Instructor or higher - (Ultrasound)

Requisition ID #: 41070BR

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking physicians in the area of emergency medicine with a successful completion of an advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography fellowship or experience in emergency medicine ultrasonography to become part of its team of professionals. The TTUHSC El Paso Department of Emergency Medicine staffs the emergency room of University Medical Center of El Paso, a Level I Trauma Center with approximately 60,000 visits annually.

Major/Essential Functions:

1. Supervises residents and medical students in a clinical setting
2. Provides performance evaluations, skill testing, and mentoring of residents, fellows, and medical students
3. Participates in resident and faculty recruitment
4. Attends and participates in morbidity-mortality and journal clubs
5. Provides patient care in the Emergency Department
6. Serves as medical control physician for El Paso EMS while on duty in the Emergency Department
7. Assists the Department Chair with the implementation of departmental policies and monitoring staffing effectiveness
8. Engages in advancement of scientific knowledge through research and/or scholarship
9. Engages in clinical quality improvement initiatives
10. Ensures compliance with HIPAA and billing regulations
11. Adheres to institutional and departmental policies and procedures
12. Serves the academic community through participation in institutional governance such as committee work, emergency medicine professional organizations, and other administrative duties
13. Contributes to the community through academically-related public service complementary to the institutional mission
14. Demonstrates professionalism in accordance with the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine's Declaration of Faculty Professional Responsibility
15. Upholds and promotes the values-based culture of TTUHSC El Paso

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience with education of residents and medical students
2. Evidence or growth in clinical, teaching and research activities related to the specialty
3. Knowledge of medical Spanish
4. ACLS/PALS/ATLS certifications
5. Board certification in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine for the rank of assistant professor or higher
6. Focused practice designation in advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography by the American Board of Emergency Medicine
7. Established or emerging regional or national reputation for the rank of associate professor or higher

Required Qualifications:

1. M.D. or D.O. degree
2. Successful completion of ACGME-accredited residency program in emergency medicine
3. Successful completion of advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography fellowship training or experience in emergency medicine ultrasonography with evidence of a minimum of 200 reviewed scans
4. Texas medical license or eligible for medical licensure in the State of Texas

Application Instructions

Please apply online at the TTUHSC El Paso - El Paso Careers for this position.  We look forward to hearing from you!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.