Description:

The Clinical Post Doctoral Fellow is a post doctoral trainee who possesses, understands, and applies advanced clinical knowledge within a defined area of specialization. The position is clinically focused and designed to provide advanced training through direct patient care, clinical and surgical procedures (as applicable), clinical and laboratory instruction, and clinically oriented research and scholarly activity. The role prepares fellows for independent clinical practice, academic clinical appointments, or advanced clinical leadership roles.

1. Provides direct patient care in assigned clinical settings under appropriate supervision, with progressive autonomy consistent with training level and demonstrated competency.
2. Performs advanced diagnostic, therapeutic, and management procedures, including surgical and perioperative care when applicable and within licensure and credentialing requirements.
3. Serves as an attending clinician or preceptor in clinical and laboratory instructional settings; supervises, instructs, and evaluates students, residents, or other trainees.
4. Participates in clinical teaching activities, including case?based instruction, clinical conferences, workshops, seminars, journal clubs, and grand rounds.
5. Engages in clinically focused research and scholarly activity, including clinical trials, outcomes research, quality improvement initiatives, and preparation of presentations or manuscripts related to patient care.
6. Collaborates with faculty mentors and program leadership to meet defined clinical competency milestones and educational objectives of the fellowship program.
7. Maintains accurate and timely clinical documentation in compliance with institutional policies, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
8. Participates in programmatic, community?based, or outreach clinical activities as required by the fellowship.
9. Exercises professional judgment and ethical decision?making appropriate to a post?doctoral clinical training role; seeks consultation for complex clinical situations.
10. Performs other job?related duties as assigned.

This is a one-year clinical post-doctoral training program in the College of Optometry Corneal and Contact Lens service.
Candidate must have a Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree and must be able to practice in Texas.
Preferred qualifications:
• Interest in academic optometry and clinical education
• Comfort with data management and documentation
• Prior abstract presentations or peer-reviewed publications preferred but not required
• Interest in ocular surface disease, specialty lenses, myopia management, or corneal disease research
• Experience mentoring students or serving as a teaching assistant
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, and presentation software

MQ: Education: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.