**POSITION TITLE:** Clinical Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment **DEPARTMENT:** Head and Neck Surgery **DIVISION:** Surgery **REPORTS TO:** Department Chair **MISSION STATEMENT** The mission of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public. **FUNCTION** This is a faculty position responsible to the Chairman of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery who reports to the Head of the Division of Surgery. **SCOPE:** Provides care management and an appropriate teaching environment for fellows, residents and students in the specialty of head and neck surgery. **CORE VALUES** Caring Behaviors • Courtesy: Is respectful and courteous to each other at all times • Friendliness/Teamwork: Promotes and rewards teamwork; Is sensitive to the concerns of our patients and our co-workers Integrity Behaviors • Reliability: Communicates frequently, honestly and openly • Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for practicing our values • Safety: Notices a safety concern and brings it to someone's attention; Models safe behaviors (wears badge, washes hands, keeps work area clean and orderly); Mitigates risk to the institution through sound business practices Discovery Behaviors • Responsiveness: By his/her actions, creates an environment of trust; Encourages learning, creativity and new ideas • Personal Leadership/Self-Initiative: Helps others to identify and solve problems; seeks personal growth and enables others to do so **KEY FUNCTIONS** I . Clinical A. Practice clinical surgery in an exemplary manner in standards set forth by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, and the American College of Surgeons, properly balanced with other academic activities. 1. Develop and maintain a clinical head and neck surgery practice for head and neck surgical patients referred to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. a. Provide physician staffing for the outpatient head and neck surgery clinic and the inpatient head and neck service at a level commensurate of that which would be provided by other head and neck surgeons with the same level of training and experience. This will include having the mental and physical dexterity required for performing complex surgical operations on patients afflicted with head and neck disease. b. Visually review for proper CPT coding and approve all surgical procedure charge documents within 5 working days. c. Complete patient documentation for medical records within time frames provided by institutional policy. Will require dictating in a clear and concise manner, and visual review of documents. d. Correspond as appropriate in writing or in telephone conversations with referring physicians regarding patient care and treatment. e. Keep abreast of current approaches in the management of patients through attendance at continuing education conferences in the specialty. This will require listening to and assimilating information from the conferences. f. Request appropriate medical consultations for head and neck patients by phone conversations or in writing to other physicians. 2. Provide a role model in head and neck surgery as a practitioner for faculty, fellows and residents and students rotating on the service. 3. Provide peer review for assessing the clinical practice of faculty within the Department. II. Administration A. Serve on institutional and hospital committees as requested by attending appropriate meetings which may include walking to each meeting site. Listen to deliberations and provide verbal feedback as necessary. Visually review all documents pertaining to committee functions. materials for the specific graduate curriculum in head and neck surgery and the head and neck sciences. 2. Develop and implement specific continuing education programs pertaining to head and neck surgery. Analyze continuing education needs and, using a dictating machine or a computer and keyboard, develop continuing education programs. 3. Attend and participate in Division/Department teaching and continuing education conferences which requires verbal interaction with colleagues and walking to meeting locations throughout the campus. III. Service A. Represent the Department of Head and Neck Surgery in local, regional, state, and national matters pertaining to the field of head and neck surgery. Will require traveling to sites outside of the Houston area and, upon return, disseminating the information obtained or learned by verbally or in writing sharing with department colleagues. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html Additional Information + Requisition ID: 173974 + Employee Status: Regular + Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 0 + Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 0 + Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 0 + FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay + Work Location: Hybrid Onsite/Remote + Science Jobs: No \#LI-Hybrid