Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment; CFA - Head & Neck Surgery

Responsibilities and Qualifications

KEY FUNCTIONS

I. Clinical

A. Practice clinical surgery in an exemplary manner in standards set forth by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and the American College of Surgeons, properly balanced with other academic activities.

1. Develop and maintain a clinical head and neck surgery practice for head and neck surgical patients referred to M.

D. Anderson Cancer Center.

• a. Provide physician staffing for the outpatient head and neck surgery clinic and the inpatient head and neck service at a level commensurate with that which would be provided by other head and neck surgeons with the same level of training and experience. This will include having the mental and physical dexterity required for performing complex surgical operations on patients afflicted with head and neck disease.
• b. Visually review for proper CPT coding and approve all surgical procedure charge documents within 5 working days.
• c. 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.
• d. Correspond as appropriate in writing or in telephone conversations with referring physicians regarding patient care and treatment.
• e. 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.
• f. Request appropriate medical consultations for head and neck patients by phone conversations or in writing to other physicians.

2. Develop and maintain a surgical practice for oncology patients.

• a. Practices at a level commensurate with that which would be provided by other surgeons with the same level of training and experience.
• b. Complete patient documentation for medical records within time frames required by institutional policy. Will require dictating in a clear and concise manner, and visual review of documents.
• c. Correspond as appropriate in writing or in telephone conversations with physicians regarding patient care and treatment.
• d. 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 at the conferences.
• e. Request appropriate consultations for patients by phone conversations or in writing to other physicians.

3. Provide a role model in head and neck surgery as a practitioner for faculty, fellows and residents and students rotating on the service.

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

II. Administration

A. 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

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

1. Develop programs of clinical and basic science 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 (verbally or in writing) instructing research support personnel in protocol implementation.

2. Seek appropriate funding mechanisms to support clinical research. May require completion of grant application forms through verbal dictation or use of a computer and keyboard. Also will require budget development and analysis.

IV. Service

A. Represent the Department of Head and Neck Surgery in local, regional, state, and national matters pertaining to the field of head and neck surgery. Will require traveling to sites outside of the Houston area and, upon return, disseminating the information obtained or learned by verbally or in writing sharing with department colleagues.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition…