Department:

SOM KC Gynecology & Obstetrics (OBGYN)

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Gynecology and Obstetrics

Position Title:

OBGYN Maternal Fetal Medicine Assistant/Associate/Professor

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:

Health System and Division Details

• The Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Kansas Health System located in Kansas City, Kansas, is seeking a full-time Board Eligible / Board Certified MFM.
• Expect to join a very productive academic practice in a nationally recognized tertiary care facility that is perennially ranked by the U.S. News and World Reports as the #1 hospital in the State of Kansas and the Kansas City Metropolitan area.
• Our 900+ bed facility is supported by a group of physicians who encompass more than 200 specialties. 
• We have been recognized by the U.S. News and World Reports as a High-Performing Maternity Care Center.
• Our group consists of 6 experienced MFM specialists who provide the entire spectrum of Maternal-Fetal care with cutting-edge technology.
• Our practice is largely outpatient and consultative and includes the opportunity to perform amniocenteses, CVS, PUBS and fetal shunt placements.  
• Call involves coverage of the inpatient High Risk Pregnancy service and is 1 week in 6 and is primarily phone-only after normal business hours.
• Deliveries are managed by in-house hospitalist coverage.
• Our Level III NICU is staffed by full-time Neonatology specialists who are further supported by multiple Pediatric Subspecialists including a Pediatric Surgery team.
• Our Center for Advanced Fetal Care is supported by 18 sonographers of which the majority are fetal echo and nuchal translucency certified.  The ultrasound unit is accompanied by a separate area dedicated to the performance of fetal surveillance.  The Center is ADA certified and is further supported by a Diabetic Educator, 5 experienced nurse coordinators, 3 board-certified perinatal genetic counselors, medical assistants and patient service representatives that work in concert with the physicians to ensure efficient and premium quality of care for our patients.  
• Our Division is active in research which includes NIH-funded grant studies as well as institutional and industrial collaborations.
• Our program boasts an ACGME accredited three-year Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship.
• The Division faculty members are involved in fellow, resident, and medical student education, and hold academic appointments from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Pay and Incentives

• This is a health-system employed position, with competitive salary and potential for incentive bonuses. 
• Generous professional development funds are available for CME and other job-related expenses. 
• We offer PTO of 6 weeks/year with extra time off allotted for professional development opportunities in addition to weekly administrative time.
• The University of Kansas Medical Center is committed to offering a competitive benefits program that maximizes our ability to attract, motivate, engage and retain highly qualified faculty and staff.
• The Health System provides a robust package of total rewards that includes exceptional health benefits, market-based compensation, paid leave, retirement plans, and much more.

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

The Kansas City metropolitan area consists of 14 counties in western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, including Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas, and large suburbs on both sides of the state line: approximately 2.4 million people. Our health system serves a diverse group of patients from the entire metro area as well as referrals and transports from other metro and rural areas of Kansas. 
Kansas City is a growing, diverse city, with something to offer for every interest. It is an enthusiastic sports town, home to the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals, both of whom have contracts to receive their care through our Health System.  Kansas City is also home to both men's and women's professional soccer teams represented by KC Sporting and the KC Current respectively. Numerous universities and colleges are in the metro area or a short drive away. 

Known as the City of Fountains, Kansas City is a vibrant arts town with its own opera company, city ballet, symphony, and several world-class museums. The World War One memorial is the only national museum dedicated to the War to End All Wars, with 300,000 visitors a year from all over the world.  Our International Airport, competed in February of 2023, features 10 major airlines with many non-stop flights available.  If you enjoy great food the KC metro features four James Beard Award winning chefs, including many other finalists and many chefs still to be discovered.  The Kansas City, KS metropolitan area is known to be one of the best places to live in the U.S. based on affordability, extracurricular options and a Kansas public school system that is consistently ranked among the highest in the nation.

Start date is negotiable. New graduates are welcome to apply. 

Required Qualifications
Education/Licensure:

• Successful completion from an ACGME Obstetrics & Gynecology residency and Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship program.  
• Board eligible or board certified in maternal-fetal medicine.
• Eligible for Kansas and Missouri medical license.

Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrate competence in areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships and technical skills. Outstanding written and communication skills. Experience highly desirable.

Job Duties Outlined
Management of high-risk service one week in six. Maintain an MFM ambulatory service. Interpret obstetrical ultrasounds. Perform obstetrical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. These patient-care duties may involve the attending physician only, or they may involve training medical students, residents, or fellows. Generally, support the other clinical and service activities of the Medical School.

Teach by giving lectures as assigned to faculty, fellows, residents or students.

Teaching in clinics and inpatient service of residents, fellows and medical students.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair or the Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division.

Required Documents:
Resume/CV
Cover Letter

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