Job Summary
Job Description
The Department of Radiology of the Thomas Jefferson University is seeking a full time cardiothoracic radiologist to join our faculty. The successful candidate must have a strong interest or existing background in academic radiology and an interest in teaching medical students and radiology trainees.
The Department of Radiology faculty provides clinical services to patients at Jefferson University Hospitals. TJUH is a state of the art tertiary medical center in the city of Philadelphia, and the primary teaching hospital of the Sydney Kimmel Medical School at Thomas Jefferson University. Cardiothoracic imaging division is responsible for interpreting all adult CXR, thoracic CT, cardiovascular CT, and cardiovascular MRI exams. Our division works in close collaboration with many clinical specialties including pulmonary medicine, thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology. Our radiology department operates with cutting edge imaging technologies including CR and DR radiography units, multiple modern multidetector CT scanners, high field MR systems, FDG-PET scanners, PET-MRI scanner and comprehensive interventional suites. The department enjoys a fully digital environment and interacts with state-of-the-art imaging equipment. Our department also has a strong track record of cutting-edge clinical and basic science pioneering research activities. We also have comprehensive teaching files, case searching tool for education and research activities, and radiology report communication tools. Our department is located at the heart of center city of Philadelphia with excellent mass rapid transit facilities to suburban Pennsylvania and southern Jersey.
This current position can be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Rank and academic track will commensurate with candidate experience and credentials.
Applicants must have:
- 1) an MD, DO or equivalent degree,
- 2) completion of an accredited residency program,
- 3) board certification or board eligibility and
- 4) a license or eligibility to practice medicine in the state of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.
Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.
Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.
Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.
- OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
- OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
- OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing
As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.