Faculty Position in Division of Dermatology

The Department of Health Services, Los Angeles County is recruiting for a full-time dermatologist with duties in education and direct patient care.

The candidate must have demonstrated passion and commitment to both education and scholarship, as well as possess exceptional leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. Expertise or special interest in quality improvement and improving access to underserved populations is a strong plus, as is interest in medical student and dermatology resident education. The ideal candidate will be committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate dermatology care within a safety-net health system with an interest in developing further leadership in the institution and in the specialty. It is expected that the candidate would be appointed to an appropriate professorial series at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Salary would be commensurate with level of experience.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the public hospitals and clinics in Los Angeles County and is United States’ second largest municipal health system. DHS operates an extensive healthcare network throughout Los Angeles County, including three teaching and research hospitals affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of USC and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, one rehabilitation hospital (Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center), and numerous outpatient clinics, including two ambulatory care centers and 16 local health clinics.

Los Angeles County DHS is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer and assures equal employment opportunity for individuals from historically underrepresented minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for covered veterans. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Job Location Information:

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is located in the city of Torrance, a city in the Southwestern (South Bay) region of LA County. Its neighboring cities are Lomita, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, and Palos Verdes. The city has over 30 city parks and includes a total of 1.5 miles of beaches on the Pacific Ocean. It has an estimated population of over 145,000 residents.

Please submit CV and a brief statement of career goals for consideration to:

Delphine J. Lee, MD, PHD, DHS Director of Dermatology
Email Dlee6@dhs.lacounty.gov