What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatrics - Infectious Disease Physician Job with UVA Health in Charlottesville, VA position at UVA Health?
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital invites applications for the position of Division Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases . The position is open to individuals with M.D. or D.O. degrees and candidates must be eligible for appointment to the University of Virginia faculty. The position is for tenure or non-tenure tracks at the professor or associate professor rank as appropriate. Individuals with established laboratory or clinical research programs are preferred. The incumbent must be board-certified in pediatric infectious diseases and will be expected to contribute to clinical service in that subspecialty.
UVA Health is a world-class academic medical center and health system with a Level I trauma center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, a Level IV NICU, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Its footprint encompasses 4 hospitals and 2 physician groups with an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Albemarle, Nelson and Augusta counties, Culpeper, and Northern Virginia. Through its teaching and research, UVA Health continues to innovate and advance medicine while providing high-quality care. UVA is the number 1 rated Children's Hospital in Virginia. The Children's Hospital is a hospital-within-a-hospital structure and currently provides 111 inpatient beds with plans for expansion. UVA Children's has an active neonatal ICU, a pediatric ICU, and a large population of transplant and other immunocompromised patients.
Founded in 1819 as just the 10
medical school in the United States of America, the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA School of Medicine) with its 21 clinical departments, 8 research departments, and 6 research centers consistently attracts some of the nation's most prominent researchers to develop breakthrough treatments that benefit patients around the world. These research efforts are backed by more than $230 million in grant funding.
UVA Health is an academic health system that strives to provide excellence, innovation, and exceptional quality to the care of patients, the training of health professionals, and the creation and sharing of knowledge within a culture that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusivity. UVA Health is an expansive network comprised of the UVA Medical Center, UVA Community Hospitals, UVA Community Medical Group, UVA School of Nursing, UVA School of Medicine (SOM), University of Virginia Physicians Group, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, and other strategic partnerships and alliances.
Qualifications
The position is open to individuals with M.D. or D.O. degrees and candidates must be eligible for appointment to the University of Virginia faculty. The position is for tenure or non-tenure tracks at the professor or associate professor rank as appropriate. Individuals with established laboratory or clinical research programs are preferred. The incumbent must be board-certified in pediatric infectious diseases and will be expected to contribute to clinical service in that subspecialty.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
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