McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is seeking a board-certified Breast Imager for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

McGovern Medical School primarily provides imaging services at Memorial Hermann Hospital(MMH)-Texas Medical Center and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital. The Breast Imaging Section performs mammograms, breast ultrasound and MRI, Image-guided breast biopsies, and wire localizations. The Breast Imaging section faculty perform a total of approximately 26,444 examinations and procedures per year. This position requires clinical patient care and teaching of our residents and medical students.

The selected candidate will contribute to the department’s mission to educate health science professionals and model the best practices in clinical care and public health through research, teaching, clinical service, administrative activities, and other services.

Position Key Accountabilities:

The faculty in Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging will provide direct patient care and supervision and teaching of medical students and residents in clinic and hospital settings. 

• Developing and sustaining an environment in the patient care units that support excellence and innovation in clinical practice and patient care through assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and standards that support positive patient care outcomes to include excellent risk-adjusted outcomes.

• Performing a variety of staff management functions including the interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and terminating of assigned management, clinical, and support staff.

• Facilitating, reviewing, and approving the budget for UTHealth Houston and Surgery Services, including estimates of future personnel and equipment needs; ensuring that hospital resources are optimally utilized through participation in strategic planning and financial budgeting processes, and development of practices that achieve specific objectives and resolution of unfavorable performance variances; providing leadership and implementing strategies to provide cost-effective quality care.

• Providing coaching, mentoring, support, and consultation to clinical managers, attending physicians, research personnel, colleagues, and clinical staff.

• Serving as a role model in professional behavior and leadership skills, problem-solving ability, and interpersonal skills

• Delegating authority and accountability to clinical & nursing staff for clinical practice and patient care decisions that are consistent with professional standards, regulatory agencies, and organizational policies and procedures.

• Identifying patient and family needs of the populations served; recommending and/or developing new programs and services to meet those needs; assuring that age-specific equipment, supplies, and educational resources are available for assigned units/services.

• Collaborating with UTHealth Houston and hospital administration and physicians to identify future opportunities, and define the direction of department services; developing, and implementing plans to achieve identified goals, including OR efficiency, productivity, and patient throughput targets across the care continuum.

• Maintaining an ongoing departmental Quality Improvement Plan and process consistent with the organizational Quality Management Plan; developing and implementing unit-specific standards, policies, and procedures that guide and support the provision of care and services; continuously assessing and improving assigned departments' performance while enhancing service.

• Reviewing appropriate financial reports and making appropriate modifications in UTHealth Houston and MHH to reduce costs associated with supplies, staffing, and service agreements and/or identify sound alternatives for purchasing equipment and supplies.

• Participating in and/or chairing committees, work groups, and meetings as appropriate.

• Assuring interdisciplinary performance improvement programs are active, maintained, and ongoing. Following up to ensure that complaints have been satisfactorily handled. Collaborating to maintain a focus on providing excellent clinical services