Clinical Nephrologist

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The Division of Nephrology & Hypertension at the University of Utah is recruiting for a faculty position within the Clinical track with Academic rank commensurate with experience. This position will be located in the Ogden Utah area and southeast Idaho area. This position involves comprehensive clinical nephrology care of patients in local dialysis units nephrology clinics and inpatient consults with opportunities for teaching and research. Qualifications: The successful candidate must hold an M.D. degree with board certification in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and have or be eligible for a Utah Medical License. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications. The Division of Nephrology provides education patient care and research in all aspects of pathogenesis and treatment of renal disease and hypertension. The Division employs 33 faculty members and 12 APCs. Consultation services are maintained at the University of Utah Health communitybased hospitals and the Veterans Administration Medical Center which provide exposure to: General Nephrology Hypertension Renal Transplantation (including combined pancreas and renal transplants) and Dialysis (all modalities). Clinic and dialysis units are located at University of Utah Hospital Veterans Administration Medical Center and throughout Utah and Idaho. Contact for Inquiries: Dr. Bruce Horowitz MD Division of Nephrology & Hypertension 4403 Harrison Blvd Ste 2635 Ogden UT 84403; phone:. Please apply online here The University of Utah is in beautiful Salt Lake City which offers an outstanding quality of life in a metropolitan area of 1.5 million residents nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. Utahs great outdoors are nearby offering worldclass skiing hiking and mountain biking activities in the spectacular surrounding canyons. The city is vibrant and cosmopolitan with theater the arts sports and nightlife. The area has received international recognition for its light rail system downtown library system and increasing diversity. Salt Lake City is home to sizable Latinx and immigrant populations 21.5 and 11.5 of residents respectively). More than a third of Utahs ethnic/racial minorities are children or youth under the age of 18 years and the Salt Lake City School District is now a majorityminority district with one in five Salt Lake County residents speaking a language besides English at home. The International Rescue Committee headquartered in Salt Lake is one of eight national resettlement committees committed to helping people with refugee status thrive in the United States. Per capita Salt Lake City has the 11th largest LGBTQ population in the US and among large US cities has the highest percentage of samesex couples 26 percent) raising children. We acknowledge that this land which is named for the Ute Tribe is the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Shoshone Paiute Goshute and Ute Tribes. The University of Utah recognizes and respects the enduring relationship that exists between many Indigenous Peoples and their traditional homelands. We respect the sovereign relationship between tribes states and the federal government and we affirm the University of Utahs commitment to a partnership with Native Nations and Urban Indian communities through research education and community outreach activities. The Department of Internal Medicine is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty including dualcareer couples and single parents. We are committed to equal parental leave for men and women faculty and provide eight weeks of paid parental leave. If both parents are department faculty members we provide eight weeks of paid parental leave to the primary caregiver and four weeks of paid coparental leave for the other parent. The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration excellence leadership and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion collaboration innovation accountability diversity integrity quality and trust that is integral to our mission.