Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, McGovern Medical School

McGovern Medical SchoolatUTHealth Houston,a leading academic health center, is seeking faculty members to join a dynamic group of physiatrists in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In partnership withTIRR Memorial HermannandMemorial Hermann Hospital System, consistently ranked among the best rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. News and World Report.

The department provides a range of clinical, academic, and administrative opportunities.The selected candidatewill play an integral role in fulfilling the department’s mission to deliver exceptional rehabilitative services through innovation in clinical care and the advancement of knowledge that promotes recovery, functional restoration, and meaningful community participation for individuals with functional limitations due to injury or disease.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Promoting collaborative efforts across health-related disciplines, supporting patient advocacy, and training future care providers and leaders in patient care and research.
• Teaching rehabilitation residents, fellows, medical students, and physical therapy students
• Developing and sustaining an environment in the patient care units that supports excellence and innovation in clinical practice and patient care through assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and standards that support positive patient care outcomes, including excellent risk-adjusted outcomes, and serving as a role model in professional behavior and leadership skills, problem-solving ability, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications:

• Board Certified inPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Texas Medical License or ability to obtain a Texas Medical License
• Outstanding clinical, interpersonal, and communication skills and excellent administrative and organizational abilities
• Commitment to excellence, discovery, and service.