Faculty Positions

Director, Section of Hospital Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's (VUMC) Department of Medicine is seeking an outstanding leader to direct the Section of Hospital Medicine. The ideal candidate should be a qualified physician with a bold and innovative vision to further our threefold mission of delivering exceptional patient care, pioneering significant discoveries, and training future physician leaders in a diverse and inclusive setting.

Learn more and apply here.

The Section of Hospital Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health seeks talented BC/BE Internal Medicine physicians to join the full-time faculty at the level of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor, on a clinical, academic, or research track. Clinical Practitioners (CP track), including daytime, nocturnist, or mixed roles, are available for well-trained physicians who wish to focus on direct patient care and medical consultation. Faculty members in the CP track currently participate in several educational, quality, and clinical leadership activities.  All new clinical providers start on this track.  

An Academic Clinician-Educator (CE) track position is 80% clinical, with additional responsibilities in teaching, scholarship, quality improvement, and administration. Faculty in this track typically have additional fellowship experience and/or a dedicated record of excellence in education or leadership.   

A Physician-Scientist (PS) track provides 80% time for research in collaboration with established investigators in health services research, quality improvement, patient safety, behavioral sciences, and biomedical informatics.  Prior research fellowship training is required.  

Hospital Medicine Extensivists (VICP program) provide longitudinal inpatient, outpatient, and care across transitions, to patients at risk of increased healthcare utilization. Providers work with an interdisciplinary team and offer a follow-up clinic.   

Advanced practice providers (APPs), including NP (Nurse Practitioner) and PA (Physician Assistant) candidates, are eligible for day, night, or hybrid positions, including work in the Observation unit, Geri team, Hospital at Home team, or cross-cover (Scoville) team.    

We offer flexible scheduling, access to top specialists, and opportunities to engage in teaching, quality improvement, and scholarship. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a leader in providing high-quality, cost-effective care. With robust programs in quality improvement and clinical research, a highly developed electronic health record, Magnet Recognition for nursing care, competitive salaries and benefits, and a highly supportive environment for faculty, Vanderbilt is a great place to work.    

To apply, please upload your CV and a letter of interest here. 

For more information, please contact:

Anne Axon, Senior Program Manager
Section of Hospital Medicine  
Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health  
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Phone: 615-936-8691 

Email: anne.axon@vumc.org