Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, Pediatric Pathologist - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School

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 faculty position in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the rank of Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor.    

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Providing training of residents, fellows, and medical students as well as development of an individual and/or collaborative research program.

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

• 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.

• 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 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.

Qualifications:

Applications are invited from academically oriented board certified (AP or AP/CP) or eligible candidates with fellowship training and experience in Pediatric Pathology with  a subspecialty experience in at least one of the following areas: Gastrointestinal, General Surgical Pathology, Molecular, or Bone & soft tissue is preferred. The successful candidate(s) will join a subspecialized pathology service which supports the clinical and academic mission of UTHealth and provides appropriate information to guide patient care. Ability and skills to build relationship across units and clinical teams are highly desirable.

Selected candidates for the position (s) must have a Texas Medical license or eligibility for licensure in the State of Texas. Salary and Academic Rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.