Assistant Professor (Open Rank) - Department of Emergency Medicine - University of Louisville

Assistant Professor (Open Rank)
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Louisville

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Louisville, School of Medicine, is seeking highly motivated emergency medicine residency-trained, board certified, or board eligible/ABEM/ABOEM physician for a full-time faculty position to provide clinical services at UofL Health’s Jewish Hospital and South Hospital.  Faculty salaries and benefits are competitive.

Jewish Hospital is a 462-bed tertiary referral center located in downtown Louisville and serves as an adult teaching hospital for the University of Louisville School of Medicine.   Jewish Hospital has leading-edge advancements in hand and microsurgery, heart and lung care, home care, rehab medicine, sports medicine, orthopedics, neuroscience, occupational health, and primary care. UofL Health Jewish Hospital is among a select group of hospitals performing heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation.

Jewish Hospital’s ED encompasses 27 treatment areas with a fast-care area dedicated to hand care and low-acuity patients.  A recent $5 million renovation expanded our care areas and significantly increased our capacity to provide state-of-the-art care to our patients.  We serve approximately 27,000 patients per year, many with high acuity medical problems.

UofL Health South Hospital, located in Brooks KY, is a 40 Bed facility that offers Emergency Care services to fast-growing Bullitt County.  South ED sees approximately 35,000 patients annually and is the only Emergency Services facility in Bullitt County.   South Hospital sees the spectrum of community injury and illness along with a strong pediatric presence. 

Jewish Hospital and South Hospital are part of the University of Louisville Department of Emergency Medicine which was established in 1971 and is the 2^nd oldest academic department in the country.  It is committed to excellence in clinical care, education, and research. The Department currently consists of 25 full-time and 11 part-time faculty and has a mission of patient care, teaching, and research. It maintains a 36-resident program and has Fellowships in EMS, Administration/Leadership, and Ultrasound. The Department also provides medical direction for many EMS agencies, air medical programs, and Medical Direction for the Kentucky Regional Poison Center. Further information on the Department and its faculty: Click Here

Applicants must apply online Here for position # (cover letter and CV should be uploaded as one document).

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 250 physician practice locations, more than 1,000 providers, the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute and UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center. UofL Health – UofL Physicians has a vast network of community and academic physicians bringing the expertise, care and compassion that is at the core of our mission to every patient we serve. As a leading academic health system, we’ve attracted specialists from every discipline—seasoned caregivers who have experience with a broad range of complex medical and surgical issues.

Through our affiliation with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, we are developing future technologies, better processes and more advanced treatments. We're providing our patients the highest possible levels of care by bringing minds from across the system and across the world to work for our patients. New discoveries, treatments and technology are happening every day right here at UofL Health. Our physicians are directly involved in transforming the future of care and passing knowledge on to the next generation of health care professionals.

As a UofL Physicians provider, you have access to the physicians and clinical staff throughout the organization. This advantage gives you access to more than 1,000 providers, many of whom are world-renowned experts with extensive experience and training. These specialists are partners in your patient's care. 

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