Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment, Hematopathology

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center•Houston, TX

9h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a clinical faculty appointment in the Department of Hematopathology within the Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The primary function is to assume diagnostic patient care responsibilities by serving as a diagnostic hematopathologist. The role requires a self-motivated, energetic, committed, and conscientious professional with strong communication skills. The individual will be responsible for interpreting medical records, patient data, and specimens, including visual review through a microscope, and integrating this information into diagnostic and biologically relevant findings. Familiarity with immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, histograms, and image analysis systems is necessary. The role also involves ensuring Quality Control standards are met and that the laboratory complies with CAP, JCAHO, FDA, Medicare, and CLIA regulations. Problem-solving skills related to job responsibilities are essential, as is the ability to work with hazardous materials and sophisticated equipment. Experience with tissue culture and molecular biologic techniques is also required, along with manual dexterity for instrument use. Administrative duties include ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, providing guidance to laboratory personnel, interviewing and evaluating staff, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge in Hematopathology and Laboratory Medicine. Specific responsibilities include interpretation, reporting, and consulting on bone marrow and lymph node specimens for hematological malignancies. The position also involves commitment to clinical and applied aspects of hematopathology, collaboration with investigators, and designing, executing, and interpreting scientific data for publication. Educational responsibilities include presenting lectures and training fellows, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, technologists, and laboratory personnel.

Requirements

Doctorate-level degree in a field appropriate to faculty role and department mission.
Licensed to practice in Texas.
Board Certified or obtain within the department’s timeline.
Appropriate post medical doctoral training per discipline.
At least 2 years’ experience as Instructor or at least 5 years’ experience post degree with any combination of time as a clinician, clinical scientist or GME trainee.
Must be a self-motivated, highly energetic, committed, and conscientious professional.
Must communicate (verbal and written) and relate well to others at the professional, technical, and administrative levels.
Must be able to visually review, evaluate and correctly interpret medical records, patient data, patient specimens and other test results based on previous training, experience and knowledge.
Must be able to visually identify specimen make-up, contents and/or components viewed through a microscope and integrate this information into diagnostic and biologically relevant information.
Must be able to visually read staging reactions on slides, and be familiar with immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, histograms, and image analysis systems.
Must be able to comprehend relevance of printed results and correlate patient data with research findings.
Must be able to ensure that Quality Control standards are implemented and that the laboratory in which he/she is working complies with the CAP, JCAHO, FDA, Medicare, and CLIA regulations for accreditation.
Must be able to relate quality control result data to unknown analyzed data assuring that appropriate action is taken based on results obtained.
Must be able to identify and solve problems related to job responsibilities utilizing knowledge and experience.
Must be able to work with radioisotopes, chemical carcinogens, organic compounds, and biohazardous materials exercising appropriate cautions.
Must be acquainted with tissue culture procedures, molecular biologic techniques, and sophisticated equipment.
Must have manual dexterity for various functions with instruments used in diagnosis and research.
Must be able to move from one laboratory to another.
Must assure compliance with standards of CAP, JCAHO, FDA, Medicare, and CLIA.
Must give theoretical guidance and technical assistance to laboratory personnel.
Must be able to interview applicants, evaluate laboratory personnel on their job performance, and make hiring, termination, promotional and merit recommendations.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge in the field of Hematopathology and Laboratory Medicine in general.
Interpretation, reporting and consulting of bone marrow and lymph node specimens of hematological malignancies.
Must show commitment to the clinical and applied aspects of hematopathology.
Must be able to collaborate with other investigators at MDACC and outside this institution.
Must be able to design, execute, interpret, and integrate scientific data for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Must be able to present lectures using visual aids to faculty, fellows, and technical personnel.
Must be able to train fellows, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, technologists, medical technology students and laboratory personnel.
Incumbent complies with all policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Assume diagnostic patient care responsibilities in the Department of Hematopathology.
Serve as a diagnostic hematopathologist.
Visually review, evaluate, and correctly interpret medical records, patient data, and specimens.
Integrate microscopic findings into diagnostic and biologically relevant information.
Visually identify specimen make-up, contents, and components viewed through a microscope.
Read staging reactions on slides and be familiar with immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, histograms, and image analysis systems.
Comprehend the relevance of printed results and correlate patient data with research findings.
Ensure Quality Control standards are implemented and that the laboratory complies with CAP, JCAHO, FDA, Medicare, and CLIA regulations.
Relate quality control result data to unknown analyzed data and take appropriate action.
Identify and solve problems related to job responsibilities.
Work with radioisotopes, chemical carcinogens, organic compounds, and biohazardous materials with appropriate cautions.
Be acquainted with tissue culture procedures, molecular biologic techniques, and sophisticated equipment.
Utilize manual dexterity for various functions with instruments used in diagnosis and research.
Move from one laboratory to another.
Assure compliance with standards of CAP, JCAHO, FDA, Medicare, and CLIA.
Give theoretical guidance and technical assistance to laboratory personnel.
Interview applicants, evaluate laboratory personnel on their job performance, and make hiring, termination, promotional, and merit recommendations.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge in the field of Hematopathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Interpret, report, and consult on bone marrow and lymph node specimens of hematological malignancies.
Show commitment to the clinical and applied aspects of hematopathology.
Collaborate with other investigators.
Design, execute, interpret, and integrate scientific data for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Present lectures using visual aids to faculty, fellows, and technical personnel.
Train fellows, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, technologists, medical technology students, and laboratory personnel.