About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Summary</H2> </div><div><p class="CxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:1.0E-4pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">The Department of Pediatrics section Hematology-Oncology is currently seeking a Assistant Professor (Hospitalist ). </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Scope of practice:</strong></p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>Residency trained applicants do not need to have Hospital Medicine fellowship training- they may be hired directly out of residency.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Based on their training, applicants can oversee junior level personnel including fellows, residents and advanced practice practitioners and can be involved in education.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Roles include</strong></p> <ul> <li>Approximately 8 weeks of in-house night coverage per year.</li> <li>Fellowship trained physicians:</li> <li>Attending on the inpatient (daytime) service teams within the faculty attending rotation.</li> <li>Assigned days performing bone marrow aspirate/biopsies and lumbar punctures as part of our Procedure Team.</li> <li>Other clinical duties are possible based on service needs and/or individual interest.</li> <li>Efforts will be made to align clinical duties to areas in which the candidate has clinical and/or research interest.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Residency trained physicians:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Daytime assignments will be in a frontline practitioner role on Hematology-Oncology or Bone Marrow Transplant teams.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Time is built into the schedule to allow for work on scholarly activity or personal projects.</li> </ul> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Minimum Qualifications</H2> </div><div><ul> <li>MD or equivalent degree</li> <li>Board certified or board eligible for either Pediatric Hematology-Oncology or General Pediatric/Internal Medicine-Pediatric boards</li> <li>Prior to employment start date</li> </ul></div></div></div><p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.</p> <p><span style="font-size:8.0px"><span style="color:#dddddd"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:8.0px"><span style="color:#dddddd"><span></span> </span></span></p>