Assistant Professor in Family & Community Medicine

Job Title :

Assistant Professor in Family & Community Medicine

Requisition Number : FE03993

Department Name :

7H460 : FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Work Location : Lexington, KY

Type of Position : Faculty

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Tenure Track Status :

Non-Tenure Track

Required Education : MD or DO

Required Related Experience :

Completion of residency program and board certification

Required License / Registration / Certification :

Unrestricted Kentucky Medical License

Job Summary :

The University of Kentucky Department of Family & Community Medicine is seeking a qualified family physician to join our Lexington-based clinic located at Fountain Court, to practice primary care, non-surgical obstetrics.

Family and Community Medicine has several clinics in the state, including additional locations in Lexington, as well as clinics located in Georgetown, Hazard, and Hindman, Kentucky. We serve as leaders at UK HealthCare’s $4 billion health system. We have aligned our clinical approach to enhance value-based quality measures through pre-visit planning, comprehensive nurse assessment, and a UK HealthCare Population Health team involving social workers, community health workers, and RN care managers. We are a national leader in transitional care management and its impact on unnecessary hospital readmissions. Our department’s clinical volume includes over 100,000 annual visits and over 2,500 hospital discharges across our current clinics and hospital services.

We offer competitive compensation based on rank and experience and an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, life, disability and malpractice insurance; a generous retirement plan; continuing education; paid time off and more.

Please include cover letter and CV along with application. The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Rank and compensation are commensurate with experience.

Internal Employee Being Considered

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

No

Open Until Filled : Yes

Our University Community :

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and / or drug screen.