Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Nephrology, Director of Transplantation, Kidney & Pancreas - 501523

University of Toledo•Toledo, OH

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About The Position

UToledo Health and the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences invite applications to the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, for a faculty member serving as Director of Transplantation. The Transplant Nephrologist will provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant candidates and recipients throughout the transplant continuum. The faculty member will join a multidisciplinary transplant program and contribute to clinical excellence, education, scholarship, quality improvement, and program growth, working collaboratively with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, advanced practice providers, coordinators, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, dietitians, histocompatibility specialists, and other institutional partners. The position includes clinical care and transplant program leadership, participation in quality and regulatory activities, teaching and supervision of learners and health professionals, scholarly activity appropriate to faculty rank and track, and service on committees as reasonably assigned.

Requirements

MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.
Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency and Nephrology fellowship, or equivalent training acceptable for institutional credentialing.
Successful completion of an AST-accredited Transplant Nephrology fellowship, or equivalent documented transplant nephrology training and experience satisfying institutional and regulatory requirements.
Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine and Nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, or equivalent certification acceptable to the institution.
Eligibility for an unrestricted Ohio medical license and for hospital medical staff appointment and clinical privileges.
Current DEA registration and required life-support certification by the start date, as applicable.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated clinical expertise in kidney transplantation and management of medically complex transplant recipients.
Record of excellence in teaching, mentorship, scholarship, quality improvement, or program development.
Experience in clinical trials, outcomes research, transplant immunology, or population health.
Leadership experience within a transplant program or interest in progressive leadership responsibility.

Responsibilities

Evaluate kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant candidates, assess medical suitability and immunologic and cardiovascular risk, and optimize candidates before transplantation.
Provide inpatient and outpatient care for transplant recipients, including immediate post-transplant management, long-term graft surveillance, immunosuppression management, infection prevention, and treatment of transplant-related complications.
Participate in evaluation and longitudinal care of living kidney donors in collaboration with the independent living donor team and in accordance with applicable regulatory standards.
Manage complex transplant-related conditions, including delayed graft function, rejection, recurrent kidney disease, post-transplant malignancy, opportunistic infection, and medication-related toxicity.
Participate in transplant nephrology call, ambulatory clinics, multidisciplinary selection conferences, and organ-offer consultation according to the division's coverage model.
Perform or supervise procedures within the physician's training and privileges, potentially including ultrasound-guided native and transplant kidney biopsy.
Coordinate transitions of care with referring nephrologists, dialysis programs, primary care clinicians, and community partners.
Maintain timely and accurate documentation and meet institutional expectations for access, productivity, quality, patient experience, and professional conduct.
Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement, peer review, morbidity and mortality review, protocol development, and analysis of transplant outcomes.
Promote compliance with institutional policies and requirements of CMS, OPTN, UNOS, regulatory agencies, and accrediting bodies.
Collaborate with transplant leadership to review clinical outcomes, wait-list practices, organ acceptance, readmissions, graft and patient survival, and other program metrics.
Advance equitable access to transplantation and foster culturally responsive care for a diverse patient population.
Teach and supervise medical students, residents, nephrology fellows, advanced practice providers, and other health professionals in clinical and didactic settings.
Engage in scholarly activity appropriate to faculty rank and track, such as clinical, translational, health-services, outcomes, or medical education research.
Serve on transplant, hospital, college, department, and division committees as reasonably assigned.

Benefits

403B Traditional or 403B Roth Plan.
403/457 Deferred Compensation Plan.
UTP Pension Plan with employer contribution up to 7.5%.
UT Academic Pension Plan.
Eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage through the University of Toledo.
Over 9 weeks of paid time off, inclusive of vacation, holiday, and sick time.
University of Toledo Tuition Fee Waiver Program for employees and dependents.
Long-term and short-term disability.
CME and travel allowance.
DEA waiver and licensure cost coverage.
UTP opts out of FICA, reducing the employee's payroll taxes.