Baylor Scott & White Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Respond promptly to inpatient and emergency department urology consults.
• • Perform complete assessments, formulate management plans, and communicate recommendations to referring teams.
• • Prioritize consults based on clinical urgency and patient acuity.
• • Provide comprehensive care for patients admitted under the Urology service, including initial evaluation, diagnosis, and daily management.
• • Conduct daily rounds on postoperative and medical urology inpatients, adjusting treatment plans as clinically indicated.
• • Manage acute urologic conditions such as urinary retention, hematuria, nephrolithiasis, infections, and urologic trauma.
• • Coordinate preoperative optimization and postoperative recovery for surgical patients.
• • Evaluate and manage urgent urologic issues in consultation with the Emergency Department and other inpatient teams.
• • Perform bedside and minor urologic procedures such as catheter placements/exchanges, bladder irrigations, nephrostomy and stent management, and cystoscopy (if credentialed).
• • Assist or independently perform surgical procedures in the operating room as assigned, depending on departmental needs and credentials.
• • Ensure appropriate pre-procedure evaluation and post-procedure care.
• • Collaborate closely with the Urology attending team, advanced practice providers, residents, nursing staff, and ancillary services.
• • Participate in multidisciplinary rounds to ensure coordinated patient care.
• • Communicate effectively and compassionately with patients and families regarding diagnoses, procedures, and treatment plans.
• • Complete timely and accurate documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR), including admission notes, progress notes, operative reports, and discharge summaries.
• • Coordinate discharge planning, ensuring clear follow-up and outpatient continuity of care.
• • Adhere to institutional protocols, billing documentation standards, and compliance requirements.
• • Participate in outpatient Transition Care Management (TCM) clinics as needed/required by the service line and facility for quality outcomes.
• • Participate in the education and supervision of residents, medical students, and other trainees.
• • Engage in quality improvement, patient safety, and peer-review initiatives within the department.
• • Maintain current clinical knowledge through continuing medical education and evidence-based practice.
• • Contribute to departmental meetings, rounds, and case discussions.