Department

OBGYN-Urogynecology - 412460

Posting Open Date

12/21/2021

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Yes

Position Type

Permanent Faculty

Working Title

Academic Urogynecologist

Appointment Type

Open Rank

Vacancy ID

FAC0003846

Full-time/Part-time

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week

40

FTE

1

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

Commensurate with experience

Proposed Start Date

07/01/2023

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

The University of North Carolina Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery is seeking a fellowship-trained academic urogynecologist for a full-time, open rank position. This position is ideally suited to a junior to mid-level faculty member. This position will be clinically active and also have time devoted to research and education. We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic individual who has a reputation of outstanding clinical excellence, whose primary responsibility will be the expansion of clinical services.

Clinical responsibilities will include the outpatient and surgical care of complex patients with pelvic floor disorders. Qualified applicants should have experience in the evaluation and management of pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, genitourinary fistulae, bladder pain syndrome, mesh complications, obstructed defecation, and fecal incontinence. Experience with office procedures is desired, including complex urodynamic studies, diagnostic and operative cystoscopy, urethral bulking injections, intravesicular botulinum toxin injections, sacral neuromodulation, and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation.

Requisite surgical skills include extensive experience with vaginal and robotic or laparoscopic repair of prolapse and urinary incontinence with and without the use of graft materials; repair of complex genitourinary fistulae; urethral diverticula, Gartner’s duct cysts, Bartholin’s gland removal, and removal of pelvic mesh. The appropriate candidate will be willing to engage in outreach efforts to attract patients with pelvic floor disorders to our centers.

The University of North Carolina has rigorous academic standards for promotion and the candidate must demonstrate a track record of academic excellence and scholarship. The research responsibilities of this position include traditional scholarship that is required for academic promotion, including conducting and assisting in research projects, mentoring fellows and residents, and ideally experience with research funding. We also require a candidate with evidence of teaching excellence, as this position will involve the direct supervision and education of medical and physician assistant students, residents, and fellows. We wish to attract a candidate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

The UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is one of the top programs in the country, with more than 100 faculty in 10 different divisions and more than 50 residents and fellows. The department is widely recognized for its innovative clinical care, robust research portfolio, and outstanding residency and fellowship training programs.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

An MD degree with completion of a 4-year ACGME accredited OB-GYN residency and a 3-year accredited fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery are required. Board Certified/Board Eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery are required. Excellent qualifications and letters of recommendation are required.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Salary will be commensurate with experience and competitive with national standards.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

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