Chief Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Chief Division of Pediatric Nephrology

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida is seeking candidates to join an active and collegial group to serve as Division Chief of Pediatric Nephrology. The division provides inpatient services at UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital ranked #1 Childrens Hospital in Florida in theU.S. News & World Report. Our pediatric nephrology program provides services to infants children adolescents and young adults with all forms of acute and chronic congenital and acquired kidney diseases. Our team offers expertise in the care of young children with renal failure and patients with complex renal abnormalities who require dialysis and transplantation. These include infants children and adolescents with a variety of bladder and kidney problems patients with hypertension and electrolyte abnormalities and the assessment of pregnant women carrying a fetus with a renal abnormality noted on ultrasound. Physicians over the entire tristate area call for consultations as do the faculty of the University of Florida Health Science Center who need joint consultative care of the complex pediatric problems. Additionally UF Health Pediatrics has a history of educational excellence and promoting research interests. The division chief will be responsible for cultivating an environment that advances the strong clinical research and educational missions of UF Health. The Division of Pediatric Nephrology consists of 3 pediatric nephrologists 2 nephrology fellows 1 advanced practitioner and dedicated Nephrology nursing and administrative support.

Candidates must be board certified in Pediatric Nephrology and at the Associate/Professor level. UF Health is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Rank and tenure will be awarded based on selected candidates qualifications and experience.

UF HealthPediatrics

UF Health the University of Floridas academic health center is the countrys only academic health center with six healthrelated colleges located on a single contiguous campus. The colleges major research centers and institutes and clinical enterprise focus on building collaborative specialized clinical services centered on quality and innovation. The UF College of Medicine the largest college within UFs academic health center is currently the highestranked medical school in Florida. UF Health Shands UF Healths private notforprofit hospital system includes seven hospitals a statedesignated Level I trauma center a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit a regional burn center and an emergency air and ground transport program.

The Department of Pediatrics clinical services are delivered at UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital which was named the #1 Childrens Hospital in Florida in the 202223 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Nationally ranked in five pediatric specialties UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital provides the full spectrum of pediatric specialty services and is in the Top 5 childrens hospital in the Southeast US. UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital provides care for the children of Florida and is a major destination center for pediatric patients both nationally and internationally who require specialized attention for complex medical problems.

UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital represents the only quaternarycare academic pediatric center in North Florida. The childrens hospital has 208 beds including fullyequipped pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. UF Health Shands Childrens Hospital is part of the Childrens Miracle Networks alliance of premier hospitals for children.

The Department of Pediatrics is committed to fostering innovation and advancing discovery in the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of child health and human development educating and training pediatric scientists and directly translating basic scientific discoveries into new patientoriented therapies. In the most recent fiscal year the department was home to over $30.5M in sponsored research.

UF Health faculty work in multidisciplinary teams with researchers in the five other Health Science Center colleges as well as those from across the University. The focus of team efforts is often grown out of the Centers and Institutes including the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute the UF Genetics Institute the Powell Gene Therapy Center and the UF Health Cancer Center.

TheCity of Gainesville

Gainesvilleis home to Floridas largest and oldest university and so is one of the states centers of education medicine cultural events and athletics. The University of Florida andUF HealthShandsHospital are the leading employers in Gainesville and provide jobs for many residents of surrounding counties.

The city provides a full range of municipal services including cultural and nature services and necessary administrative services to support these activities. Additionally the city owns a regional transit system aregionalairport and a 72par championship golf course. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings Gainesvilles numerous parks museums and lakes provide entertainment to thousands of visitors. Because of its beautiful landscape and urban forest Gainesville is one of the most attractive citiesin Florida. The city is in a central location to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean providing easy access within a days drive to beaches nature preserves and waterbased activities.

Our Commitment

The University of Florida College of Medicine is committed to diversity inclusion and heath equity through the efforts of actively finding developing and including the best talent to support our vision of being a premier institution focused on promoting health and alleviating human suffering through exceptional education discovery innovation and patientcentered health care of the highest quality.

As anEqual Opportunity Employer the University is committed to nondiscrimination with respect to race creed color religion age disability sex sexual orientation gender identify and expression marital status national origin political opinions or affiliations genetic information and veteran status in also aspects of employment including recruitment hiring promotion transfers discipline terminations wage and salary administration benefits and training.

Commensurate with education and experience

Applicants must have an M.D degree or equivalent. Candidates must be board certified in Pediatric Nephrology and at the Associate/Professor level.

The Department of Pediatrics seeks a dynamic passionate and capable physician leader with a proven track record across the spectrum of collaborative clinical leadership administrative experience program development faculty recruitment and community engagement. A distinguished record of innovative leadership scholarly accomplishments and excellence in administration is sought. Management education or training is highly desired.

The Search Committee will begin to review applications immediately and will accept applications until the position is filled.

Applications should include a cover letter curriculum vitae and names and contact information for three professional references or three letters of reference.

Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered official if a designation of Issued to Student is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approval by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) which can be found at http://naces/.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff; under represented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position please call 352/or the Florida Relay System at 800/(TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Floridas Sunshine Law.