Surgeon - Scientist Faculty, Trauma Apply now to Surgeon - Scientist Faculty, Trauma Job #JPF09137 + Orthopedic Surgery / David Geffen School Of Medicin / UCLA Position overview Position title: Surgeon - Scientist Faculty, Trauma Salary range: The posted UC salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $137,000- $1,500,000. See Table 5 - Summary: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t5-summary.pdf. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan (https://ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-670.pdf), which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. Application Window Open date: February 21, 2024 Most recent review date: Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled. Final date: Saturday, Nov 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position description The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of California Los Angeles is currently recruiting an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon. Qualified candidates must have completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program, successfully completed an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, and must be board certified or board eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery, and be able to obtain a California medical license. Applicants are expected to have excellent clinical skills and be willing to actively participate in medical education. Faculty appointment with UCLA will be commensurate with the applicant’s background and accomplishments. This role will provide clinical care centered around Orthopaedic Trauma at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center as well as Santa Monica Hospital. Additional sites may be added if necessary. In addition to trauma care, this position requires one to two days of outpatient clinical care provided at one of our outpatient clinics. Candidates should be fully engaged in providing state-of-the-art, patient-centered care. We seek an accomplished physician with an interest in developing an academic orthopaedic surgery practice focused on trauma care. The candidate must be comfortable covering basic orthopaedic trauma in a general trauma call pool. Candidates should be enthusiastic about engaging in educating medical students, residents, and fellows, serving the university community, and augmenting one of the nation’s leading departments. The University of California seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning. The posted UC salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $137,000- $1,500,000. See Table 5 - Summary: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t5-summary.pdf. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan (https://ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-670.pdf), which provides for eligibility for additional compensation. Interested applicants are asked to provide an updated curriculum vitae, a letter of interest, and a statement on contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Applicants must submit their application materials online at: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09137 UC Regents Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct: All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html Confidential inquiries related to this position and/or search may be directed to OrthoAPO@mednet.ucla.edu. Cultural North Star: The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at https://medschool.ucla.edu/cultural-north-star. Anti-Racism Roadmap: The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co-created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as described in more detail at: https://medschool.ucla.edu/diversity-anti-racism-roadmap The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists’ current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University’s Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks. Qualifications Basic qualifications Qualified candidates must hold an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent. Candidates must also have completed a fellowship training in Trauma Surgery. Candidates should be board certified/eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery, and have or be eligible for a California medical license. Preferred qualifications Candidates who have demonstrated excellence in research, preferably with a track record of extramural funding, is preferred Application Requirements Document requirements + Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. + Cover Letter (Optional) + Statement of Research (Optional) + Statement of Teaching (Optional) + Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document. + Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form + Misc / Additional (Optional) Reference requirements + 0-2 required (contact information only) The letter must be dated, signed and addressed to the Department Chair. Nicholas Bernthal, MD FAOA Professor and Chair Department of Orthopaedic Surgery David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09137 Help contact: kaalvarado@mednet.ucla.edu About UCLA As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf. 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