Hospitalist on Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Services (Assistant Professor)
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Description
Summary
The Department of Pediatrics is currently seeking an Assistant Professor (Hospitalist on Pediatric Hematology-Oncology).
Scope of practice:
- This position is open to both Pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship trained, or General Pediatric/Internal Medicine-Pediatric residency trained physicians. No hematology-oncology specific training is required for the residency-trained applicant. Training will be provided after hiring.
- Residency trained applicants do not need to have Hospital Medicine fellowship training- they may be hired directly out of residency.
- Both types of applicants will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage inpatient care of Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant patients. They will attend to patient's medical needs on admitted inpatients as well as assist with new admissions.
- Based on their training, applicants can oversee junior level personnel including fellows, residents and advanced practice practitioners and can be involved in education.
Roles include
- Approximately 8 weeks of in-house night coverage per year.
- Fellowship trained physicians:
- Attending on the inpatient (daytime) service teams within the faculty attending rotation.
- Assigned days performing bone marrow aspirate/biopsies and lumbar punctures as part of our Procedure Team.
- Other clinical duties are possible based on service needs and/or individual interest.
- Efforts will be made to align clinical duties to areas in which the candidate has clinical and/or research interest.
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Residency trained physicians:
- Daytime assignments will be in a frontline practitioner role on Hematology-Oncology or Bone Marrow Transplant teams.
- Other daytime possibilities that can be discussed include time on the Procedure Team or working in our Urgent Care clinic- training would be provided for both.
- Time is built into the schedule to allow for work on scholarly activity or personal projects.
Minimum Qualifications
- MD or equivalent degree
- Board certified or board eligible for either Pediatric Hematology-Oncology or General
- Pediatric/Internal Medicine-Pediatric boards
- Prior to employment start date must obtain Texas Medical License and Drug Enforcement
- Administration registered by the Texas Medical Board
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.