Opportunity Details
Department of Medicine
IM - Renal Division
Clinician
Commensurate w/Experience
Clinical Nephrologist
The Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is seeking to hire a Clinical Nephrologist at the Assistant, Associate or full Professor level. The selected candidate will join an existing community-based academic faculty practice under the leadership of Division Director of Nephrology, Dr. Benjamin Humphreys. The primary responsibility of the new attending will be to care for a large and growing population of dialysis patients (currently ~150) centered around a new dialysis unit. The candidate will also help cover an inpatient service at one hospital adjacent to the new dialysis unit, as well as outpatient clinics nearby. An advantage of this position is that all practice areas are in a single geographic region, limiting drive time. There will be opportunities for attending on the inpatient nephrology consult service at Barnes Jewish Hospital as well the opportunity to participate in strategic planning around the rapid growth of dialysis patients affiliated with BJC Health System. Call is one in three and will be shared with division faculty. In particular, the successful physician will have an opportunity to grow home hemodialysis and there will be protected time for academic activities, depending on applicant interests and accomplishments. The candidate selected will receive a faculty appointment to Washington University consistent with their credentials. A highly competitive salary package will be available for the appropriate candidate. Salary will be based on candidate's work experience and expected productivity and will be competitive with private sector equivalents.
Requirements and Essential Functions
--Board Certified/Board Eligible Nephrology
--Successful completion of Nephrology Fellowship
--Training/experience with Renal Biopsy, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Dialysis Catheters
--Desire and ability to participate in teaching with protected time for clinical research and publications if desired.
Preferred Experience: Prior Private Practice Nephrology Experience is preferred but not mandatory. This is not a J1 waiver position.
Work Schedule / Call
--Outpatient Dialysis Practice at units with close geographic locations
--2-4 outpatient clinics per week
--Inpatient Rounding - 4 months/year – currently 5-10 patients/day and growing
--Shared call
We offer a generous salary and benefits. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, protected veteran, ordisability status.
Please submit your letter of interest and CV for immediate consideration to:
Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD
Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine
Division Chief, Division of Nephrology
660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8126
Saint Louis, MO 63110
humphreysbd@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-362-8232
Jodean Baldauf
9/1/2021
3/22/2022
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. It is the university’s policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, or genetic information. Washington University seeks an exceptionally qualified and diverse faculty; women, minorities, protected veterans and candidates with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.