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The University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine (CHFM) invites applications for Family Medicine Physicians to join our groundbreaking initiative at the UF Health Urgent Care Center — Eastside, slated to open its doors in Mid-2024! As a Family Medicine Physician, you'll be at the forefront of this transformative healthcare endeavor, providing high-quality care and leadership in our patient-centric environment. Join a collaborative partnership between the University of Florida, the City of Gainesville, and Alachua County dedicated to enhancing accessible and community-focused healthcare in East Gainesville.
As a Family Medicine Physician, your primary responsibility will be delivering exceptional clinical care, providing swift assessments, precise diagnoses, and tailored treatment plans. Our physicians will lead a dedicated team providing an array of urgent care services to patients of all ages. Beyond these clinical duties, you'll also play a pivotal role in working alongside an interdisciplinary team driving health education initiatives. These programs will resonate with our mission to bridge healthcare disparities and nurture a culture focused on holistic well-being within our east Gainesville community. There is no doubt your commitment to patient-centric care and community-focused healthcare initiatives will be instrumental in shaping the future of healthcare in the City of Gainesville and surrounding areas.
Why Join Us?
- Comprehensive Care: Deliver high-quality medical care, focusing on preventive care, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic illnesses. Beyond these clinical duties, you'll also play a pivotal role in working alongside an interdisciplinary team driving health education initiatives.
- Patient-Centric Approach: As a Physician in a critical need urgent care practice, you'll be at the forefront of this transformative healthcare endeavor, providing high-quality care and leadership in our patient-centric environment.
- Community Integration: Play a pivotal role in bridging healthcare disparities, and nurture a culture focused on holistic well-being within our east Gainesville community.
- Career Growth: Take the next step in your career toward patient-centric care and community-focused healthcare that will be instrumental in shaping the future of healthcare in the City of Gainesville and surrounding areas.
- Flexible Opportunities: While full-time commitment is preferred, we are open to considering part-time applicants based on clinic needs and candidate availability.
About the Opportunity:
- Physicians will lead a dedicated team providing urgent care services to patients of all ages. The initiative emphasizes the integration of urgent care with continuity of care for underserved patients by connecting them to other community services, including our Family Medicine Clinics, the UF Mobile Outreach Clinic and the medical student-run Equal Access Clinic.
- Conduct thorough physical examinations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and develop personalized treatment plans.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for coordinated and holistic patient care.
- Utilize electronic medical records (EMR) to document patient encounters accurately.
About the UF Health Urgent Care Center - Eastside:
Nestled in the heart of East Gainesville, our 10,000-square-foot facility is designed to foster a healing environment equipped with cutting-edge medical technology. The center’s design embodies a patient-centric approach, offering a range of medical services to address urgent healthcare needs, equipped with imaging and laboratory services. Operating seven days a week, we prioritize accessibility, welcoming walk-in patients, and catering to an anticipated volume of 12,000 to 15,000 patients in our inaugural year. The City of Gainesville and Alachua County are reinvesting in East Gainesville to provide vital medical, dental, and mental health services. The East Gainesville Urgent Care Center is expected to reduce avoidable hospital admissions through primary care visits.
Apply Today and Make a Difference!
Take the next step in your career in the beautiful city of Gainesville, Florida. If you are a dedicated and community-focused physician ready to shape the future of healthcare, we invite you to apply today and become an integral part of our growing team! Join us in making a significant difference in the lives of our patients and the East Gainesville and surrounding communities.
Nominations are welcomed and interested candidates may apply online https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/530012 should include a (1) CV: curriculum vitae; (2) Cover letter/letter of interest addressed to: Dr. Danielle Nelson, Search Committee Chair. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
Inquiries and nominations can be sent to Benice Ylagan at careers@chfm.ufl.edu
About the College of Medicine at the University of Florida:
Located in Gainesville since 1906, The University of Florida (UF) has 16 colleges, a major academic health center, a championship-winning athletic program, a top-ranked undergraduate online program and, in keeping with its land-grant mission, one of the nation’s most comprehensive agriculture and natural resources programs. All are based at the University’s 2,000-acre campus, joining its historic red-brick core with advanced facilities and preserved natural areas and connecting to adjacent innovation, commercial and residential districts. UF has 55,000 students, 30,000 employees, 5,500 faculty members, a $5 billion annual budget and more than 140 mission-focused units across the state of Florida. It is the Sunshine State’s only member of the Association of American Universities comprising the nation’s 60 leading public and private research universities. More than 51,000 students have applied as freshmen for the 2021-22 academic year — a new record.
Several qualities distinguish UF among today’s leading public research universities. The first is its highly comprehensive breadth on a single campus, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration among, for example, faculty within the adjacent colleges of journalism, engineering, and medicine. The second is its unwavering support from the state of Florida, which has endorsed UF’s drive to become one of the nation’s very best public research universities — supporting those efforts since 2013 with hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to grow its faculty ranks by 500 members. UF’s third exceptional quality is its dynamism. Like Florida, the nation’s third-largest state and among the fastest-growing, UF is undergoing rapid transformation as it pursues the overarching aspiration to be "a premier university that the state, nation and world look to for leadership.” med.ufl.edu/.
Please click here to see the College of Medicine Fact Sheet ufhealth.org/news/about#collegefact
About the City of Gainesville:
Gainesville (http://cityofgainesville.org/) is home to Florida's largest and oldest university, and so is one of the state's centers of education, medicine, cultural events and athletics. The University of Florida and UF Health Shands Hospital are the leading employers in Gainesville and provide jobs for many residents of surrounding counties. Gainesville is also the largest city in Alachua County and is the county seat, with approximately 269,000 residents county-wide. It serves as the cultural, educational, and commercial center for the north central Florida region.
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, a regional airport, and a 72-par championship golf course. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's 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 cities in Florida. The city is in a central location to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, providing easy access within a day’s drive to beaches, nature preserves, and water-based activities. Explore Gainesville in 60 Seconds.
Our Commitment:
At Community Health and Family Medicine and its divisions Everyone belongs, grows, and thrives!
As an Equal 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 also aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits and training.
We welcome nominations of and applications from anyone who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s clinical mission, including women, members of underrepresented groups, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
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