Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment, Genitourinary Medical Oncology

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

I.    Clinical Care

A.    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.

B.    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.

C.    Develop and maintain a clinical consultative practice for patients referred to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

D.    Provide physician staffing for the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Center at a level commensurate with that which would be provided by other physicians with the same level of training and experience.

E.    Visually review for proper ICD-10 and CPT coding and approve all charge documents within 48 hours.

F.    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.

G.    Correspond as appropriate in writing or in telephone conversations with physicians regarding patient care and treatment.

H.     Must be able to work within a context of intense interpersonal relationships including other physicians, patients, and subordinates.

II.    Administrative Activities

Serve on institutional and hospital committees as requested by attending appropriate meetings which may include walking to each meeting site.  Listen to deliberations and provide verbal feedback as necessary.  Visually review all documents pertaining to committee functions.

III.    Research Activities

A.    Actively engage in clinical research and scholarly activity to enhance the academic environment and mission of the Department.

B.    Develop programs of clinical research and 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 (orally or in writing) instructing research support personnel in protocol implementation.

IV.    Education Activities

A.    Provide a balanced and integrated educational program in Genitourinary Medical   Oncology for medical fellows and residents who rotate through the Department.

B.    Attend and participate in Division/Department teaching and continuing education conferences, which require verbal interaction with colleagues and walking to meeting locations throughout the campus.

V.    Service

A.    Represent the Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology in local, regional, state, and national matters pertaining to the field of Genitourinary Medicine.  May require traveling to sites outside of the Houston area and, upon return, disseminating the information obtained or learned by sharing with department colleagues verbally or in writing.

B.    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.

C.    Request appropriate consultations for patients by phone conversations or in writing to other physicians.

D.    Provide a role model as a practitioner for faculty, fellows and residents and students.

E.    Provide peer review for assessing the clinical practice of faculty within the Department.