Assistant Professor, Department of General InternalMedicine

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS :

This is a faculty position responsible to the

Chairman of the Department of General Internal Medicine who reports

to the Head of the Division of Internal Medicine.

GENERAL DUTIES :

Provides clinical expertise in

patient care management and provides an appropriate teaching

environment for fellows, residents and students in the specialty of

Geriatrics. The Assistant Professor must be fully ambulatory and

have excellent bilateral manual dexterity, good hand-eye

coordination, visual and auditory acuity in order to perform the

job functions. The Assistant Professor will be intelligent with

outstanding analytical skills in order to make judgments regarding

the patient’s medical problems and advise the patient on methods to

improve their care. Furthermore, the Assistant Professor must have

emotional and psychological stability so that he will be able to

manage patients and their families in a compassionate and positive

manner.

The Assistant Professor will

participate in the development of clinical research studies and

will be independently responsible for new patient evaluations,

initiation of appropriate referrals, and follow-up as appropriate.

Clinical procedures practiced will encompass those pertinent in

delivering standard care to the patient.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Education / Teaching

Provide a balanced and integrated educational

program in internal medicine for oncology fellows, medical

residents and students who rotate through the Department of General

Internal Medicine.

Attend and participate in

Division / Department teaching and continuing education conferences,

which requires verbal interaction with colleagues and walking to

meeting locations throughout the campus.

Provide talks to interdisciplinary teams, patients and caregivers

across the institution and nationally on onco-geriatrics topics.

Research

Actively engage in clinical research and

scholarly activity to enhance the academic environment of the

Department.

Develop programs of clinical

research and scholarly activities in keeping with the goals of the

Department. Requires the ability to synthesize a myriad of

information pertaining to the area of research. May necessitate

(orally or in writing) instructing research support personnel in

protocol implementation.

Seek appropriate

funding mechanisms to support clinical research. May require

completion of grant application forms through oral dictation or use

of a computer and keyboard. Will also will require budget

development and analysis related to the clinical practice.

Clinical Practice

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.

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

specialty. 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 for the

Department of General Internal Medicine at a level commensurate

with that which would be provided by other geriatricians with the

same level of training and experience.

Visually review for proper ICD-10 and CPT coding and approve all

charge documents within 5 working days.

Complete patient documentation for medical records within time

frames provided by institutional policy. Will require proficiency

with electronic medical record use, the ability to dictate 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 onco- geriatric patients through

attendance at continuing education conferences. This will require

listening and assimilating information from the conferences.

Request appropriate consultations for

patients by phone conversations or in writing to other physicians.

Commitment to expanding MD Anderson’s

onco-geriatrics footprint to best meet the needs of older adults

across the institution.

Willingness to take

on a leadership role in the development of the geriatrics service,

including leading quality improvement initiatives, program

evaluation and training of additional staff.

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.

Administrative Duties

Faculty will participate

in a range of departmental, divisional, and institutional

initiatives that involve collaborations with internal and external

stakeholders.

Enter and complete medical

record documentation and compliance records

Participate in departmental Quality Improvement & Patient

Safety programs, patient experience initiatives, HER system and

charge capture and coding updates

Attend

academic engagement and professional development events, (i.e.

divisional grand rounds, departmental journal club, continued

medical education (CME), departmental fellowship lectures, and

department and section meetings).

Must be able to work within a context of very intense interpersonal

relationship including other physicians, patients, and

subordinates.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

The Assistant Professor must have

completed the M.D. degree in an accredited medical school, must

have completed residency training in an approved American Residency

Program, have made application and been accepted by the American

Board of Internal Medicine or the American Board of Family

Medicine, and be licensed as a physician in the State of Texas.

Must be board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine and

subspecialty of Geriatrics or obtain board certification within 3

years of employment.

EXPERIENCE

Must have at least 2 years of

experience as Instructor or 5 years post degree with any

combination of time as a clinician, clinical scientist or GME

trainee (except specialties with shorter residencies for

fellowships.