Open Rank, Clinical Faculty Appointment, Department of GI Medical Oncology (Colorectal)
About the role
The mission of UT MD Anderson is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.
Responsibilities
Practice clinical medicine in an exemplary manner in standards set forth by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners properly balanced with other academic activities.
Capable of providing complete and thorough history and physical patient examinations. Must be able to perform invasive procedures as dictated by the physician's subspecialty. This may require standing, bending, stooping, lifting, hearing, manual dexterity, and clear and concise verbal communications.
Develop and maintain a clinical practice for patients referred to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Provide physician staffing as appropriate for a training center and consult service at a level commensurate with that which would be provided by other physicians with the same level of training and experience.
Visually review for proper ICD-10 and CPT coding and approve all charge documents within four working days.
Complete patient documentation for medical records within time frames provided by institutional policy. Will require dictating in a clear and concise manner, and visual review of documents.
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. This will require listening to and assimilating information from conferences.
Must be capable of sharing clinical responsibilities with other faculty including but not limited to inpatient service, outpatient clinic and outpatient procedures and other duties as requested.
Request appropriate consultations for patients by phone conversations or in writing to other physicians.
Provide peer review for assessing the clinical practice of faculty within the department.
Participate in quality improvement and institutional effectiveness or healthcare excellence projects.
Actively engage in clinical and translational research and scholarly activities to enhance the academic environment of the department.
Develop research programs of scholarly activities in keeping within the goals of the department. Requires the ability to synthesize a myriad of information pertaining to the area of research. May necessitate instructing, through written or verbal communication, research support personnel in clinical trials implementation.
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.
Attend and participate in Department teaching and continuing education conferences.
Supervise trainees as needed during their clinical rotations. Trainees include doctoral and/or masters degree students, postdoctoral research fellows, clinical residents or fellows, visiting scientists, etc.
Participate in external or extramural service such as but not limited to external research committees, collaborative research activities, conferences, professional society activities, study sections, staff meetings, etc.
Edit and/or review presentations for scientific meetings, seminars, or public dissemination of research findings, abstracts, protocols, manuscripts, books, publications, reports or oral presentations, patents associated with research, research proposals, grant applications, etc.
Qualifications
Doctoral degree in Medical Oncology or related field.
Board certification in Medical Oncology.
Experience in gastrointestinal cancers.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
Knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding.
Strong commitment to research and scholarly activities.
Ability to teach and mentor trainees.
Ability to maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure.
Benefits
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.
Pay
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Schedule
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