Medical Director, Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Program - Academic Clinician

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Division of Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks an Associate or Full Professor for a non-tenure academic clinician position. The role provides clinical, operational, and regulatory leadership for the adult Kidney Transplant Program, in partnership with the Surgical Director and Penn Transplant Institute leadership. The Medical Director will advance patient safety, access to transplantation, organ utilization, and program growth.

Clinical work may include evaluating and managing kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant candidates and recipients, and living kidney donor candidates, in outpatient settings, as well as attending on the inpatient kidney transplant service. Teaching may include instruction and supervision of nephrology and transplant nephrology fellows, internal medicine residents, and medical students across inpatient transplant, consult, and outpatient clinic settings. The academic clinician track requires 100 credits per year of active, high-quality teaching.

The Division is a collaborative academic and clinical environment with more than 50 faculty and ACGME-accredited general nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowships. Its clinical areas include general nephrology, dialysis, transplant nephrology, glomerular disease, rare and inherited kidney disease, polycystic kidney disease, onconephrology, neuroendocrine tumor, and hypertension. Penn performed the region's first kidney transplant in 1966, and the Penn Transplant Institute is the region's largest transplant center. Rank will be commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent degree.
• Board certification in Nephrology.
• Must meet OPTN/UNOS criteria to serve as a primary kidney transplant physician.
• Experience working with advanced practice providers, transplant coordinators, and trainees.
• Experienced transplant nephrologist with strong leadership skills.
• Commitment to patient-centered care, equitable access to transplantation, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• The academic clinician track requires 100 credits per year of active and high-quality teaching.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the clinical, operational, and regulatory responsibilities of the Kidney Transplant Program in partnership with the Surgical Director and Penn Transplant Institute leadership.
• Advance program goals related to patient safety, access to transplant, organ utilization, and program growth.
• Provide stewardship of waitlist management and selection committee processes.
• Lead or oversee quality and performance improvement and compliance with OPTN/UNOS, CMS, and SRTR requirements.
• Serve as an internal and external spokesperson for the program.
• Participate in transplant-related clinical and administrative meetings.
• Evaluate and manage kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant candidates and recipients, and living kidney donor candidates, in outpatient settings.
• Attend on the inpatient kidney transplant service.
• Teach and supervise nephrology and transplant nephrology fellows, internal medicine residents, and medical students.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree