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The Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center and Jefferson Sleep Medicine Network at the Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience at Thomas Jefferson University are now accepting applications for a full-time physician with specialty training in sleep medicine at the associate professor or professor academic level. Applicants must have: MD or DO degree Board certified in sleep medicine and in a primary qualifying specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties. A minimum of seven to ten years of clinical practice in an AASM-accredited sleep medicine setting A minimum of seven years in a complex medical leadership role, preferably in sleep medicine Experience within an academic or teaching setting, are required. Primary responsibility for the position: Leadership, supervision, and management, of the Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center; a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, sleep medicine program with ambulatory clinics in Center City Philadelphia and surrounding areas, an inpatient sleep medicine consultation program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, and a 10-bed, state-of-the-art sleep laboratory performing attended polysomnography and home sleep testing. Leadership of the Jefferson Sleep Medicine Network, comprised of sleep medicine programs located in the Jefferson Health enterprise including Abington Hospital, Jefferson Health Northeast, Jefferson Health New Jersey, and Einstein Medical Center. Clinical responsibilities include evaluation and management of sleep-disordered patients and review and interpretation of polysomnographic studies. Academic appointment belongs to the academic department at Sidney Kimmel Medical College that represents the host specialty of the candidate Academic activities include supervision and mentorship for sleep medicine faculty with appointments in departments of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Teaching of medical students, house staff and fellows in sleep medicine, and the development of independent research is expected. The position reports to the President/CEO of the Farber Institute for Neuroscience and Senior Vice President of Jefferson Enterprise in Neuroscience. Academic reporting is to the Chair of the academic department representing the candidate s host discipline. Applicants should forward their curriculum vitae to the Department Administrator, Stephen Swider, MBA: or physician recruiter, Rachel Fowkes: .Work Shift
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833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of AmericaNationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
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