Assistant/Associate Professor Full-time

Assistant/Associate Professor

The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine seeks candidates for an Assistant/Associate Professor position to serve at the WellSpan York Hospital practice location. The applicant should have training and experience in the full spectrum of plastic surgery and feel comfortable with facial fracture repair and flap reconstruction, including microsurgery. Fellowship in craniofacial surgery and/or microsurgery is not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical

Time spent treating patients will consist of evaluation and management of patients requiring reconstructive surgery for traumatic, oncologic, and aesthetic needs. The faculty member will practice in the WellSpan York Hospital ORs and its affiliated ambulatory surgical facilities. The faculty member will be credentialed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and may, on occasion, need to bring patients requiring highly complex procedures to JHH for surgery, but this would be an uncommon occurrence. Residents from the Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland plastic surgery residency rotate at WellSpan York and will be supervised by the faculty members while on this rotation.

Academic

Resident supervision and instruction are a major component of the position. The faculty member is expected to participate in departmental grand rounds (weekly) and morbidity and mortality conference (monthly), which occur on Thursday mornings at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Research

Research endeavors will be encouraged and supported. Clinical research and outcome studies are abundant. Faculty may collaborate with each other across campuses as well as with the residents and fellows within the Department based on their area(s) of interest.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have an M.D. or equivalent degree. They should be certified (or eligible to be) by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. The applicant should have training and experience in the full spectrum of plastic surgery and feel comfortable with facial fracture repair and flap reconstruction, including microsurgery. Fellowship in craniofacial surgery and/or microsurgery is not mandatory. Knowledge, skills, and abilities: Strong organizational skills. Strong interpersonal communication skills. Ability to work well independently to build a clinical practice. Preferred qualifications: Leadership skills are highly desirable. Strong interest in resident and medical student education.

Application Instructions:

Applications should include a cover letter, current CV or resume, a description of scholarly and teaching activity, and three letters of reference that include name, title, organization, telephone numbers, email address of the writer. All application materials should be submitted electronically via Interfolio.

Salary Range:

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards:

Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information:

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Background Checks:

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

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Vaccine Requirements:

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.