Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment (CFA), Pediatrics Palliative Care

Scope

This clinical faculty position in the division of Pediatrics will:

• Spend their clinical activity attending on the Palliative and Supportive Care Inpatient Service at the Children's Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson as well as in the Palliative and Supportive Care Child and Adolescent outpatient clinic.

• Provide clinical expertise in pediatric pain & symptom management and palliative care.

• Provide an appropriate teaching environment for fellows, residents and students including delivery of lectures and bedside teaching.

• Participate and collaborate with the department's ongoing research program and scholarly work to enhance the academic environment of the department.

• Possess strong communication skills to communicate with patients, family members, hospital staff and other faculty members within the Institution.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have completed a medical degree (MD/DO) in an accredited medical school or equivalent.
• Candidates must have completed an accredited pediatrics residency program, and an accredited palliative medicine fellowship program. Completion of an accredited pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship is preferable, but not required and applicants with a strong background in oncology are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in general pediatrics and hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and be licensed as a physician in the State of Texas or eligible to obtain a Texas medical license.
• Candidates who are BC/BE in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology with training in Integrative Medicine will also be considered.

Benefits

• This position has a target base salary of $273,331 to $347,636 and is eligible for incentive compensation, comprehensive health, wellness, time off, savings, and retirement benefits, as well as relocation support, as applicable.