Clinical Rheumatologist (Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Medicine)

University of Central Florida • Orlando, FL

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Central Florida, College of Medicine Faculty Practice at UCF Health in Orlando, FL is seeking a Rheumatologist to join an expanding multi-specialty academic practice at our East Orlando outpatient clinic. UCF Health currently has four other faculty board-certified rheumatologists in our two locations, additional affiliated faculty at the nearby Orlando VA Medical Center, and four fellows in our fully accredited GME program; combined to make us the largest rheumatology practice in Central Florida. Applicants should be exceptional clinicians who have demonstrated a value-based philosophy of patient care and are seeking an exclusively outpatient care environment. The selected candidate will spend the majority of their time providing direct patient care while building their outpatient practice in collaboration with multiple specialties. There will also be opportunities for clinical research as well as teaching physician learners (medical students, internal medicine GME residents, and fellows in multiple subspecialty disciplines) and interprofessional medical trainees in the clinical setting. A robust clinical and translational research team assists for sponsored and investigator-initiated research/trials. There are excellent opportunities for research in collaboration with basic and translational immunology researchers in the College of Medicine’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences. The position is full-time, and is a clinical, non-tenure track appointment at the assistant, associate or professor of medicine rank. The UCF College of Medicine is an innovative and forward-looking medical school with a culture of collaboration and partnerships. The College of Medicine is rapidly growing new programs across all missions: education, research, clinical care and community service. As a part of a growing “Medical City” dedicated to innovation in health and wellness, the College of Medicine aspires to become an extraordinary research-based institution training physicians of the future who will become exemplary physicians, leaders in medicine, scholars in science, innovators in medical technology and compassionate providers of health care. UCF College of Medicine also has multiple ACGME accredited training programs, including the Rheumatology Fellowship. In addition to the medical school, the Lake Nona campus also includes UCF outpatient clinics, an intravenous infusion center, a state-of-the-art research center at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, and the UCF Lake Nona Medical Center which serves as our local university teaching hospital. Nearby are the Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Guidewell Innovation research incubator, the Nemours Children’s Hospital, and the new UCF Lake Nona Cancer Center. Rheumatology clinics are currently located at both the Lake Nona and the East Orlando outpatient sites. UCF is committed to building a faculty who are a reflection of the students they teach and the patients they serve. UCF offers a competitive salary, malpractice coverage with sovereign immunity, and excellent benefit package options that provide security for you and your family.

Requirements

• Candidates must have an M.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited medical school.
• Candidates must be eligible for licensure or actively licensed to practice in the state of Florida.
• They must be boarded or board eligible in their specialty and subspecialty upon completion of training.
• Board certification in Rheumatology would be expected within two (2) years of completion of that subspecialty training.
• The candidate’s scholarly background and experience must be commensurate with the faculty rank for which the application is submitted.

Nice To Haves

• It is preferred that the candidate have at least one year of clinical experience subsequent to fellowship training involving high complexity rheumatology tertiary consultations.

Responsibilities

• Providing direct patient care while building their outpatient practice in collaboration with multiple specialties.
• Opportunities for clinical research
• Teaching physician learners (medical students, internal medicine GME residents, and fellows in multiple subspecialty disciplines) and interprofessional medical trainees in the clinical setting.

Benefits

• UCF offers a competitive salary, malpractice coverage with sovereign immunity, and excellent benefit package options that provide security for you and your family.
• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays.
• Retirement savings options.
• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions.
• Education assistance.
• Flexible work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree