Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor - Obstetrics,Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School

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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full time (1.0 FTE), non-tenure clinical track Rank faculty position in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences.

The selected candidate will contribute to the department’s mission to educatre professionals, discover and translate advances in science, and model he best practices in clinical care through research, teaching, clinical service and administrative activities.

Position Key Accountabilities:

The Rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences will be involved in research, teaching, clinical service, administrative and other activities, i.e., provide direct patient care and supervision of medical students and residents in clinic and hospital settings.

- Developing and sustaining an environment in the patient care units that   
  support excellence and innovation in clinical practice and patient care through
  assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programs and standards
  that support positive patient care outcomes to include excellent risk adjusted
  outcomes.

- Performing a variety of staff management functions including the interviewing,
  hiring, evaluating, counseling and terminating of assigned management,
  clinical, and support staff.

- Facilitating, reviewing, and approving the budget for UTHealth and Surgery
  Services, including estimates of future personnel and equipment needs;
  ensuring that hospital resources are optimally utilized through participation in
  strategic planning and financial budgeting processes, and development of
  practices that achieve specific objectives and resolution of unfavorable
  performance variances; providing leadership and implementing strategies to
  provide cost effective quality care.

- Providing coaching, mentoring, support and consultation to clinical managers,
  attending physicians, research personnel, colleagues, and clinical staff.

- Serving as role model in professional behavior and leadership skills, problem-
  solving ability and interpersonal skills

- Delegating authority and accountability to clinical & nursing staff for clinical
  practice and patient care decisions that is consistent with professional
  standards, regulatory agencies and organizational policies and procedures.

- Identifying patient and family needs of the populations served; recommends 
  and/or developing new programs and services to meet those needs; assuring
  that age specific equipment, supplies and educational resources are available
  for assigned units/services

- Collaborating with UTHealth and hospital administration and physicians to
  identify future opportunities, and define the direction of department services; 
  developing, and implementing plans to achieve identified goals

- Maintaining an ongoing departmental Quality Improvement Plan and process  
  consistent with the organizational Quality Management Plan; developing and
  implementing unit specific standards, policies and procedures that guide and
  support the provision of care and services; continuously assesses and
  improves assigned departments' performance while enhancing service

- Reviewing appropriate financial reports and making appropriate modifications
  in UTHealth and MHH to reduce costs associated with supplies, staffing, and
  service agreements and/or identifies sound alternatives for purchasing
  equipment and supplies

- Participating in and/or chairs committees, work groups, and meetings at as
  appropriate

- Assuring interdisciplinary performance improvement programs are active,
  maintained and ongoing. Following up to ensure that complaints have been
  satisfactorily handled. Collaborating to maintain a focus on providing excellent
  clinical services

- Maintaining professional growth and development through seminars,
  workshops, in-services, current literature and professional affiliations to keep
  abreast of latest trends in fields of expertise; supporting and promoting
  education and research

- Supervising a highly specialized clinical team of direct care providers
  and administrative staff.

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. Required or preferred minimum years of clinical experience or years post residency statement.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery and service, have potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.


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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Established in 1972 by The University 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 is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical schiences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School.  UTHealth includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and a growing network of clinics throughout the region. The university’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Herman Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon b. Johnson Hospital.

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