Palliative Care - Assistant Professor/Clinical
🔍 San Antonio
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- Faculty
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- School of Medicine
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- 24001169 Requisition #
Assistant Professor/Clinical, Non-Tenure Track
Department of Pediatrics – Palliative Care Physician
The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Palliative Care, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is seeking a full-time Pediatric Palliative Care Physician to join our faculty as an Assistant Professor/Clinical in the Non-Tenure Track.
The Pediatric Palliative Care Team provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient palliative care at the affiliated academic hospital University Health. The pediatric team partners with the adult team to provide robust services from prenatal through young adult. We are Joint Commission accredited in palliative care and received a Circle of Life award from the AHA in 2019. The Complex and Palliative Pediatric service line includes five physicians, nurse coordinators, perinatal coordinators, chaplain, child life therapist, social workers, dieticians, and team managers. Team values include innovative, meaningful patient care; the joy of teamwork; and personal well-being. The team has a high consult penetrance in all hospital service lines and collaborates with the primary care complex care medical home. The physicians provide hospice care through an affiliated hospice. A new Women’s and Children’s Hospital opened in 2023 to accommodate San Antonio’s rapidly growing population.
We are seeking a physician to provide primarily inpatient pediatric and perinatal palliative care. This provider will split time with the other Palliative Providers to lead the interdisciplinary inpatient pediatric team. The physician will supervise eight adult-focused palliative fellows as they rotate on pediatrics as well as one pediatric-focused palliative fellow. The clinical service provides consultative care to children with complex, chronic life-limiting conditions, and those at the end of life. The program focuses on Perinatal Diagnoses and Children with Medical Complexity. The program cares for children and their families with a wide array of clinical conditions including genetic disorders, severe trauma, neuromuscular disorders, complex multi-system conditions, congenital heart disorders, transplant recipients, technology-dependency, and cancer. The provider will coordinate the care of complex care patients admitted to the hospital and will facilitate the transition of care during admission or discharge. The addition of this position will allow the expansion of outpatient services.
Additional responsibilities include teaching pediatric residents and medical students in the clinical setting and contributing to the educational, research, and service missions of the Division, Department, and Institution. Scholarly activity is highly encouraged; program development, quality improvement, and research opportunities are available. The candidate must be board-certified / eligible in Palliative Care by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
UT Health San Antonio offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive insurance package, and a generous retirement plan.
Interested individuals should apply online at https://wp.uthscsa.edu/careers/ for position #24001169.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits. Life Employees receive $40,000 of group term life insurance and $40,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each fiscal year.
FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
