"Assistant Professor (Infectious Disease)- Internal Medicine - JR008293"

Assistant Professor (Infectious Disease)- Internal Medicine

Department:
SOM KC Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Medicine-Infectious Disease

Position Title:
Assistant Professor (Infectious Disease)- Internal Medicine

Job Family Group:
Academic

Job Description Summary:
Provide medical care for clinic and hospitalized patients at the University of Kansas Health System as well as contribute to various research, educational and clinical initiatives related to areas of individual interest and expertise. Serve in a clinician educator role with responsibility for education of fellows, residents, medical students and other learners. Position to commensurate to experience.

Position is open to Assistant, Associate, and full Professor. Please direct any questions to InfectiousDiseasesDept@KUMC.edu.

Job Description:

Job Duties Outlined

• Perform in-patient attending consultation rounds in rotation with other faculty members. Maintain a weekly ID ambulatory clinic with potential for general infectious diseases population and specialist populations based on individual interest and expertise. Patient care duties may involve training medical students, residents, fellows or other learners.
• Provide formal educational instruction by consistently attending and presenting at key Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases conferences including but not limited to Core Curriculum, Case Conference, Journal Club, Patient Safety, Clinical Pathological Conferences and Antimicrobial Stewardship. Provide specialty content updates emphasizing pathophysiology, clinical and diagnostics principles and emerging therapeutic interventions. Support other University teaching activities as identified by the Director.
• Participate in formal scholarship activities including but not limited to mentorship of house staff and student academic projects, conduction and dissemination of scientific discoveries, participation in Divisional and Institutional scholarship activities with an emphasis on specialty areas of expertise and to continually foster an environment of learning and discovery.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair of Medicine or the Director of Infectious Diseases Division.
• 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: M.D. or equivalent

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Certification/Licensure:

• Board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Training. Infectious Diseases board certification within one year of appointment.
• Kansas medical license.

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience: Experience in Infectious Diseases clinical patient care and research.

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

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

Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Assistant-Professor--Infectious-Disease---Internal-Medicine_JR008293 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR008293.

Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.