General Duties:Provides clinical expertise in patient care management for oncology patients referred for care in a multidisciplinary facility practice setting. Also participates in clinical trial enrollment, clinical research, education and committee activities.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:Administration
- Serve on institutional and hospital committees as requested by the Department Chair. Listen to deliberations and provide verbal feedback as necessary.
Education/Teaching
- Attend and participate in Division/Department Breast Program teaching and continuing education conferences.
- Provide a balanced and integrated educational program in breast surgical oncology for fellows, residents and students who rotate through the service.
Research
- Actively engages in clinical or laboratory research and scholarly activities to enhance the academic environment of the department.
Clinical
- Practice clinical medicine in an exemplary manner in standards set forth by the Texas Medical Board, and the American Board of Surgery, properly balanced with other academic activities.
- Must be 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 oncology patients referred to UT MD Anderson.
- Provide physician staffing for the outpatient and the inpatient breast surgical oncology service at a level commensurate with that, which would be provided by other breast surgical oncologists with the same level of training and experience.
- Visually review for proper ICD-10 and CPT coding and approve all surgical procedure charge documents.
- Complete patient documentation for medical records within timeframes required by institutional policy. Will require documenting in a clear and concise manner, and visual review of documents.
- Correspond as appropriate in writing or in telephone conversations with physicians and other clinical providers 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 the conferences.
- 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, advanced practice providers, students, and clinical staff.
- Provide peer review for assessing the clinical practice for faculty within the department.
- Must be able to work within a context of very intense interpersonal relationships including other physicians, patients, and subordinates.
Extramural
- Represent the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology in local, regional, state, and national matters pertaining to the field of oncology. Will require traveling to sites outside of Houston and, upon return, disseminating the information obtained or learned by verbally or in writing sharing with department colleagues.
RequirementsDoctorate-level degree in a field appropriate to
- Faculty role
- Department mission
- Licensed to practice in the State of Texas
- Board certified (or obtained within departmental timeline), unless exempted
ExperienceAt least 2 years experience as Instructor or 5 years post degree with any combination of time as a
• clinician
• clinical scientist or
• GME trainee
Appropriate post medical doctoral training per discipline.
UT MD Anderson Cancer offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
