Job Description
Job Title:
Anesthesiology - Harris Health (Assistant Professor)
Division:
Anesthesiology
Work Arrangement:
Location:
Houston, TX
Salary Range:
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Work Schedule:
Summary
The Department of Anesthesiology is currently seeking an Assistant Professor.
Job Highlights:
- Provide Clinical Anesthesia Services in accordance with licensure, certification, and facility policies
- Provide Clinical Instruction to SRNAs
- Assist Program Director in the coordination and administrative oversight for all aspects of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program-Nurse Anesthesia.
- Participate in the recruitment, selection and admission of all applicants
- Develop and implement curriculum as assigned by the Program Director
- Assist in the development of program policies and procedures
- Represents program at local, state and national meetings
- Direct and participate in all aspects of student education
Job Duties
- Provides clinical anesthesia services.
- Participates in the development, evaluation, and revision of philosophy, goals, and objectives.
- Participates in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of policies and procedures for the students and faculty.
- Ensures adherence to policies and procedures outlined in the DNP Administrative Manual.
- Assists in the ongoing evaluation process to assure program compliance with the standards of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
- Assists the Program Director, as assigned, in the preparation of all necessary reports and studies to maintain program accreditation.
- Assists in the recruitment, selection, and admission of all applicants.
- Facilitates the professional growth and development of students.
- Counsels students, making appropriate referrals when indicated.
- Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises didactic and clinical curricula as assigned by the Program Director.
- Serves as course director and instructor for selected didactic courses as assigned.
- Represents the DNP Program on committees as assigned.
- Maintains communication with the Program Director.
- Maintains communication and coordinates appropriate activities with other hospital and college departments as assigned.
- Conducts and documents on-site reviews of affiliate clinical sites when assigned.
- Serves as a clinical instructor to students.
- Serves as resource person to students and other health care professionals in the medical center.
- Represents Baylor College of Medicine, the Department of Anesthesiology and the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program-Nurse Anesthesia at all appropriate local, state, and national professional meetings.
- Maintains active membership and participation in professional organizations at the local, state, and national level.
- Performs other duties as required or requested by the Program Director.
Minimum Qualifications
- Registered Nurse licensure by the Texas Board of Nursing.
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure by the Texas Board of Nursing.
- Certification/Recertification as a Nurse Anesthetist by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists.
- Documented current competency in basic life support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
- Holds an earned graduate degree, doctorate preferred, from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
- Currently active in clinical anesthesia practice.
- Effective interpersonal and leadership skills are necessary to foster productive working relationships.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Possess basic skills required to effectively use computers including electronic communication media.
- Active member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Essential Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit or stand for several hours in a classroom or meeting setting
- Ability to move, manipulate, and safely operate anesthesia equipment during the administration of all types of anesthesia to all sizes of patients.
- Ability to adjust work schedule to meet varying demands.
Requisition ID:
22955