Transplant Surgeon (Abdominal Transplant Fellowship) — Locum Tenens

Quick Facts

• Role: Transplant Surgeon (kidney transplant) — part-time locum tenens
• Coverage: One Friday–Friday block per month
• Responsibilities: 24-hour on-call for kidney organ offers, inpatient transplant surgery coverage, rounding, and post-operative management
• Patient population: 100% adults
• EMR: Epic / Phoenix

Description

Provide 24-hour kidney transplant call and inpatient surgical coverage during an ongoing monthly block. Duties include reviewing kidney transplant offers, performing kidney transplants when organs become available, rounding on inpatient transplant patients as needed, and managing post-operative care including complications and infections.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour on-call coverage for kidney organ offers
• Review and evaluate kidney transplant offers
• Perform kidney transplants as organs become available
• Round on current inpatient transplant patients as needed
• Provide postoperative management for patients on the hospital service
• Manage post-transplant complications and infections

Requirements

• MD or DO
• General Surgery Board Certified or Board Eligible
• Completion of an Abdominal Transplant Surgery fellowship
• Minimum 1 year of experience
• Active Pennsylvania medical license (IMLC accepted)
• DEA required
• ACLS and BLS required

Benefits

• Ongoing part-time locum tenens assignment: one week of coverage per month