Assistant/Associate Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment - Critical Care Medicine

About the role

This is a full-time academic Department of Critical Care Medicine position at the rank of assistant or associate professor, clinical faculty appointment (CFA).

Responsibilities

• CLINICAL (90%):

  • Practice both medical and surgical critical care medicine in an exemplary manner.
  • Must be capable of providing complete and thorough history and physical patient examinations.
  • Perform invasive procedures as dictated by the physician's specialty.
  • Complete patient documentation for medical records within time frames provided by Departmental and Institutional policy.
  • Correspond as appropriate, in writing or by telephone, to conversations with primary teams regarding patient care and treatment and provide patient hand-off per Departmental and Institutional policy.
  • Keep abreast of current approaches in the management of patients through attendance at continuing education conferences in critical care medicine or other applicable specialties.
  • Anesthesiology & PeriOp Medicine:
  • Support life functions during the period in which anesthesia is administered, including induction and intubation procedures.
  • Provide appropriate preanesthesia and postanesthesia management of the patient.
  • Provide consultations relating to various other forms of patient care, such as respiratory therapy and emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and special problems in pain relief.

  • ADMINISTRATION (2%):

    • Maintains the security and integrity of critical infrastructure.
    • Supervises Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and educational staff.
    • Assumes accountability for clinical outcomes in the ICU and OR/OOOR.
    • Oversees the utilization of order sets in the ICU and OR/OOOR.
    • Participates in investigation and review of best practice initiatives and clinical effectiveness projects.
    • Trips admissions and discharges within the ICU.
    • Serves on institutional and hospital committees as requested by the Department Chairs.

  • RESEARCH (5%):

    • Engage in clinical research and scholarly activity to enhance the academic environment of the Departments and the Division.
    • Perform peer-reviewed clinical research and foster participation in multidisciplinary clinical research programs.
    • Provide instruction to clinical research support personnel.
    • Provide expertise in study design. Perform advanced analyses of data sets from critical care studies, integrating with clinical variables of interest.
    • Collaborate in project analysis and final report preparation. Prepare presentations and manuscripts for journals and national and international meetings.
    • Identify grants and funding sources for funding of research, submit grants and protocols in accordance with rules and deadline applications, and develop budgets and analysis and complete grant and protocol application forms.

  • EDUCATION (3%):

    • Acts as a role model for faculty, fellows, residents and students.
    • Provides a balanced and integrated educational program for residents, fellows, and other trainees who rotate through the Department of Anesthesiology & PeriOp Medicine or the Department of Critical Care Medicine.
    • Reviews the development and implementation of comprehensive written learning materials and standards for the graduate curriculum, and communicates verbally and in writing with the trainees as required by either the Department of Anesthesiology & PeriOp Med or the Department of Critical Care Medicne.
    • Attends and participates in Department teaching and continuing education conferences.

  Qualifications

  • Education:

    • Completed an M.D./D.O. degree from an accredited medical school in the field appropriate to the faculty role or department mission.
    • Completed residency training in an approved American residency program or equivalent.
    • Be licensed as a physician in the State of Texas.

  • Board Certification:

    • A Certificate of Competence in Critical Care Medicine from the American Board of Anesthesiology (or approved foreign equivalent).
    • A Board certification in Anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (or approved foreign equivalent) and be actively participating in the Maintenance of Certification Program, or in the examination system with the ABA.

  • Experience:

    • Completed a Critical Care Fellowship in Anesthesiology.
    • Minimum of two years of experience as a practicing Intensivist preferred.

  Benefits

  • Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.

  Pay

  Details not specified.

  Schedule

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