Assistant or Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery - Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Faculty

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 230003KB

The Division of Pediatric Neurosurgeryat theMcGovern School of MedicineatUTHealth Houstonis seeking a full-time faculty position. Candidates would be appointed to the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor depending on experience and academic productivity in theDepartment of Pediatric Surgery. Applicants must be board certified or board eligible for the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery.

Under the direction of Dr. David Sandberg, you will function primarily in the Pediatric Neurosurgery unit, inpatient /outpatient clinic setting, with rotation to the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital OR, inpatient floor, Emergency Room,MD Anderson Cancer Center, andUT Physicians (UTP) outpatient clinics. In this position, you will require 10–12-hour shift coverage that may include early morning and evening shifts, including possible Saturday and Sunday rotations.

This role requires strong clinical assessment skills for pre- and post-operative assessment including history taking and physical examination and for evaluation of children with various acute and chronic conditions. You will facilitate all daytime consults, performing procedures, and admission of patients. While in the inpatient role, you will participate in the daily care of inpatients, including discharge planning and facilitation of post-operative follow-up. Solid communication, triage assessment, and clinical judgment skills are required. Collaboration with specialized doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, outpatient administrative staff, and inpatient staff is necessary. Effective communication skills are essential. In this role, you may also include telephone triage and follow-up telephone evaluation of post-operative patients and/or emergency room patients.

Pediatric Neurosurgery includes strong established clinical programs in pediatric neuro-oncology, epilepsy surgery, craniofacial surgery, and fetal myelomeningocele repair. The pediatric neuro-oncology program includes collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center with joint clinics, tumor boards, research, and outreach/marketing.You will participate in scholarly activities involving the development of educational materials, performance improvement projects, and research studies.

Houston is the nation’s 4 th largest city and one of the fastest growing places to live. Texas Medical Centeris the largest medical center in the world and provides opportunities for innovative research and collaboration with investigators from multiple institutions.

Qualifications:

The selected candidate for the position must have a Texas Medical License or be eligible for a Texas Faculty Temporary License. Required or preferred board certification/eligibility statement.

Qualified applicants will require strong clinical assessment skills for pre- and post-operative assessment including history taking and physical examination and for evaluation of children with various acute and chronic conditions. You will facilitate all daytime consults, performing procedures, and admission of patients. While in the inpatient role, you will participate in the daily care of inpatients, including discharge planning and facilitation of post-operative follow-up. Solid communication, triage assessment, and clinical judgment skills are required. Collaboration with specialized doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, outpatient administrative staff, and inpatient staff is necessary. Effective communication skills are essential. In this role, you may also include telephone triage and follow-up telephone evaluation of post-operative patients and/or emergency room patients. The pediatric neurosurgery service includes strong established clinical programs in pediatric neuro-oncology, epilepsy surgery, craniofacial surgery, and fetal myelomeningocele repair. The pediatric neuro-oncology program includes collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center with joint clinics, tumor boards, research, and outreach/marketing. You will participate in scholarly activities involving the development of educational materials, performance improvement projects, and research studies.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.

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