Faculty - Cancer Rehab at UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Physiatry, Cancer Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation Services, Inpatient Management, Consultative Role, Outpatient Management, Medical Frailty, Teaching, Research, Administrative Leadership, Organizational Skills, Communication Skills, Leadership Skills

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are seeking a full‐time general physiatrist with an interest in Cancer Rehabilitation for our growing department. The candidate will provide general rehabilitation services with a focus on care for patients with a variety of cancer diagnoses, prior to, during and after treatment. The candidate will have a consultative and outpatient role at our UPMC Cancer Center. The faculty member will have the opportunity to interact with a dynamic and growing community of clinicians and scientists interested in cancer care within the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. The successful candidate must have an interest in both inpatient, consultative, and outpatient management of patients with cancer and medical frailty/general rehabilitation needs. We offer opportunities for teaching, research, and administrative leadership. The candidate is required to have an MD or DO. They also must be board certified/eligible in PM&R and successfully demonstrate strong organizational, communication, teaching, and leadership skills. Clinical and academic track appointments are available, and the positions are well supported by superb staff and facilities. In addition to the qualifications above: Appointment at the Associate Professor level generally requires a minimum of 5 years of experience and demonstrated scholarly productivity in research, teaching, and/or administrative leadership and service. Appointment at the full Professor level generally requires a minimum of 10 years of experience and the ability to demonstrate the attainment of superior stature and national/international reputation in their field of knowledge. Evidence of scholarly productivity is required for appointment in the tenure stream, including teaching and academic service, publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals, and a history of successful funding acquisition. The primary requirement for conferral of tenure is an outstanding record of sustained independent scholarship across the various activities listed above. These positions offer highly competitive salaries and generous benefits. Interested candidates should apply online to Requisition #25000613 at https://www.join.pitt.edu/.

Responsibilities

The faculty member will provide general rehabilitation services, focusing on cancer patients before, during, and after treatment, primarily in consultative and outpatient settings at the UPMC Cancer Center. Responsibilities also include opportunities for teaching, research, and administrative leadership within a dynamic cancer care community.