Associate Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment, Emergency Medicine

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Professor will be working for the Emergency Center and must possess strong communication skills to communicate with patients, providers, and other faculty members within the Institution. Provides clinical expertise in patient care management and provides an appropriate teaching environment for fellows, residents and students in the specialty of Emergency Medicine. The Associate Professor must have outstanding analytical skills in order to make judgments regarding the patient’s medical problems and advise the patient on methods to improve their care. Likewise, the Associate Professor must manage patients and their families in a compassionate and positive manner. The Associate Professor will involve a significant amount of clinical time delivering emergency medicine care to cancer patients. Additional responsibilities may include a portion of protected time to pursue clinical research studies as well as academic work related to teaching residents, mentoring oncologic emergency medicine fellows and publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

Completed the M.D. degree in an accredited medical school or equivalent
Completed residency training in an approved American Residency Program or equivalent
Made application and been accepted by the American Board of Emergency Medicine
Licensed as a physician in the State of Texas
Board certified in Emergency Medicine

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills to communicate with patients, providers, and other faculty members within the Institution.
Outstanding analytical skills in order to make judgments regarding the patient’s medical problems and advise the patient on methods to improve their care.
Manage patients and their families in a compassionate and positive manner.
Traveling to sites outside of the Houston area and disseminating the information obtained colleagues.
Ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Represent the Department of Emergency Medicine in local, regional, state, and national matters pertaining to the field of Oncologic Emergency Medicine.
Practice clinical medicine in an exemplary manner in standards set forth by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, and the American College of Emergency Physicians, properly balanced with other academic activities.
Provide physician coverage for the Department of Emergency Medicine at a level commensurate with that provided by other emergency physicians with the same level of training and experience.
Perform a number of tasks, including diagnosing problems, ordering tests, treating symptoms, and creating post-emergency treatment plans.
Must be able to perform invasive procedures as dictated by the physician's specialty.
Provide related diagnosis and comprehensive documentation using an EPIC based electronic health record.
All documentation must be completed within 48 hours of date of service.
Correspond as appropriate in writing or in telephone conversations with physicians regarding patient care and treatment.
Keep abreast of current approaches in the management of patients through attendance at continuing education conferences in the specialty.
Provide peer review assessments specific to clinical practice of new physicians joining the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Must be able to work within an environment that treats a highly acute patient population.
Serve on institutional and hospital committees as requested by attending appropriate meetings, which may include walking to each meeting site.
Actively engage in clinical research and/or scholarly activities to enhance the academic environment of the Department.
Provide a balanced and integrated educational program in oncologic emergency medicine for fellows, residents and students who rotate through the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Attend and participate in Division/Department teaching and continuing education conferences.