HS Clinical Professional Series - Geriatric Medicine Physician

JOB DESCRIPTION: The University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine is seeking Family Medicine/Internal Medicine candidates for a full-time faculty position as an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor (level depending on experience) in Geriatric Medicine. The Division is housed in the department of Family Medicine.

The division of Geriatric Medicine is home to faculty, fellows, and staff who have a passion for patient care, medical education, scholarships and community health. Our mission, as a department in the UCI School of Medicine, is to Discover, Teach, Heal and Serve. We are committed to delivering exemplary clinical care, teaching health professionals and conducting scholarships.

Our division includes Family Medicine and Internal Medicine geriatricians, advanced practice providers, and psychologists, comprising a team-based approach to Geriatric medicine, and well as researchers and a dedicated staff. Geriatricians provide care in many environments including UCI Health's SeniorHealth Center, Laguna Hills, Irvine, affiliated skilled nursing facilities and in home-based care. The Division offers the largest board-certified group of geriatricians in Orange County and has built a national reputation through outstanding clinical care, teaching and research. We offer an outstanding Geriatric Fellowship with three fellows annually.

REQUIREMENTS: MD, or D.O from an accredited institution with appropriate clinical training and experience. Board certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and board eligibility/board certification in Geriatric Medicine; excellent clinical skills; interest in clinical teaching; eligibility for UC Irvine Medical Center medical staff privileges required. Candidate must have demonstrated capabilities for teaching, professional services and/or research suitable to the HS Clinical Professor series.

PRACTICE INFORMATION: We are seeking an enthusiastic, caring geriatrician to join an interdisciplinary outpatient practice at Laguna Hills, CA. The academic clinician will join the clinician-educator faculty series and work with other Geriatricians as well as Advance Practice Providers, Psychologists, Pharmacists, and Social Workers. Our goal is to provide superb medical care for a diverse patient population. Outpatient practice is a teaching site for all levels of academic learners.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Oversee and coordinate innovative clinical programs to enhance care and access to care for Orange County's seniors. Examples may include enhancing telehealth, care in the home, and interdisciplinary and interdepartmental programs which support an Age Friendly Health System.

* Collaborate with faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Population Health to develop interdisciplinary education.

* Participate in local, national and international geriatric associations and organizations

* Ambulatory patient care practice

* Fellow supervision, residency teaching, and precepting medical students

TO APPLY: Please log onto UC Irvine's RECRUIT located at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09968

UCI is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). These federal designations align with UCI as a national leader of inclusive excellence.

We seek faculty who are committed to diversity as well as diverse faculty who will be role models for students.

* MD, or D.O from an accredited institution with appropriate clinical training and experience.

* Board certification in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and board eligibility/board certification in Geriatric Medicine.

* Excellent clinical skills; interest in clinical teaching.

* Eligibility for UC Irvine Medical Center medical staff privileges required.

* Candidate must have demonstrated capabilities for teaching, professional services and/or research suitable to the HS Clinical Professor series.

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