleagues within the faculty. As a clinician educator, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals, including Geriatrics Fellows, Internal Medicine residents, Family Medicine residents, and medical students, through hands-on teaching in clinical settings.

Job Duties Outlined

  • The faculty member will balance responsibilities between inpatient consultations, coverage in skilled nursing facilities and rotate in the divisional on-call.

  • Regular participation in educational and administrative conferences.

  • Teaching fellows, residents, and medical students.

  • Collaborate with faculty and interdisciplinary professionals, particularly in implementing the Age Friendly Health System Initiative.

  • Contribute to the Landon Center on Aging, which integrates community engagement, education, research, and clinical care.

  • This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: MD/DO or equivalent

Certifications:

  • Board Certified/Eligible in Internal Medicine

  • Board Certified/Eligible in Geriatrics

Required Documents

  • Resume/CV

  • Cover Letter

  • Letters of Recommendation/Reference

For more information contact:

Gabriela Samborski

[email protected]

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.  A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time