Assistant Professor-PT .50 FTEThe Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is recruiting critical care specialists to staff our newly constructed multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. The Unit is a combined medical/surgical unit and will accommodate our expanding heart failure/shock program, which includes ECMO and mechanical assist components. Candidates with various training backgrounds (i.e., Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesia Critical Care) are welcome to apply and would receive academic appointments in their respective Departments (i.e., Medicine, Anesthesiology) while functioning as a member of the Cardiovascular ICU Team. Non-physician providers with significant interest and/or experience in cardiovascular critical care are also encouraged to apply. Candidates should have a strong interest in surgical and medical critical care delivery and clinical outcomes, and experience working with multi-disciplinary teams. Augusta University has the regions only academic medical center with a dedicated heart and vascular program that offers a broad range of training programs to include Residencies in Internal Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology, and Fellowships in General Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Interventional Cardiology. AUs dedicated team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and advanced practice providers care for patients with all varieties of complex and high-risk heart and vascular disease.
Location:
Augusta University Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912 Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904
Required Qualifications: Board certified/Board eligible for Critical Care Medicine
Shift/Salary/Benefits:
Academic rank, tenure status and salary to be commensurate with qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. 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. 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 10,500 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. All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University. 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. Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
