ABDOMINAL TRANSPLANT SURGEON/SURGICAL DIRECTOR OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION University of Pittsburgh Physicians located at U. S. Steel Tower, 57 th Floor, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, seeks a Abdominal Transplant Surgeon/Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation to focus on kidney procedures (living and deceased donors), provide pre- and post-operative care of transplant patients, which includes medical and surgical management, medical evaluation and selection of recipients, critical care management, and addressing medical and surgical complications, manage multidisciplinary rounds with the inpatient team, provide outpatient clinical services to scheduled patients (living kidney donors and transplant recipients), review and respond to organ offers via the DonorNet system, and oversee the coordination of a deceased donor transplant when on call at UPMC Hamot, 201 State Street, Erie, PA 16550, UPMC Presbyterian, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213, UPMC Shadyside, 5230 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15232, and UPMC Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, One Children s Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15224.
The surgical director of kidney transplantation will provide clinical and administrative leadership in the continued growth and development of the transplant program, ensuring quality outcomes and compliance with all applicable regulatory and compliance agencies, lead clinical operations for the kidney transplant program, both pre- and post-transplant, including supervision of physicians, APPs, nursing, and support staff, lead kidney, transplant candidate triage, assessments, selection, and waitlist management, lead review and development of clinical pathways and protocols related to kidney transplant, responsible for team and faculty meetings and providing routine communications to all stakeholders on program updates and key accomplishments, provide clinical leadership and strategic direction to the Adult Kidney transplant program in collaboration with the Medical Director and Transplant Administrator including regular review and evaluation of volume, quality, and outcomes, participates in the quality assurance performance improvement program activities including clinical dashboards and site visits by regulatory bodies, collaborates with the Director of Transplant Quality and Performance Excellence on data driven QI/PI initiatives for the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs, participate in budgetary planning as requested by administration and collaborate on marketing efforts to support continued growth, lead the development and review of clinical protocols within the STI based national and international guidelines to clinical care and improved patient outcomes, develop and implement in conjunction with transplant medicine, nursing, administration and medical staff, patient care policies and procedures deem appropriate for patients with liver disease, pre- and post-transplant, assume responsibility for direct patient care when medically necessary under emergent conditions, provide oversight to the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program including monitoring of curriculum, educational goals and objectives in accordance with the American Society of Transplant Surgery guidelines, assist in the development of a continuing education program for the staff, provide strategic direction in defining access to the kidney transplant services at other UPMC Hospitals in a manner consistent with and supportive of the Hospital's mission and strategic goals, assess the cost effectiveness of the Kidney Transplant program and recommend methods by which the most economical use of equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals can be assured without compromising the medical necessities of treatment, participate and provide leadership in peer review, corrective action, and other matters involving compliance of all Transplant Surgery faculty with Medical Staff and Hospital Bylaws, Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures, participate as a member of the routine Transplant QAPI meetings and help facilitate the work of the Transplant Quality Program, work with Hospital and Department Administration to promote and obtain adequate reimbursement for Hospital and Physician transplant nephrology services from third party payers, lead optimization of EMR utility for transplant care and regulatory compliance, and direct marketing and outreach efforts for Kidney Transplant program. Requires travel to worksites within 160 miles.
Requires a Medical Degree or its equivalent or its foreign equivalent, must have completed an ASTS approved Transplant Surgery fellowship, and must have a valid, unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license. Apply by following these steps; visit and enter 250000YU in the Search Keyword/Job ID field and click Go. EOE.