Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment (CFA), Pediatrics Palliative Care

MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX Full Time

$141408 – $141408 / year

Job Description

The Department of Pediatrics Patient Care at MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a full-time faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment to join the Pediatric Palliative and Supportive Care Team. The clinical faculty position will provide robust, inter-disciplinary pediatric palliative care to infants, children, adolescents, and AYAs suffering from life-threatening, life-limiting, and terminal diseases. *SCOPE* This clinical faculty position in the division of Pediatrics will: * Spend their clinical activity attending on the Palliative and Supportive Care Inpatient Service at the Children's Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson as well as in the Palliative and Supportive Care Child and Adolescent outpatient clinic. * Provide clinical expertise in pediatric pain & symptom management and palliative care. * Provide an appropriate teaching environment for fellows, residents and students including delivery of lectures and bedside teaching. * Participate and collaborate with the department's ongoing research program and scholarly work to enhance the academic environment of the department. * Possess strong communication skills to communicate with patients, family members, hospital staff and other faculty members within the Institution. * * This position has a target base salary of $273,331 to $347,636 and is eligible for incentive compensation, comprehensive health, wellness, time off, savings, and retirement benefits, as well as relocation support, as applicable. * * *QUALIFICATIONS:* * The candidate must have completed a medical degree (MD/DO) in an accredited medical school or equivalent. Candidates must have completed an accredited pediatrics residency program, and an accredited palliative medicine fellowship program. Completion of an accredited pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship is preferable, but not required and applicants with a strong background in oncology are encouraged to apply. * Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in general pediatrics and hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and be licensed as a physician in the State of Texas or eligible to obtain a Texas medical license. *Candidates who are BC/BE in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology with training in Integrative Medicine will also be considered.* The Children's Hospital at MD Anderson evaluates over 800 new oncology patients and consultations annually, many of whom seek care for aggressive malignancy. Resources abound for patient care support including a robust integrative medicine program (including a mind body therapist, acupuncturist, music and art therapists); strong interventional pain program; state-of-the art AYA program, robust psychosocial support programs and a fully accredited on-site school program. Staff support includes a strong array of wellness programs within the institution and the Division including Gathering Ground healing circles, HOPES debrief program, and Wellness Monthly lunchtime events. This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html Additional Information * Requisition ID: 175242 * Employee Status: Regular * Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 0 * Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 0 * Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 0 * FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay * Work Location: Onsite * Science Jobs: No \LI-Onsite

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