Open Rank Clinical Practice Track – General Cardiology, Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiology

Description

Open Rank Clinical Practice Track – Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiology

Location

Seattle, WA

Open Date

October 1, 2024

Description

The University of Washington (UW), Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiology is currently recruiting 4 general cardiologists to be primarily based at the University of Washington Medical Center- Montlake (UWMC-Montlake), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), South Lake Union (SLU) and/or Eastside Specialty Center (ESC) at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank, on the Clinical Practice Track. Specific rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications as generally described in UW’s Faculty Code Section 24-34. Positions are available effective March 1, 2025 though the specific start date is negotiable.

 

Outpatient clinic is expected to be at the ESC, HMC, or SLU campuses and inpatient service at either UWMC-Montlake or HMC. If the applicant has an expertise in Cardio-oncology, outpatient clinic would be at SLU. In addition to clinical work, teaching, scholarship, and service are integral to all Clinical Practice positions. Teaching will include inpatient attending with Cardiology fellows and internal medicine residents, including bedside and didactic teaching, as well as opportunities in the outpatient clinic and echocardiography labs. The initial appointment period will be three years, at a minimum, with eligibility for renewal thereafter. Faculty on the clinical practice track hold multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. Clinical Practice track appointments are not eligible for tenure.

Accepting online applications starting week of October 1, 2024.

University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research/scholarship, and service. Successful candidates will be expected to provide patient care including general, noninvasive cardiology, and will be encouraged to grow our highly regarded inpatient and outpatient practice. This position allows individuals to take advantage of the outstanding opportunities that exist for collaboration at the University of Washington, as well as involvement in medical education of residents and cardiology fellows in the inpatient and outpatient settings.

 

Compensation

Salary

The base salary range will be: $19,166-$41,667 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. This range is inclusive of base salary provided through the UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan, in addition to base salary provided by the University. Please note that only compensation provided by the University is included in University benefit determinations and calculations. Compensation provided by UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan may provide eligibility for separate benefits offered by that organization.

Other compensation associated with this position may include administrative salary supplement (ADS), incentive through UW Physicians practice plan, and other categories that may be applicable, including payments for nights, call, holiday/weekend shift coverage.

 Benefits

UW Physicians Practice Plan: For practitioners holding an appointment in the UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan, you will be entitled to additional benefits which includes a generous employer-paid retirement benefit plan. We strongly encourage you to review this link for more details: https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UWP-Benefits-Summary-for-recruitingef-edits-v3.pdf

 

Qualifications

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have an MD or DO (or foreign equivalent), medical licensure in the state of Washington and Board Eligibility or Certification in Cardiovascular disease (or foreign equivalent) by the start date of employment.

 

In order to be eligible for