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Job description
Physician - Kidney Transplant Surgeon
The Richmond VA Medical Center is a level 1a 349-bed facility offering primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, intermediate care, acute and sustaining spinal cord injury, skilled nursing home care, and palliative care. There are four community-based outpatient clinics located in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Emporia and Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and a strong affiliation with the Medical College of Virginia. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
The duties and responsibilities of the Physician - Kidney Transplant Surgeon:
Provides a full range of kidney transplant surgical services including assessment, evaluation, listing, operative care, and postoperative management.
Performs deceased donor and living donor kidney transplant evaluations.
Performs kidney transplant surgery, donor nephrectomy (if credentialed), back-table preparation, and surgical management of complications.
Participates effectively in multidisciplinary transplant team meetings, waitlist reviews, and care planning conferences.
Orders diagnostic tests, interprets results, and makes appropriate clinical decisions for transplant patients.
Ensures compliance with Joint Commission, OPTN/UNOS, VA policies, VISN standards, and mandatory documentation requirements.
Fulfills all transplant-specific credentialing and privileging requirements.
Provides 24/7 transplant surgical on-call coverage, including emergent response to organ offers.
Participates in performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives, including UNOS-required quality activities.
Provides leadership guidance and clinical expertise to transplant program staff.
Supervises and teaches surgical residents, fellows, and medical trainees assigned to the transplant service.
Serves as a consultant to staff, APPs, and other clinicians in developing and implementing transplant care plans.
Completes all medical documentation required by the medical center and regulatory entities in a timely manner
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Worksite address
richmond, VA, 23214, US
Who can apply
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