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Associate/Assistant Professor, Pediatric Urology - Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School

Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas

Category: Faculty

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Requisition #: 2400038G

McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time non-tenure clinical track faculty position in theDepartment of Pediatric Surgery,Division of Pediatric Urology. The selected candidate contributes to the department’s mission and is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents. We have a comprehensive number of surgical programs, broad clinical and laboratory research initiatives, and educational opportunities for medical students, residents, and fellows.

Our faculty is dedicated to promoting excellence in all areas of pediatric surgery. The UT Pediatric Surgical team partners with the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital,Women’s Hospital of Texas, HCA Houston Healthcare, and theChildren’s Cancer Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Center. We offer emergency and continued care for pediatric trauma patients from our level 1 trauma facility based at CMHH. Our UT surgical team collaborates with outstanding healthcare professionals in our partner facilities to care for each child and their family.

The Department of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School Houston is seeking a full-time Board-Certified Urologic Surgeon, fellowship trained in Pediatric Urology.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Participating in developing a basic science and/or clinical research program will be a key responsibility, as well as fostering the academic program including training of medical students, residents, and fellows.

• Participating actively in the education and training of urology residents and medical students from UT Health.

• Participation in daily clinical activities, including operating room, consultation, fetal therapy interdisciplinary meetings, and multidisciplinary and specialty clinics (Spina Bifida, Bladder Clinic, Bowel Clinic) which will provide a diverse exposure to all areas of pediatric urology.

This unique opportunity also offers:

• Minimally invasive and Si Robotic surgery.

• Comprehensive endourological facilities.

• State-of-the-art, non-invasive micturition testing, video urodynamics, and biofeedback therapy.

• Experienced group of pediatric urologists and exposure to all aspects of pediatric urology.

• Region-wide referral of neonates from multiple affiliated Level III NICUs.

• Affiliation with major academic center in Houston, Texas.

• Opportunity to train the urology residents from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Methodist Hospital throughout the academic year.

• Opportunity to develop Stone Prevention and Management Clinic.

• Developing and sustaining an environment in the patient care units that supports excellence and innovation in clinical practice.

• Providing coaching, mentoring, support, and consultation to attending physicians, advanced care providers, nursing teams, clinical managers, research personnel, fellows, residents, and various clinical staff.

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

• Delegating authority and accountability to advanced care providers and nursing staff for 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 innovative programs and services to meet those needs; assuring that age-specific equipment, supplies, and educational resources are available for assigned units/services.

• 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.

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

As one of the nation's leading pediatric health care systems, the Children’s Memorial Hermann is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to children each year in our pediatric hospital, specialty clinics, and primary care practices located in Houston, Texas.

Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas has 332 beds:

• Pediatrics : 234 beds

• Women's : seventy-six beds

The hospital also has a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with 118 beds. This is the highest level of care available for premature and critically ill newborns in Texas.

Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital is a quaternary care hospital that provides comprehensive care for women and children. It is in the Texas Medical Center and is affiliated with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.

According to U.S. News & World Report, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas is ranked:

• Texas : fifth best children's hospital in Texas

• Southwest Region : sixth best children's hospital in the Southwest Region

• Level IV Maternal Facility: highest level of care for both mother and baby

Children’s Memorial Hermann strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education, and advocacy efforts. At Children’s Memorial Hermann, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own.

Qualifications:

• Fellowship trainee experience.

• Ability to lead programmatic development in an area of specialized expertise. Current areas of preferred expertise are in transitional care and prenatal urology.

• Experience in all aspects of pediatric urology, including genital reconstruction, urinary tract reconstruction, fetal urology, and voiding disorders of childhood.

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.

https://www.uth.edu/benefits/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UTHealth Houston is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth Houston policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.

UTHealth Houston has adopted a policy consistent with CMS regulations to protect our patients and university community from exposure to COVID-19. This policy affects all employees, residents, fellows, students, contractors, new hires, visiting scholars program participants, adjunct faculty, and volunteers who work, train, or collaborate at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Science Center.

In addition, all UTHealth Houston ​​​​​​​employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth’s Houston rules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination and safety requirements.

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