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The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville is seeking a full-time General Pediatrician for a non-tenure-accruing faculty position within the Division of General Academic Pediatrics. This position is responsible for providing comprehensive pediatric primary care services while supporting the clinical, educational, academic, and service missions of the Department of Pediatrics.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated ambulatory pediatric practice experience, strong clinical skills, and a commitment to increasing patient access, volume, and service capacity within UF Health Pediatric Primary Care clinics. Responsibilities include patient care, clinic operations leadership, trainee education, quality improvement initiatives, and participation in departmental and institutional activities.
This position reports directly to the Chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics and the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville.
Position Summary
The General Pediatrician will provide comprehensive primary care services to infants, children, and adolescents while contributing to the growth and operational success of UF Health Pediatric Primary Care clinics. The physician will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care, support educational programs for learners, and participate in departmental initiatives that advance clinical excellence and community engagement.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Care
- Provide comprehensive primary care services to infants, children, and adolescents in outpatient settings and inpatient settings as assigned.
- Conduct well-child examinations, preventive care visits, developmental screenings, immunizations, and management of acute and chronic pediatric conditions.
- Diagnose, treat, and manage a broad range of pediatric illnesses and conditions in accordance with evidence-based practice standards.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and complete documentation of patient encounters within the electronic health record (EHR).
- Maintain productivity standards and meet billing and coding expectations consistent with departmental and institutional goals.
- Support continuity of care through coordination with specialists, ancillary services, and community resources.
Practice Growth and Operations
- Direct and support day-to-day clinic operations to promote efficient patient flow and high-quality service delivery.
- Develop and implement strategies to increase patient volume, expand access to care, and grow the clinic's patient base.
- Collaborate with departmental leadership to identify opportunities for service expansion and operational improvement.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives focused on patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
- Support performance metrics related to access, productivity, quality, and patient experience.
Education and Academic Responsibilities
- Participate in the education, teaching, and supervision of medical students, residents, fellows, and other healthcare learners.
- Serve as a role model and mentor for trainees by promoting excellence in clinical care and professionalism.
- Contribute to the academic mission of the Department through educational activities, curriculum development, scholarly projects, or other academic efforts as appropriate.
- Participate in conferences, grand rounds, and continuing medical education activities.
Departmental and Institutional Service
- Represent the Division of General Academic Pediatrics and the Department of Pediatrics on institutional, departmental, hospital, and community committees as assigned.
- Attend Department of Pediatrics faculty meetings, divisional meetings, conferences, and other required institutional activities.
- Participate in community outreach and service initiatives that support pediatric health and wellness.
- Collaborate with faculty and staff on multidisciplinary clinical, educational, and quality improvement initiatives.
Compliance and Professional Responsibilities
- Maintain current licensure, certifications, credentialing, and privileges as required.
- Adhere to all University of Florida, UF Health, departmental, accreditation, and regulatory policies and procedures.
- Maintain professional standards of conduct and ethical medical practice.
- Support a culture of patient safety, quality care, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
About UF Health:
UF Health is the Southeast’s premier academic health center and an integral part of the University of Florida. Our mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and research across the spectrum of basic, translational and clinical investigation. UF Health encompasses the Gainesville-based University of Florida colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Health Professions, and Veterinary Medicine; the UF Health Shands family of hospitals in Gainesville; UF Health Jacksonville medical center; UF Health North; an academic campus in Jacksonville that is home to the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and includes degree programs offered by the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy; UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine; UF Health Neighborhood Hospital in Ocala; and our campus in Central Florida, which includes UF Health Spanish Plaines Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital. It also includes primary care and specialty practices throughout Central, North Central and northern Florida and Southeast Georgia. The UF Health network of hospitals and physician practices manages more than 3 million inpatient and outpatient visits each year, and serves patients from all 67 Florida counties, from across the nation and from dozens of countries around the world.
About College of Medicine – Jacksonville (COM-J):
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville is the largest of the three colleges at the Health Science Center Jacksonville. The college's 16 clinical science departments house more than 500 faculty members, 1,560 staff and 450 residents and fellows, as well as medical students from UF and around the country. We offer an incredible breadth of clinical training programs and proud to train many of best primary care providers and specialists throughout the region, the state and the country.
Research, discovery and innovation are critical aspects of our clinical campus and we have some of the country’s leading researchers at our locations searching for and finding new treatments and clinical options.
The UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville faculty, administrators, residents, fellows, students and staff work as a team in pursuit of our common mission — to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover through quality health care, elimination of health disparities, medical education, innovation and research.
To learn more about our college, leadership, mission, faculty resources, and the city of Jacksonville visit https://med.jax.ufl.edu/administrative-affairs/faculty-orientation-guide/.
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