Assistant Professor Facial Plastic Surgery

The Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology in the Division of Facial Plastic Surgery is a full-time clinical faculty member who provides comprehensive evidence-based surgical and nonsurgical care to adult and pediatric patients with reconstructive functional congenital traumatic and aesthetic conditions of the face head and neck. The faculty member supports the clinical educational research and service missions of Eastern Virginia Medical School and its affiliated clinical partners.

The position includes outpatient evaluation and longitudinal care operative and perioperative management participation in call and multidisciplinary programs as assigned education and supervision of learners scholarly activity and contribution to divisional and departmental quality access and program-development priorities. The faculty member practices within institutional policies medical staff bylaws applicable law professional standards and the scope of granted clinical privileges.

Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive facial plastic and reconstructive surgery services for adult and pediatric patients including evaluation diagnosis treatment planning operative and nonoperative care perioperative management and longitudinal follow-up.
• Manage conditions that may include facial trauma congenital and acquired deformities facial nerve disorders nasal airway and functional nasal surgery cutaneous malignancy reconstruction scar revision and aesthetic facial procedures consistent with training credentialing and clinical privileges.
• Perform surgical procedures at approved hospitals ambulatory surgery centers and office-based settings; maintain complete timely and accurate medical records orders consent documentation coding support and patient communications.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care clinical conferences and collaboration with pediatric specialists head and neck surgeons dermatologists ophthalmologists oral and maxillofacial surgeons and other partners as appropriate.
• Participate in departmental call coverage and urgent consultation responsibilities as assigned. Promote patient safety quality improvement access service excellence and efficient use of clinical resources.

Teaching and Academic Development

• Teach supervise and assess medical students residents fellows and other learners in clinics operating rooms conferences simulation and other educational settings.
• Provide graduated responsibility and timely constructive feedback while maintaining appropriate supervision and a safe learning environment.
• Contribute to lectures case conferences morbidity and mortality review journal clubs skills laboratories curriculum development recruitment and learner mentoring.
• Participate in faculty development and educational activities and demonstrate progress toward academic advancement under institutional promotion and tenure policies.

Research and Scholarly Activity

• Develop and participate in clinical translational outcomes quality-improvement or educational scholarship aligned with facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and departmental priorities.
• Contribute to study design regulatory submissions ethical conduct of research data interpretation abstracts presentations peer-reviewed publications and dissemination of findings.
• Collaborate with faculty trainees and institutional partners; mentor learners in scholarly projects; and pursue internal or external support when appropriate
• Maintain compliance with institutional review conflict-of-interest research integrity privacy and data-security requirements.

Service Administration and Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in division department school hospital and professional committees and initiatives as assigned.
• Support strategic growth of the Facial Plastic Surgery Division through program development referral relationships community engagement and responsible stewardship of resources.
• Attend required faculty and clinical meetings and contribute to peer review quality initiatives accreditation activities and institutional service.
• Work collegially with faculty staff trainees patients families and community partners. Maintain confidentiality and comply with all EVMS affiliated health-system state and federal policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties consistent with the faculty appointment and assigned by the Division Director or Department Chair.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

* MD or DO degree or equivalent medical degree from an accredited institution.

* Successful completion of an accredited residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

* Successful completion of fellowship training in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery or equivalent advanced training and experience acceptable to the Department.

* Board eligible or board certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

* Eligible for an unrestricted Virginia medical license controlled-substance registration medical staff appointment and clinical privileges at assigned facilities.

* Eligible for appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor under applicable EVMS policies.

* Demonstrated clinical competence in adult and pediatric facial plastic and reconstructive surgery within the candidates scope of training.

* Commitment to excellence in patient care education scholarship professionalism teamwork and an inclusive academic environment.

* Effective written verbal interpersonal and organizational skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* Board certification in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and eligibility for or certification by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as applicable.

* Experience caring for both adult and pediatric patients in an academic medical center or complex multidisciplinary environment.

* Demonstrated interest or experience in facial trauma functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty facial nerve rehabilitation reconstruction after skin cancer or head and neck surgery congenital anomalies or aesthetic facial procedures.

* Evidence of effective teaching and mentoring of medical students residents fellows or other health-professions learners.

* Record of scholarly activity quality improvement presentations publications clinical research or potential to develop an independent or collaborative academic portfolio.

* Experience with program development multidisciplinary collaboration clinical growth or community outreach.