PMR - Transplant Prehab

University of Pittsburgh•Pittsburgh, PA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are seeking a full-time physiatrist (MD/DO) who specializes in Transplant Prehabilitation to join our growing department. The candidate will help to establish an effective prehabilitative program within the department, with key responsibilities including frailty assessment, team leadership and communication and coordination during the listing process. The faculty member will have the opportunity to interact with a dynamic and growing community of clinicians and scientists interested in prehabilitation transplant care within the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The successful candidate must have an interest in both inpatient, consultative, and outpatient management of patients facing solid organ transplant and medical frailty/general rehabilitation needs. We offer opportunities for teaching, research and administrative leadership.

Requirements

Board certified/eligible in PM&R.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong communication skills.
Strong teaching skills.
Strong leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated scholarly productivity in research, teaching, and/or administrative leadership and service (for Associate Professor level).
Ability to demonstrate the attainment of superior stature and national/international reputation in their field of knowledge (for Full Professor level).
Evidence of scholarly productivity, including teaching and academic service, publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals, and a history of successful funding acquisition (for tenure stream).
Outstanding record of sustained independent scholarship across the various activities listed above (for conferral of tenure).

Responsibilities

Establish an effective prehabilitative program within the department.
Frailty assessment.
Team leadership.
Communication and coordination during the listing process.
Inpatient, consultative, and outpatient management of patients facing solid organ transplant and medical frailty/general rehabilitation needs.
Teaching.
Research.
Administrative leadership.