Academic Burn Surgeon

at Loyola University Of Chicago in Maywood, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Details

Position Details
Job Title 
 Academic Burn Surgeon
Position Title 
 Academic Burn Surgeon
Position Number
Job Category 
 SSOM Clinical Faculty
Job Type 
 Full-Time
FLSA Status 
 Exempt
Campus 
 Maywood-Health Sciences Campus
Location Code 
 SURGERY (06740A)
Department Name 
 SURGERY
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?  
 No
Duties and Responsibilities 
 The Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Department of Surgery is seeking an Academic Burn Surgeon. We are looking for a dedicated and talented surgeon to join us our faculty at the Loyola Burn Center and contribute to our mission of providing the highest quality of burn care available for individuals suffering from burn and soft tissue injuries, while actively working to improve the current standard of care.

Located in Maywood, Illinois on the western edge of Chicago, the Loyola Burn Center is the largest burn center in Illinois, treating thousands of burn patients a year with over 650 inpatient admissions. The center is verified by the ABA and ACS and holds a special distinction in the state of Illinois as the Illinois State Burn Center. We offer comprehensive burn care to adult and pediatric patients, provided by a team of exceptional professionals from all relevant disciplines including general surgery residents, advance practice providers, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, nutritionists, pharmacists, basic scientists, psychologists and social workers all of whom are dedicated to and specialized in burn care. The clinical and educational programs are closely aligned with the Burn Shock Trauma Research Institute (BSTRI). The BSTRI programs include ongoing federally funded basic, translational and clinical trial activities in wound healing, sepsis, acute kidney injury and alcohol associated injuries.

A medical degree and board certification/eligibility in Plastic or General Surgery with added qualifications in surgical critical care and completion of a burn-care fellowship. This is a full-time faculty position and salary will be commensurate with experience. Interested candidates should also have a strong interest in teaching residents and medical students and the successful candidate will be at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) is a 547-licensed-bed quaternary hospital in Maywood, Illinois that includes the William G. & Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, a certified comprehensive stroke center and a children's hospital. Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Loyola has 7,221 employees including 859 physicians, 491 residents and 108 fellows. Loyola is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in Illinois, and is currently ranked No. 4 in the state by both U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek. LUMC is part of Loyola Medicine, a three-hospital system that includes LUMC, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,800 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. Loyola Medicine is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation with 92 hospitals in 22 states.
Qualifications
Physical Demands
Working Conditions
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience 
 BC/BE
Open Date 
 01/23/2024
Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants 
 Interested candidates should email a cover letter and CV to Dr. Vivian Gahtan, Chair Department of Surgery, c/o Katie Delaney, Physician Recruitment Office, at katie.delaney@luhs.org and apply online at www.careers.luc.edu. www.LoyolaMedicine.org

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement 
 Diversity, Equity, and... For full info follow application link.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by law.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.