Transplant Physician - Open Rank- Assistant, Associate, Professor

Transplant Physician - Open Rank- Assistant, Associate, Professor -33051Faculty

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department : Medicine- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension

Job Title : Transplant Physician - Open Rank- Assistant, Associate, Professor

Position # : 00653500 Requisition # : 33051

Job Summary :

The University of Colorado Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension and the Colorado Center for Transplantation Care, Research and Education (CCTCARE), located at the Anschutz Medical Campus, is recruiting a fellowship-trained and board-certified transplant nephrologist to join our expanding multidisciplinary transplant program.

CCTCARE is a unique, multi-disciplinary transplantation center that closely integrates basic, translational, and clinical research with education and training programs.

The successful applicant would be able to work with a comprehensive team including surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurse coordinators, pharmacists, and social workers.

CCTCARE performs over 450 abdominal transplants annually with approximately 300 kidney transplants per year, including a growing living donor transplant program working in collaboration with Children’s Hospital Colorado.

The successful candidate will have completed training in Nephrology with further specific training in Transplant Nephrology.

The candidate should exhibit strong clinical proficiency in kidney transplantation care, while maintaining an unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest quality patient care.

Research engagement in diverse areas is also highly sought after; such as clinical trials, utilization of artificial intelligence or big data, equitable care or any other research program related to transplant nephrology.

Educational engagement includes teaching and mentoring medical students through fellows.There are unique opportunities to grow clinical medicine and research and have the opportunity to practice in one of the largest solid organ transplant programs nationwide.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine is an excellent choice for the candidate who is seeking a career in a world-class academic medical center.

The University strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication, and understanding.

The successful candidate will be joining the University of Colorado Department of Medicine.The Department of Medicine includes 1,300+ physicians, 300+ APPs, and 850 research and administrative staff, and over 500 residents and fellows.

The Department of Medicine includes a nationally recognized researchers, educators, and clinicians in 14 divisions.

Key Responsibilities :

• Clinical responsibilities will include all phases of kidney transplantation including review of patient’s referrals, pre-transplant consult visits and transplant evaluation, waitlist visits and management, perioperative management of new kidney transplant recipients, practice specific procedural care and management of the kidney transplant inpatient service, performing kidney transplant biopsies and clinics at a regional site.
• Academic responsibilities include teaching learners in the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension continuing professional education, fellowship program activities, internal medicine residency experiences in nephrology, and medical school courses.
• Research responsibilities will include engaging in active collaborative and mutidisplinary clinical research.
• Administrative duties include managing community relationships, directing donor and candidate selection meeting, quality improvement initiatives, and community service.

Candidate will also take donor call and will be responsible for helping to train organ procurement coordinators and assisting OPO with kidney donor policies and management protocols.

• The successful candidate will participate in professional, and university service appropriate to the Faculty rank to support the academic mission of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
• A key responsibility will be working in a collegial relationship with other Faculty members in the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension and the CCTCARE.

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