Associate Professor -(Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist - Quality and Safety Leader)

Lemaire Scott A Md; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX seeks an Associate Professor in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology who will serve as Quality and Safety Leader. The role blends strategic leadership for safety and reliability with active clinical practice, allocating about 70% to quality initiatives and 30% to patient care, across pediatric hematology/oncology services.

The successful candidate will guide quality improvement, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and high-reliability efforts, promoting

Qualifications

• MD/DO or equivalent medical degree.
• Completion of an accredited pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
• Eligibility for an unrestricted Texas medical license, hospital privileges, and DEA registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and/or outpatient pediatric hematology/oncology care in a tertiary-care setting, with assignments tailored to the physician's expertise and program needs.
• Perform bone marrow aspiration/biopsy and lumbar puncture procedures when clinically indicated and within granted privileges.
• Educate and supervise fellows, residents, advanced practice providers, and other learners.
• Build improvement capability through coaching, education, mentorship, and scholarly collaboration with faculty, staff, and trainees.
• Disseminate results through presentations, publications, and participation in regional or national quality collaboratives.

Skills

Leadership

Quality improvement

Clinical leadership

Communication

Education

MD/DO or equivalent

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship

Board certification in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Texas medical license eligibility

Job description

Associate Professor -(Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist - Quality and Safety Leader)

Job Title: Associate Professor -(Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist - Quality and Safety Leader)

Division: Pediatrics

Work Arrangement:

Location: Houston, TX

Salary Range:

FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Schedule:

Summary

The Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist – Quality and Safety Leader is a faculty physician responsible for advancing safe, reliable, equitable, and patient-centered care across the pediatric hematology/oncology program. The physician will provide strategic and operational leadership for quality improvement, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and high-reliability initiatives while maintaining an active clinical practice. The anticipated effort allocation is 70% Quality and Safety leadership and 30% clinical care, with final assignments based on program needs and the successful candidate’s expertise.

Job Duties

Quality and Safety Leadership (70% effort)

• Develop and execute a multi-year Quality and Safety strategy aligned with Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center and Texas Children’s Hospital priorities for the needs of children and young adults with hematologic and oncologic conditions.
• Lead a multidisciplinary Quality and Safety governance structure that includes physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, administrators, data specialists, and trainees.
• Identify, prioritize, sponsor, and evaluate improvement initiatives using established improvement methods, including model-for-improvement, Lean, and reliability principles.
• Establish meaningful process, outcome, balancing, equity, and patient-experience measures; develop dashboards; and routinely communicate performance to clinical and executive leaders.

Clinical and Academic Responsibilities (30% effort)

• Provide inpatient and/or outpatient pediatric hematology/oncology care in a tertiary-care setting, with assignments tailored to the physician’s expertise and program needs.
• Perform bone marrow aspiration/biopsy and lumbar puncture procedures when clinically indicated and within granted privileges.
• Educate and supervise fellows, residents, advanced practice providers, and other learners.
• Build improvement capability through coaching, education, mentorship, and scholarly collaboration with faculty, staff, and trainees.
• Disseminate results through presentations, publications, and participation in regional or national quality collaboratives.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.
• Completion of an accredited pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
• Eligibility for an unrestricted Texas medical license, hospital privileges, and Drug Enforcement Administration registration before the employment start date.
• Demonstrated experience leading quality improvement, patient safety, clinical effectiveness, or system-based healthcare initiatives.
• Records of effective multidisciplinary collaboration, communication, and change leadership.
• Qualifications for an academic appointment commensurate with experience and institutional criteria.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in healthcare quality, patient safety, improvement science, clinical informatics, or a related discipline.
• Experience with quality measurement, statistical process control, data visualization, and implementation of evidence-based pathways.
• Experience leading improvement work in pediatric hematology/oncology, cellular therapy, stem cell transplantation, or another complex clinical environment.
• Evidence of scholarship in quality, safety, outcomes, health services research, or medical education.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty, and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.