Assistant/Associate Professor - Center of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation (ACTAT) - EP Heart Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Program

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Faculty

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 230000EX

McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time non-tenure clinical track Assistant/Associate Professor in theCenter of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation (ACTAT), Division ofEP Heart Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Program.

The selected candidate will contribute to the department’s mission to educate health science professionals, discover and translate advances in the biomedical and social sciences, and model the best practices in clinical care and public health through high-level responsibilities: research, teaching, clinical service, administrative activities, and other services.

Position Key Accountabilities:

The Assistant/Associate Professor in ACTAT EP Heart will contribute to department research trials, provide direct patient care, and supervise medical students and residents in clinic and hospital settings.

Responsibilities include:

• Examining and treating disorders and diseases of the cardiovascular conduction system. These include but are not limited to conditions such as atrial and ventricular arrhythmias as well as heart blocks.

• Diagnosing and managing patients both in outpatient and inpatient settings.

• Performing various advanced and complex cardiac procedures to normalize abnormal heart rhythms as well as procedures such as placement of permanent pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators, and devices for cardiac resynchronization therapy.

• Consulting with patients to determine the appropriate course of treatment.

• Recommending and ordering tests to determine the extent of illness or help diagnose condition.

• Participating in the education and training of medical students and residents

• 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.

• 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 are consistent with professional standards, regulatory agencies, and organizational policies and procedures.

• Identifying patient and family needs of the populations served; recommending 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 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 organizational 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 appropriate financial reports and making appropriate modifications in UTHealth Houston and Memorial Hermann Health System to reduce costs associated with supplies, staffing, and service agreements and/or identify sound alternatives for purchasing equipment and supplies

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

• Supporting the research mission of the department and university through: a) Facilitating reasonable and appropriate access to patients by research staff. b) Assisting when requested with collection of research data including biological specimens and c) Providing information and education on ongoing research studies to potentially eligible.

Qualifications:

The selected candidate for the position must have a Texas Medical License or be eligible for a Texas Faculty Temporary License. Preferred applicants will possess Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (CCEP) board certification.

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.

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.

UTHealth Benefits

UTHealth Houston offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits Website.

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Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.