Physician - Otorhinolaryngologist
About the role
The Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Kansas Health System is actively recruiting a 0.6 FTE, board-certified/board-eligible Comprehensive Otolaryngologist to join its dedicated team.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and surgical comprehensive otolaryngology services at the Kansas City VA
- Collaborate with other academic physician groups at the University of Kansas, St Lukes hospital, KC VA and University Health
- Share adult otolaryngology call coverage among 20+ academic physician group
- Involvement in resident education
Requirements
- Board-Certified/Board-Eligible in Otolaryngology
- Completion of ACGME-accredited residency training in Otolaryngology
- Eligible for medical licensure in Kansas and Missouri
Qualifications
- Strong clinical and surgical experience preferred
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively
Benefits and Compensation
- Generous retirement contribution
- Relocation assistance
- Health, dental, vision insurance with coverage beginning day one
- CME allowance for professional development, conference attendance and educational expenses
- LTD/STD and Life insurance
- Professional liability insurance
About Kansas City, MO
The Kansas City VA Medical Center is located on a 40-acre campus in Kansas City, Missouri. For more than 75 years, it has served the health care needs of nearly 200,000 Veterans throughout the Kansas City region. The medical center is a 142-bed tertiary care hospital offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, providing comprehensive, high-quality care to the Veterans it serves.
About the Kansas City area:
- Vibrant arts and culture
- Historic 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District
- Thriving performing arts scene centered around the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
- Rich jazz heritage
- Major collegiate sporting events
- National and international sporting competitions
- Cost of living below the national average
- Diverse neighborhoods
- Excellent dining
- Extensive parks and trails
- Central U.S. location with convenient travel access
Important Information for You to Know
- The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.
- Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.
- We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
- Your employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.
Contact
To learn more about this position, contact Darci Deskin, Senior Physician Recruiter at DDeskin@kumc.edu or (913) 951-7748.