Job Title: Instructor in Family & Community Medicine
Requisition Number: FE03866
Working Title: Instructor in Family & Community Medicine
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 (DFCM) is seeking a qualified family physician to join our Lexington-based clinic. A successful candidate must be committed to excellence, delivering comprehensive primary care in an outpatient setting at our UK Turfland location.
With several clinics in the state, we serve as leaders at UK HealthCare, a $4 billion health system, in its primary care delivery strategy by implementing value-based clinical redesign and population medicine programs. 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 5 current clinics and 2 hospital services.
We offer competitive compensation based on rank and experience and an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, vision and life insurance; disability and malpractice insurance; a generous retirement plan; continuing education; paid time off and more.
The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Rank and compensation are commensurate with experience. Please include cover letter and CV along with application Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? : No
Open Until Filled: Yes
University Community of Inclusion: The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place 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.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
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.
