Nephrologist/Critical Care Physician | Department of Internal Medicine | SOM M67480
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Health Care Provider
Posted on April 10, 2024
Mission or Goal of Unit: To be leaders in the care of patients at VCU Health System and the training of learners in Internal Medicine through:
- High-quality, evidence-based, efficient, and patient-centered patient care
- Thorough and responsive medicine consultation and co-management of non-medicine patients
- Exemplary teaching and mentoring of Internal Medicine medical students, and other learners
- Scholarship inspired by the challenges of inpatient and outpatient care that seeks to overcome these challenges. The pursuit of excellence of clinicians, educators, scholars, and leaders
Position Responsibilities:
Teaching | Teach fellows, residents and medical students using adult teaching methods that enhance and encourage active learning and ongoing professional development. Faculty are expected to learn about and apply contemporary adult learning methods to promote evidence-based practice and demonstrate effective teaching skills and continually develop as a teacher for learners at all levels. In addition, faculty may participate in other learning activities such as Foundations of Clinical Medicine, resident didactic series, Grand Rounds, morning report, noon conference, and other formal educational programs for undergraduate and post-graduate learners.
Research | Faculty have opportunities to participate in clinical and administrative research, according to skills, interest, and funding. Research opportunities may include performance improvement initiatives or formal extramurally funded investigations. participation may be as principal investigator or co-investigator. In order to advance in rank, faculty are expected to develop an area of expertise and achieve recognition of this expertise.
Service | Faculty are expected to work with institutional staff and administration to attain the strategic objectives of VCU Health System, including patient safety, patient satisfaction, maintenance and enhancement of public perception, and fiscal health. Faculty have numerous opportunities to engage in committee work and lead health system efforts to enhance quality.
Clinical | Faculty will be working with the Divisions of Nephrology and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine as an Attending Physician on rotations that include: inpatient nephrology consults with a focus on patients with liver disease; inpatient and outpatient dialysis; and inpatient critical care rotations at the main campus in VCU Downtown.
Other | Faculty should comply in a timely manner with all institutional policies for professional work including credentialing, documentation, billing and work effectively with other members of the extended interprofessional team.
Required Qualifications:
- Board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and completion of accredited fellowship in General Nephrology
- Direct experience managing complex inpatients and outpatients, and an interest in academic work including teaching, professional development, and quality improvement
- Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team and effectively communicate in both verbal and written formats
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
- Demonstrated achievement as an educator, scholar, clinician, and/or leader
Full time equivalent: 100
Tenure: Open
Rank: Open
Months: 12
Department: Department of Internal Medicine | Division of Nephrology
ORP Eligible: No
Salary: Commensurate
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Rebecca Mullin | Associate Administrator - Division of Nephrology
Contact Email: Rebecca.Mullin@vcuhealth.org
