Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics
Position Overview
Organization: Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Title: Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics
Position Details
Position Description
The University of Washington Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics invites applications for a 100% FTE full-time faculty position at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor on the Full Time Clinical Faculty track. Rank is commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a 12-month service period (July 1 - June 30). Anticipated start date is Spring or Summer of 2022.
The candidate will work in an outpatient pediatric teaching practice at a hospital-based academic teaching center. The successful candidate will assume a panel of general pediatric patients, which includes a significant proportion of children who have experienced adverse events such as prenatal exposures or complex trauma. Many of these children have histories of child welfare involvement or international adoption and may have behavioral health concerns or developmental disabilities.
While most time at this site will be in the provision of direct patient care, there will also be opportunities to participate in medical student or resident supervision. In that role, the candidate’s responsibilities will include clinical supervision, teaching, evaluation, and feedback
Interested candidates may also be asked to complete up to 4 weeks per year of inpatient attending in the UW Medical Center Newborn Nursery. This is a resident-teaching service with night and weekend availability expected during weeks on call.
Full time clinical faculty are evaluated and promoted based on clinical excellence, professionalism, and non-clinical contributions to the mission of the clinic and Division. Opportunities to participate in program development, quality improvement, research, or outreach are integral to clinical work at the University of Washington.
All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have earned an MD, DO, (or foreign equivalent) degree and should be board certified or board eligible in pediatrics.
In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-U.S.) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Instructions
If you are interested in this position, please apply via Interfolio by submitting a current CV, a cover letter and a statement of past and planned contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion (i.e., diversity statement).
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information
Under Washington State Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.