Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Nursing or an advanced degree in Biomedical discipline with 5-7 years related experience Board certified or eligible by ABAT, board cert-ABMT/ABMS in med toxicology or aTexas licensed/eligible M.D.JOB DESCRIPTION:To provide administrative direction and technical guidance in the management of the functions of the poison center.
Salary Range
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Specific Job Related Duties
Scope: UTMB Galveston and 28 counties in Southeast Texas and also rollover/backup for the State of Texas
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Maintains the operational functions of the Poison Center to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
- Provides leadership and oversees the management of the clinical, educational, and administrative support staff.
- Develops and manages all aspects of department budget including preparation, submission, maintenance, audits, and reporting.
- Responsible for the recruitment, retention, training and development of the full staff to include, but not limited to: interviews/hiring, performance appraisals, salary changes, reclassifications, and discipline.
- Provides for the care and maintenance of equipment and oversees the purchase of new capital equipment.
- Provides prevention and treatment education to professional and lay audiences.
- Provides lectures and presentations in toxicology to healthcare professional students, residents and fellows.
- Serves as preceptor of clinical rotations and clerkships for healthcare professional students, residents and fellows in the poison center
- Consults with clinical staff on difficult poisoning cases.
- Responsible for some direct answering of poisoning inquiries into the Center.
- Establishes and refines quality improvement/quality assurance initiatives.
- Identifies appropriate internal controls for department; provides mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance.
- Performs related duties as needed or requested by higher management
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism.
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Effective presentation skills.
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Ability to develop, organize, and accomplish goals.
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Ability to analyze/evaluate data and make appropriate recommendations/decisions.
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Leadership and management skills to direct and guide others appropriately.
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Preparation and analysis of operating budgets and capital equipment evaluation.
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Effective problem-solving skills.
Closing Statement
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Equal Employment Opportunity
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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