Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery - Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

The Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, is seeking an Otorhinolaryngologist at the non-tenure accruing level of Clinical Assistant, Associate, or Professor in the Division of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 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 General Surgery/Surgical Oncology, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and Trauma/Acute Care/Critical Care.

We are transforming the Division of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery to serve our growing community through multidisciplinary care and collaboration.  Our focus is on building subspecialty centers of clinical excellence to meet our vision of being the regions most valued surgical health care asset. The division currently offers thriving practices in Laryngology, Otology, Rhinology, with continued growth in Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastics/Reconstruction. Additionally, the division will provide comprehensive general otorhinolaryngology services and currently serves as a key leader of the UF Health Skull Base Center.  The Chief will lead the growth of the elective surgical practice throughout the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia region with a focus on high quality academic medical care. The division is poised for growth and we are excited to offer this opportunity.

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Provide and maintain a high level of quality outpatient intermediate care services in all aspects of Otorhinolaryngology
• Provide clinical teaching of trainees if applicable and participate in the educational program.
• Be responsible for excellent communication with primary care physicians and other consulting providers.
• Assist in marketing the Otorhinolaryngology programs to community physicians and managed care organizations.
• Participate in monthly division 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.

About UF Health

UF Health represents the commitment of more than 30,000 faculty and staff dedicated to delivering outstanding patient care, advancing medical research, and educating the next generation of health care professionals. With a network that includes 12 hospitals and numerous outpatient locations across Gainesville, Jacksonville, and Central Florida, UF Health is a leader in high-quality, patient-centered care.

UF Health St. Johns is a total care enterprise aimed at advancing the physical, social and economic health of Northeast Florida communities. UF Health St. Johns, is an extension of UF Health Flagler Hospital, a 335-bed hospital located on a 72-acre campus in beautiful and historic St. Augustine, Florida that has been ranked among the top 5% of all hospitals in the nation. UF Health Flagler Hospital has also earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ from the Joint Commission for primary stroke care centers, national accreditation for its total hip and total knee replacement programs, accreditation from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer and is an Accredited Center in Bariatric Surgery.

UF Health Durbin Park is a 42.5-acre health and wellness campus that will advance health care services as part of UF’s regional expansion plan for Jacksonville and St. Johns County. Located in northeast St. Johns County, UF Health Durbin Park will include a full-service 99-bed hospital with a focus on acute, intensive, and emergency care, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, general surgery, cardiovascular medicine, and women’s services, as well as a multidisciplinary medical office building. Future potential site development includes ability to expand hospital beds as well as an ambulatory surgical center, outpatient imaging, and additional medical office building.