Open Rank- Clinical Faculty in Cardiology

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

Shift/Salary/Benefits

College/Department Information

About Us

Location

Conditions of Employment

Equal Employment Opportunity

How To Apply

Other Information

• Job Summary

  The Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is seeking a clinically oriented, ABIM board-certified academic cardiologist at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor.

• Responsibilities

  Develop a robust outpatient general cardiology practice that you will staff four (4) half days per week at the Wellstar downtown practice sites and/or satellite locations and staff fellow's clinic as needed. These clinics will be restricted and/or cancelled when on in-patient service.

  Participate in the Wards and Inpatient Consult services and ECG reading rotations. Your other clinical duties will be reduced when you staff Ward and Consult inpatient services.

  Participate in the night weekend call schedules similar to your colleagues.

  Participate in cardiac imaging procedures (i.e. echo, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, cardiac nuclear) one to two (1-2) half days per week.

  Teaching and supervision of ancillary general cardiology personnel, including advanced practice providers and nurse coordinators when needed; active participation in Division teaching activities supporting medical students, residents, and cardiology fellows. Participation in scholarly activities including publication of case reports, review articles, and original scientific reports.

• Required Qualifications

  MD, DO, or equivalent. Board Eligible/Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease.

  • Assistant Professor- Early level career as a faculty member with appropriate post graduate training.
  • Associate Professor- Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at rank of Assistant Professor or comparable training, background, and experience.
  • Professor- Senior level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor or comparable training, background, and experience.

  Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be:

  • Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)'s requirements for institutional accreditation;
  • Evidence of ability as a teacher;
  • Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned;
  • Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements); and,
  • Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview, complete biographical data, and recommendations.

• Shift/Salary/Benefits

  This position is fiscal year based and works year-round. The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time.

  • Assistant Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
  • Associate Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
  • Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.

  Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more!

  Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

  Ranks and salaries are determined at the time of hire and are based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, credentials, specialty, training, etc. while also considering internal equity and market data.

  Advancement through the faculty ranks at Augusta University is only through the annual Promotion and Tenure process in which faculty may apply if eligible (typically five-year increments). For more information on ranks, please review the Augusta University Promotion and Tenure Website:

  https://www.augusta.edu/faculty-affairs/promotionandtenure.php

• College/Department Information

  The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 304 students per class. The MCG educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, with regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state, and two four-year campuses located in Athens (in partnership with the University of Georgia) and in Savannah (in partnership with Georgia Southern University). MCG's expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provide more than 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to approximately 575 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America's children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.

• About Us

  Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://www.augusta.edu/about/mission.php make Augusta University an institution like no other.

• Location

  Our Health Sciences Campus:
  1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

• Conditions of Employment

  All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage. Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

  For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

  All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

• Equal Employment Opportunity

  Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

• How To Apply

  Please upload your Curriculum Vitae, Research Statement, Professional References, etc., as one document.

• Other Information

  This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."

  Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.