Open Rank Position (Cardiology)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Job Info

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Department:

Medicine - Cardiology - 411405

Posting Open Date:

09/22/2023

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Position Type:

Permanent Faculty

Working Title:

Open Rank Position (Cardiology)

Appointment Type:

Open Rank

Vacancy ID:

FAC0004713

Full-time/Part-time:

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week:

40

FTE:

1

Position Location:

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range:

Dependent on Experience and Qualifications

Proposed Start Date:

07/01/2024

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary:

The Division of Cardiology, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an opening for an Open Rank Faculty appointment (MD) for an intensivist to work in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Responsibilities will be primarily based in the CICU but may also include outpatient cardiology clinic, attending on inpatient heart failure service, and cardiovascular imaging depending on interests and training. Teaching internal medicine residents and cardiology fellows is an integral part of the job. Good clinical, teaching, and interpersonal skills are essential whereas board certification in critical care medicine, an active research program, experience in quality improvement programs and experience in cardiac imaging are pluses.

Position rank and track (fixed term vs. tenure track) is dependent upon applicant qualifications and experience.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

M.D. Degree

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Preferred qualifications and experience include: training and experience in assessment and management of critically ill cardiac patients including management of ventilators and mechanical support devices.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.

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