Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Physician-Scientist), Non-Tenure Track, Infectious Diseases-Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health centre, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenure clinical track faculty position in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. The selected candidate will contribute to the department’s mission to strive to improve the quality of healthcare through excellence in the education of students, physicians, and the public; through advancement of biomedical knowledge through discovery, integration, and translation to the clinical setting; and the provision of comprehensive, compassionate, and accessible patient care. 

Position Key Accountabilities:

The faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases will primarily provide inpatient infectious diseases consultation service and outpatient infectious diseases clinics at our affiliated hospitals. Responsibilities also include teaching medical students, internal medicine residents, and/or infectious disease fellows. This position is intended for a physician-scientist with the appropriate qualifications and experience, who either holds funded research or is in the process of procuring funded research in an area of infectious diseases. Areas of particular interest encompass basic science, vaccine or molecular methodology, and the division is committed to supporting the development of a comprehensive research program. Clinical duties will focus on general infectious diseases, with additional exposure to transplant and surgical infectious diseases services. 

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

• Performing a variety of staff management functions, including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counselling, and terminating assigned management, clinical, and support staff.

• Facilitating, reviewing, and approving the budget for UTHealth Houston and Surgery Services, including estimates of future personnel and equipment needs; ensuring that hospital resources are optimally utilised through participation in strategic planning and financial budgeting processes, and development of practices that achieve specific objectives and resolution of unfavourable 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 a role model in professional behaviour 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 are consistent with professional standards, regulatory agencies, and organisational policies and procedures.

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

• Collaborating with UTHealth Houston and hospital administration and physicians to identify future opportunities and define the direction of department services, developing and implementing plans to achieve identified goals, including OR efficiency, productivity, and patient throughput targets across the care continuum.

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

• Reviewing relevant financial reports and implementing modifications at UTHealth Houston and MHH to cut costs related to supplies, staffing, and service agreements, or identifying viable alternatives for purchasing equipment and supplies.

• Participating in and/or chairing committees, work groups, and meetings 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.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO

• Texas Medical License or be eligible for a Texas Faculty Temporary License

• Board certification in Internal Medicine and board certification or eligibility in infectious diseases are required, with a minimum of 2 (two) years of infectious diseases fellowship training

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Preferred applicants will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong potential for a leadership role within the department.