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The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, is seeking a Surgical Oncologist at the non-tenure accruing level of Clinical Assistant Professor/Associate Professor / Professor. The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville is a tertiary referral center that serves the population of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. It is home to the divisions of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Surgical Oncology, Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Trauma/Acute Care/Critical Care, and Vascular Surgery. The Department of Surgery is poised for significant growth as we expand the elective surgical practice throughout the Northeast region. The mission and vision of the department is to be the region’s most valued surgical health care asset, with the nation’s best surgical care at your doorstep.
The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Surgical Oncology currently has eleven faculty members with subspecialties of breast surgery, colon and rectal surgery, endocrine surgery, hepatopancreaticobiliary/esophageal surgical oncology and minimally invasive surgery. The division has plans to expand by at least three faculty members in the next 12 months to accommodate continued growth across the region.
We are seeking a candidate with broad clinical experience in general surgical oncology, with a focus in all aspects of complex surgical oncology including hepatobiliary, pancreatic, esophageal, gastric, melanoma, sarcoma, and HIPEC. The candidate must be MD or DO, Board Certified/Eligible in General Surgery with preference for completion of a Surgical Oncology or HPB fellowship. Certification or eligibility for certification by the American Board of Surgery in Complex General Surgical Oncology (CGSO) is also preferred. A successful candidate must have experience in minimally invasive surgery including robotic and laparoscopic surgery. Major responsibilities include building and expanding an already successful surgical oncology practice as well as providing education of medical students and residents. The position does not require general surgery call or trauma responsibilities. Candidate will join a diverse academic surgical oncology practice inclusive of growing an advanced GI/MIS, endoscopic, robotic, and oncologic program.
This position will report to the Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Surgical Oncology and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville. Every faculty member in the department will have a mentoring team assigned to them and participate in the department wide faculty development program.
The following is a general description of duties and responsibilities:
- Provide and maintain a high level of quality patient care services in all aspects of Surgical Oncology
- Demonstrate high standards of care through collaboration with physicians, surgeons, clinical professionals and staff.
- Provide clinical teaching of trainees and actively participate in the educational program.
- Be responsible for excellent communication with primary care physicians, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, consulting services, and other referring providers.
- Assist in marketing the Surgical Oncology Programs to community physicians and managed care organizations.
- Actively participate in monthly division and department meetings, administrative functions and institutional committees as requested.
About UF Health:
UF Health is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.
About College of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J):
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 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/.
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