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Job description
Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Family & Community Medicine
Job Title Assistant, Associate, or Professor in Family & Community Medicine
Requisition Number
Requisition Number FE03985
Working Title
Department Name
Department Name 7H460:FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Work Location
Work Location Lexington, KY
Type of Position
Type of Position Faculty
Position Time Status
Position Time Status Full-Time
Required Education
MD or DO
Required Related Experience
Completion of residency program and board certification
Required License/Registration/Certification
Unrestricted Kentucky Medical License
Job Summary
The University of Kentucky Department of Family & Community Medicine ( DFCM ) is seeking a qualified family physician to join our new Lexington-based clinic in the Hamburg area. Faculty physicians will practice primary care, non-surgical obstetrics, and facilitate a rotation site for third- and fourth-year medical students. DFCM has additional primary care practices in Lexington, Georgetown, Hazard, and Hindman, Kentucky.
With several clinics in the state, we serve as leaders at UK HealthCare, a $4 billion health system, in its primary care delivery strategy by implementing value-based clinical redesign and population medicine programs. We have aligned our clinical approach to enhance value-based quality measures through pre-visit planning, comprehensive nurse assessment, and a UK HealthCare Population Health team involving social workers, community health workers, and RN care managers. We are a national leader in transitional care management and its impact on unnecessary hospital readmissions. Our department’s clinical volume includes over 100,000 annual visits and over 2,500 hospital discharges across our 5 current clinics and 2 hospital services.
We offer competitive compensation based on rank and experience and an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental and life insurance; disability and malpractice insurance; a generous retirement plan; continuing education; paid time off and more.
The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Rank and compensation are commensurate with experience.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No
Deadline to Apply
Open Until Filled Yes
Our University Community
We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
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Required Documents Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
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Worksite address
lexington, KY, 40598, US
Who can apply
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