Open Rank, Clinical Faculty Appointment (CFA) - General Internal Medicine

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center•Houston, TX

11h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking superior candidates who will have an appointment in the Section of Consultative Medicine and will practice consultative and diagnostic medicine. Primary duties will be staffing the various service lines of the section on an outpatient basis and six to eight weeks on the Inpatient Consult Service per year. At present, current and envisioned service lines include: Inpatient Consult Service, Consultative Medicine Clinic, Mary Ann Weiser Suspicion of Cancer Clinic, POEM/Perioperative Evaluation and Management Service, Fatigue Clinic. We have an expectation that the ideal candidate will assume a leadership position within one of the service lines / programs as his/her career progresses. Another expectation is that the ideal candidate will take part in Quality Improvement activities within the department and institution. The position as currently envisioned is 80% clinical with four full days in direct patient care and one day for administrative and academic responsibilities. As administrative and scholarship responsibilities change, clinical effort will be re-examined on a yearly basis. Weekend and Holiday call, along with Weeknight call responsibilities are shared among the Section in an equitable fashion.

Requirements

Fully ambulatory.
Excellent bilateral manual dexterity.
Good hand-eye coordination.
Visual and auditory acuity.
Intelligent with outstanding analytical skills.
Emotional and psychological stability.
Ability to synthesize a myriad of information pertaining to the area of research.
Ability to work within a context of very intense interpersonal relationship including other physicians, patients, and subordinates.
Capable of providing complete and thorough history and physical patient examinations.
Must be able to perform invasive procedures as dictated by the physician's specialty.

Nice To Haves

Superior candidates.

Responsibilities

Staffing the various service lines of the section on an outpatient basis.
Staffing the Inpatient Consult Service for six to eight weeks per year.
Assume a leadership position within one of the service lines / programs as his/her career progresses.
Take part in Quality Improvement activities within the department and institution.
Provide clinical expertise in patient care management.
Provide an appropriate teaching environment for fellows, residents and students in the specialty of General Internal Medicine.
Outpatient clinic responsibilities focusing on patients without a clear cancer diagnosis.
Inpatient consultative responsibilities.
Participate in the development of clinical research studies.
Independently responsible for new patient evaluations, initiation of appropriate referrals, and follow-up as appropriate.
Practice clinical medicine in an exemplary manner in standards set forth by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, and the American College of Physicians, properly balanced with other academic activities.
Provide physician staffing for the Department of General Internal Medicine at a level commensurate with that which would be provided by other internists with the same level of training and experience.
Visually review for proper ICD-10 and CPT coding and approve all charge documents as per institutional policy.
Complete patient documentation for medical records within time frames provided by institutional policy.
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.
Request appropriate consultations for patients by phone conversations or in writing to other physicians.
Provide a role model as a practitioner for faculty, fellows, residents and students.
Provide peer review for assessing the clinical practice of faculty within the Department.