MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF NEUROLOGY – CLINICAL ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR

Classification Title:

CLIN AST/ASO/FULL PROF

Job Description:

The Department of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, seeks a full-time Neurologist at the non-tenure accruing level of Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor to become Medical Director of Neurology at UF Health Flagler. The successful candidate must be able to obtain a Florida State Medical License and be a BC/BE adult neurologist with or without specialty training and will oversee the neurology service line at UF Health Flagler. The successful candidate is expected to participate in shared departmental clinical and teaching responsibilities. There are also opportunities to engage in scholarly research and advance in academic rank.

This position will report to the Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville.

The following is a description of general duties and responsibilities:

• Provide and maintain a high level of quality and compassionate acute and chronic to both inpatients and outpatients from a wide variety of cases.
• Provide clinical teaching of trainees in Neurology and participate in the educational program.
• Responsible for excellent communication with primary care physicians.
• Assist in marketing of the Neurology program to community physicians and managed care organizations.
• Responsible for building relationship and communicating with primary care physicians, specialist and other stakeholders to enhance patient care and grow patient volume.
• Participate in monthly division meetings, administrative functions and institutional committees.

With more than 6,200 faculty and staff, UF Health in Jacksonville is the largest UF campus outside of Gainesville. UF Health physicians offer primary care and specialty services in practices throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, tallying more than 650,000 outpatient visits and more than 40,000 inpatient admissions annually.

UF Health in Jacksonville, Florida, is comprised of:

• UF Health Jacksonville, an academic health center near Downtown Jacksonville and home to the area’s only adult and pediatric Level I trauma program
• UF Health North, a 92-bed hospital and outpatient medical campus in North Jacksonville
• UF Health Science Center Jacksonville, which encompasses three UF colleges in Jacksonville: Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy
• UF Jacksonville Physicians, Inc., a network of primary and specialty care centers offering exceptional patient care throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia

The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. We excel in education, research and patient care that expresses our steadfast values of compassion, excellence, professionalism and innovation. The college’s 16 clinical science departments house more than 450 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 384 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.

Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.

The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.

To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.

About Saint Johns County, Florida

• Vibrant seaside region of cultural diversity including dining, art galleries, theatres, orchestras, ballets, festivals, live entertainment, living history interpretations and re-enactments, and celebratory parades.
• St. Augustine population is 14,280 (2016); St. Johns County population is 254,261 (2018)
• U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the population increased 4.2 percent between 2017 and 2018, making St. Johns County the eighth-fastest growing county in the country.
• St. Johns County ranked Florida’s Healthiest County for the 8th consecutive year.
• The median income for a household in the county was $50,099, and the median income for a family was $59,153.
• St. Johns County School District ranked #1 in Florida for 10 consecutive years.
• Home of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.
• Flagler College is recognized by US News and World Report as a “Best Value College.”
• As the oldest continuously occupied city established by Europeans in the continental United States, St. Augustine has a rich history.
• There are 53 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 6 National Historic Landmarks.
• Florida does not impose a state income tax.
• For additional information regarding our region, please visit:
• https://www.sjcchamber.com/
• https://www.sjcchamber.com/st-augustine
• https://www.citystaug.com/

Expected Salary:

Academic appointment will commensurate with training and level of experience; benefits are excellent.

Minimum Requirements:

The successful candidate must be able to obtain a Florida State Medical License and be a BC/BE adult neurologist with or without specialty training.

Preferred Qualifications: N/A Special Instructions to Applicants:

The Search Committee will begin to review applications on 10/2/2024. Please provide letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae.

The final 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 approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under the Florida Sunshine and Public Records laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2HRS or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Law.

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to non-discrimination 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 all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. 

Health Assessment Required: Yes

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