AST/ASO/FULL PROF - Palliative Care

Classification TitleAST/ASO/FULL PROFClassification Minimum Requirements: Applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Palliative Care and be eligible for a Florida Medical License. M.D. degree or equivalent is required.Job DescriptionWe seek a clinician‑investigator to join a dynamic and collaborative academic environment. The successful candidate will be expected to pursue and obtain an NIH career development (K) award and to establish an independent, externally funded research program.In addition to research, this role includes providing inpatient consultative care as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes advanced practice providers, social work, chaplaincy, and pharmacy. The physician will provide expert symptom management across serious illness, including complex pain, dyspnea, nausea, delirium, and anxiety, using evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches tailored to patient goals of care.This role will facilitate discussion and clarification of goals of care for patients and families and collaborate with the primary medical team to establish appropriate treatment plan options based on the goals of care discussion. The position also involves a strong commitment to education and mentorship. The candidate will teach and evaluate learners at all levels, including medical students, PA/NP students, pharmacy trainees, residents, and fellows, and will help recruit speakers for our Lunch and Learn sessions for Continuing Palliative Education. We enjoy a close collaborative relationship with UF Health Hospital and pride ourselves in professional and cooperative interdisciplinary care.The Department of Medicine (DOM) Research Hub includes over 40 principal investigators across 10 divisions, providing extensive opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and translational research.Rank And Tenure Status Will Be Commensurate With Qualifications.About the University of FloridaThe University of Florida is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is consistently ranked among the nation’s top public research universities. It is Florida’s most comprehensive public university, with extensive undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs.UF Provides a Highly Collaborative Academic Environment FeaturingState-of-the-art laboratory and clinical research spaceNumerous research core facilitiesA strong culture of interdisciplinary collaborationFormal mentorship and leadership development programsThe UF Health Science Center includes six health-related colleges co-located on the Gainesville campus, with additional teaching, research, and clinical sites in Jacksonville, Orlando, and across the state.The UF Department of Medicine is a national leader in several medical specialties. In addition, UF Health is one of the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health centers and includes UF Health Shands, a 1000-bed quaternary referral hospital which ranks among the top 50-hospitals in the US News & World Report 2021-22 Survey in six adult medical specialties. UF Health Shands specialties were also rated as “high performing” in five specialties, meaning they were in the top 10% of all hospitals nationally scored in that specialty and “high performing” in 11 areas for procedural areas.Expected SalarySalary is negotiable; commensurate with education and experience.Required Qualifications: Applicants must be board-certified or board eligible in Palliative Care and be eligible for a Florida Medical License. M.D. degree or equivalent is required.Special Instructions To ApplicantsPlease attach curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation.Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.Health Assessment Required: Yes