Transplant Surgery Physician Job in Westmoreland County, PA

Join Progressive Transplant Team in Central PA

Pennsylvania based medical group is seeking an Associate Surgical Director of Transplant Surgery to develop and grow the Kidney Transplant Program in Central Pennsylvania.  

Job Features

• Associate Surgical Director, Transplant Surgery (Transplant Physicians-Gen Surg)
• This opportunity offers an experienced surgical candidate the ability to join a growing team and program. 
• This position involves direct and indirect surgical patient care. 
• The ideal candidate will bring five to eight years? experience working in kidney transplant surgery at a UNOS-approved transplant program.
• This surgeon will collaborate and coordinate the care of transplant patients and living donor patients with transplant staff, referring physicians and primary care physicians.  
• As a valued member of the team, the Associate Surgical Director will work closely with the Transplant Administrator and Program Director, to identify and achieve goals of the Department. 
• Actively promotes growth of the transplant program
• Participates in strategic planning process
• Oversees clinical and administrative aspects of the program
• Provides high quality patient care
• Co-chairs transplant program's QAPI process
• Participates in and provides teaching and supervision of residents when assigned to the program
• Performs transplant surgery, laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy, general surgery, patient management (inpatient and outpatient basis) in addition to transplant consultations on inpatients within the health system
• Develops an outpatient practice in general surgery
• Provides on-call coverage to the Transplant Program, with night and weekend call on a rotating basis with other transplant physicians
• Performs deceased donor organ procurement surgeries for local organ procurement organization based on established call schedule  
• Assists in quality assurance activities in relation to transplant care. 
• Supports the Director of Transplant Services in the financial management of the practice including, but not limited to charging and diagnoses appropriate to the level of care provided
• Develops strong, supportive, and collaborative relationships with referring physicians
• Promotes goals of UPMC Pinnacle and is a positive representative of the health system
• Board-certified in General Surgery
• Completed an American Society of Transplantation Fellowship Program
• Not-for-profit system cares for more than 1.2 million area residents yearly, providing life-saving emergency care, essential primary care and leading-edge diagnostic services. 

Compensation/Benefits

• This is a full-time, salaried position which rotates weekly coverage of the in-patient service including on-call responsibilities. 
• Competitive base salary plus incentive bonus based on quality goals
• Health, life and disability insurance
• Medical malpractice insurance
• Defined contribution plan; 403(b) plan with employer match
• Professional dues
• CME time
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Relocation Allowance

Location

• Located in South Central Pennsylvania

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