Associate Professor - Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs

Associate Professor - Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs

Location: Dallas, TX
Job Number: 790328

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is seeking a visionary and enthusiastic leader to serve as the next Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs. Do you enjoy being creative and futuristic? The successful candidate will join this growing academic practice that is greatly expanding its service area, building new practices, and hiring a significant number of family physicians to join the practice.

UT Southwestern’s vision is one of high-quality, innovative practice that seeks to better understand how we deliver care to improve the lives of the patients and communities we serve. The qualified candidate will have considerable experience, preferably at the Associate Professor level or above, and have demonstrated progressive administrative and operational proficiency. Specifically, this leader will oversee clinical operations for our Family Medicine residency program and faculty practices, co-lead the growth of a new Primary Care Service Line, and oversee our inpatient services.

We are a very diverse group of clinicians, educators, and scholars who strive to deliver outstanding care to all our patients, improve the way primary care is provided, and educate excellent family physicians for the next generation. Our department is focused on growing our research and extramural funding with opportunities to grow research across our clinical enterprise through innovation and collaboration.

Dallas is a vibrant, growing community and a great place to live and work, booming with many cultural activities, sporting events, restaurant openings, and an active downtown business district revitalization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee clinical programs and operations, quality improvement efforts and support medical directors and other leaders.
• Co-Lead the growth of the new Primary Care Service Line and co-managing regional satellite practices.
Plan, manage, implement and evaluate clinical programs that promote the delivery of value-based care in a cost-efficient manner.
• Continue and expand efforts to promote practice redesign to achieve optimal patient outcomes and improve the clinical team’s joy in practicing family medicine.
• As a member of the department’s Executive Committee, contribute to the development and implementation of departmental strategic planning, budgeting, management, and operations.
• Provide direct patient care and family medicine education.
• Promote scholarships in family medicine and population health.
• Facilitate streamlined integration of clinical services of the Department of Family & Community Medicine across clinical sites in the DFW region.

Required Qualifications:

• Board certified in Family Medicine with a track record of success in the administration of large clinical programs, preferably in an academic environment.
• Successful candidates will have progressive leadership and administrative experience in family medicine educational, research, and clinical programs.
• Eligible for appointment as associate professor or professor at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Initial faculty appointment will reflect the successful applicant’s qualifications and professional achievements.
• A well-developed scholarly/research portfolio with evidence of multi-disciplinary applications and external funding appropriate to complement and expand existing expertise in the department is preferred.
• Licensed or license eligible in Texas.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and learner environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Assistant Professor - Clinician Educator

Assistant Professor - Clinician Educator

Location: Dallas, TX
Job Number: 791588

Qualifications and Duties:

• Excellent clinical skills, M.D. or D.O. degree, eligibility for or certification by the American Board of Family Medicine or equivalent qualifications in family medicine and Texas medical licensure.Direct outpatient care, training residents & medical students, research, and focus on continued business growth.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Assistant Instructor - Community Medicine Fellow

Assistant Instructor - Community Medicine Fellow

Location: Dallas, TX
Job Number: 415657

Qualifications and Duties:

• Excellent clinical skills, M.D. or D.O. degree, eligibility for or certification by the American Board of Family Medicine or equivalent qualifications in family medicine and Texas medical licensure.
• Care for patients assigned in the Parkland Family Medicine Clinic under supervision of FM faculty and Community Medicine teachers.
• Teach innovative population-based health care practices (such as Shared Medical Appointments) to residents/faculty in the department of Family Medicine.
• Perform community-based participatory research projects involving community partners, gathering and analyzing data and disseminating the results in local and national professional meetings.
• Collaborate in service learning opportunities among underserved population in the Dallas County area.
• Take a leadership role in quality assurance activities in the Family Medicine Clinic to evaluate effectiveness of new and existing practice models
• Attend regional and national meetings for presentations and networking.
• Travel to community resource sites in the community to develop a network for CBPR research and activities.
• Supervise FM residents in the Parkland Family Medicine Clinic (junior preceptor)
• Present community-based research findings in university-wide Grand Rounds presentation.
• Participate in the Faculty Development Academic Activities in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UTSW. These activities include clinical teaching, curricular design, presentation skills, professional academic development and research/scholarly activity skills.
• The fellow has the option of obtaining a Certificate in Public Health (CPH) which would be a 12 month fellowship, or a Master in Public Health (MPH) or Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) from the UT School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus which could be a 12 or 24 month fellowship depending on whether the fellow already has a CPH.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. All interested candidates should apply online at UTSW career website and submit an updated CV, reference list with the names and contact information of three references, and a thoughtful cover letter that provides background, career goals, and explanation of interest in joining the faculty at UT Southwestern.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

Location: Dallas, TX
Job Number:776403

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center is a cohesive group of clinicians, educators, and scholars who strive to deliver outstanding care to all patients, improve the way primary care is provided, and educate excellent family physicians for the next generation. The Department deeply values serving underserved patient populations throughout North Texas, and is committed to equity and social justice, supporting an inclusive community for work and learning.

This position will work with two PIs on specific projects / awards.

Job Summary

The Department of Family and Community Medicine seeks a Senior Research Associate to join our team!

First, the Senior Research Associate will join research directed by Dr. Nora Gimpel to explore community health outcomes through Student-Run Free Clinics. Data collection to measure success of the programs, such as the number of students participating and percentage of student participation benchmarked to peer academic medical centers, the number of patients and clinical encounters, and the number of quality-improvement and research projects generated from the program.

Second, the Research Associate Senior will join research directed by Dr. Rebecca Eary. Her research area focuses on medical and psychological care of cancer survivors, especially those with a history of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancers. Her needs for research support include a candidate with strong communication skills, organization, experience working with data sets (cleaning, coding, running basic statistics). Experience working on teams that are multidisciplinary is crucial., including the ability to be independently productive. A working knowledge of the academic publication process would be highly regarded. The successful candidate will be integrally involved in working with research collaborators across disciplines (family medicine, community health, nursing, epidemiology, public health, psychology, oncology, etc.) to support the coordination of research efforts, and supporting the interpretation of study findings to maximize their benefit for at-risk populations. As such, we aim to find a candidate who is passionate about working in healthcare, and with diverse communities. The successful candidate should also demonstrate strong communication skills, with evidence of team-based collaboration in fast-paced environments.

This will be a hybrid role, days in office and days remotely will be determined upon hire.

Experience and Education

• Ph.D. degree with major coursework in field of assignment and no experience required.
• Master’s degree with major coursework in field of assignment and five (5) years laboratory experience, including at least two (2) years at level of Research Associate or equivalent.Organizes laboratory to which assigned; determines work assignments of subordinates, advising them as to techniques, procedures, and equipment to be utilized in solution of work problems; and reviews completed work for professional quality and attainment of desired results.
• Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in field of assignment and six (6) years laboratory experience, including at least two (2) years at level of Research Associate or equivalent.
• PREFERRED: The ideal candidate has experience within public health or clinical research

Job Duties

• Organizes laboratory to which assigned; determines work assignments of subordinates, advising them as to techniques, procedures, and equipment to be utilized in solution of work problems; and reviews completed work for professional quality and attainment of desired results.
• Compiles and evaluates research data; develops new or revised techniques and procedures based upon such data.
• Performs or supervises design, development, or adaptation of equipment or apparatus used in research experiments to obtain desired results.
• Compiles and analyzes results of research assignments, and submits to principal investigator.
• Instructs medical students, graduate students, residents, and other laboratory personnel of lower grade with respect to techniques, procedures, and equipment utilized in research or experiments.
• Confers with industrial, governmental, or other professional groups with respect to progress or results of research assignment.
• Assists principal investigator and other professional personnel in preparation of reports and papers for publication, usually exercising responsibility for writing of particular segment or phase of report or paper.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Certified Medical Assistant (Bilingual)

Certified Medical Assistant (Bilingual) - North Dallas Shared Ministries

Location: Dallas, TX
Job Number:240009Q

Job Summary

Join UT Southwestern as an Ambulatory Certified Medical Office Assistant (CMOA)within our Family Medicine, North Dallas Shared Ministries Clinic and help with our commitment to deliver compassionate care and all-around excellence. As a CMOA, you will support the Family Medicine, North Dallas Shared Ministries by providing excellent patient education for the patient and their families, rooming patients and obtaining vitals and supporting the clinic administratively as well.

At UT Southwestern, the possibilities to advance your career are limitless. We would love the opportunity to have you join the UT Southwestern Family Medicine, North Dallas Shared Ministries Clinic!

Experience and Education

High school diploma or equivalent andCurrent Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through a course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required.

Completion of Medical Assistant training in an approved program, or one (1) year experience patient care in a physician office practice. Medical Assistant certification and maintenance of current certified status obtained through one of the following:

• The American Association of Medical Assistants
• The American Medical Technologists Association
• The National Association for Health Professionals
• The National Center for Competency Testing
• The National Health career Association or American Allied Health.

Job Duties

• Takes, records, and reports patient vital signs using medical equipment; performs procedures of low complexity such as visual acuity, development and/or musculoskeletal screening, POC testing, phlebotomy, EKG testing, and other approved clinic specific diagnostic testing.
• Escorts or transports patients to exam rooms or treatment rooms, or other areas as directed.
• Documents completion of patient care tasks in medical records, and reinforces education provided by the physician or nurse seeking assistance from the nurse or physician as appropriate.
• Confirms appropriate patient consent and authorization forms are signed for research and/or medical treatment.
• Assists in care of patients by preparing exam rooms for patient care, facilitating use of diagnostic equipment, and ensuring availability of needed patient information, such as results of diagnostic exams and medical records.
• Assumes responsibility for weekly autoclave temperature monitoring, POC testing QA, and monthly audit report on compliance as directed by clinic management.
• Serves as preceptor and resource for newly-hired medical assistants and medical assistant externs, actively participating in their integration into the department.
• May perform a variety of administrative/clerical duties, scheduling patient appointments, precertifying procedures, answering patient phones by collecting data to forward to the nurse for triage as directed.
• Inspects equipment and facilities visually and physically to ensure patient safety and proper functioning. Maintains adequate stock of supplies as required for work area.
• May function as a clinic safety officer, verifying each employee’s knowledge of fire safety and the evacuation plan for the work area as directed.
• Maintains current customer service, clinical, and technical skills by attending training programs and procedures. Participates in annual skills competency review.
• May provide occasional working supervision to non-licensed medical and/or clerical office support personnel for clerical functions or other non-clinical activities.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records. 
• Other duties as assigned.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.