Transplant Surgeon
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Surgery-Transplant
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
9/25/24
Job Quick Facts:
• Specialty: Transplant Surgery
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Facility Location: Burlington VT
• Service Setting: Inpatient
• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
• Coverage Period: Dec 23, 2024 - Ongoing
• Shifts Needed to be Filled:
- Dec 23 - Jan 6
- Feb 22 - Mar 2
• Coverage Type: Call Only
• Call Schedule: 24-hr call
- No block time in OR
• Patient Volume: Varies
• Rounding Included: Yes
• Specialty Backup: Anesthesiologists
• Mid-level in Practice: NP who does first assist in OR, rounds IP & completes discharges.
• Support Staff: Surgical techs in OR, Transplant Administrator, Transplant Coordinators (all BSNs), Transplant Multidisc team as required by CMS; NP available (IP)
• Duties:
- Transplant Call, screening/accepting/declining deceased donor kidneys
- Collaborate w/ the on-call Transplant Coordinator to bring transplant candidate in for potential transplant
- Rounding on transplant patients in the hospital less than 90 days from transplant in collaboration w/ the Transplant Nephrologist.
- Collaborate w/ IP staff, Tx Nephrologist & Tx NP can assist w/ IP throughput (Transplant admin & coordinators can assist in navigating transplant candidate throughout. Coordinators call patients in for transplants but do not triage sick calls on acute transplant.
• Required Procedures:
- Kidney Transplant w/o Recipient Nephrectomy
- Preferred: Lap donor nephrectomy
• Trauma Level: I
• EMR: Epic
• Other Info:
- Locum is welcome to attend the weekly Selection Committee meeting.
- Locum does not need to supervise NP.
• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements:
• VT License
• BC/BE
• ASTS Certified (Transplant Surgery)
• BLS, ACLS