Assistant Professor Clinical Practice, Radiation Oncology

UTMB Health; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 225,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health seeks an Assistant Professor Clinical Practice in Radiation Oncology in Galveston, TX. The role includes patient care for pediatric and adult patients, participation in clinical research, and education of medical learners across fellows, residents and students.

Responsibilities cover consultations, follow-ups, and on-treatment visits, with procedures such as stereotactic techniques and brachytherapy planning. Board certification maintenance and UTMB staff requirements are required.

Qualifications

• MD, MD/PhD or DO.
• Must maintain board certification and UTMB requirements.
• Faculty appointment with duties in clinical practice, teaching and research.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient clinical services for pediatric and adult populations.
• Participate in clinical research and education of learners.
• Staffing of procedures: SRS, SBRT, BH, 4DRT/simulation and DIBH as applicable.
• Lead the Prostate Brachy Program in collaboration with Brachy and GU leads.
• Enroll patients in clinical trials and maintain compliance with standards.

Education

MD

MD/PhD

DO

Job description

Assistant Professor Clinical Practice, Radiation Oncology

Galveston, Texas, United States

Faculty

UTMB Health

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

As an Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston you are expected to provide patient clinical services, participate in clinical research and education of all learners. Patient care will include pediatric and adult patient populations in addition to adult incarcerated patients. The care will predominately focus on outpatient access but may include assessment of inpatients. You will be expected to provide consultations, follow up visits, and on-treatment management visits. These visits may include but not limited to nasopharyngoscopy, pelvic examinations, and exams under anesthesia as examples of procedures related to assessment. Staffing of special procedures will be necessary such as stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiation treatments, high dose treatment delivery at the LINAC, and clinical setup. You will be staffing 4DRT/simulation and DIBH among other treatment delivery techniques. Brachytherapy insertion, planning and delivery will be required, specifically to lead building, growing and sustaining the Prostate Brachy Program while working closely with the Brachy lead and GU lead. Image guided simulation and clinical simulation will also be staffed. You are expected to enroll patients on clinical trials and participate in the education of all learners. The department currently has fellows, residents, medical students, PA students and radiation therapy students rotating on service. Adherence to compliance, billing standards, patient services that based on standard of care/ethics/quality/safety are of the upmost importance. You are expected to maintain board certification and all UTMB based requirements for staff membership. You will be expected to take call on a rotational basis.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

MD, MD/PhD or DO

SALARY:

Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.