Surgical Director of Abdominal Transplant - St. Joseph's Hospital - Tampa, Florida
About The Position
The Surgical Director of Abdominal Surgery provides surgical leadership and oversight for the transplant program and serves as the primary kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant surgeon as required by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Responsible for ensuring continuous, compliant, and high-quality surgical transplant services, consistent with OPTN Policies, OPTN Management and Membership Policies, CMS Conditions of Participation, and hospital governance requirements. Functions within a community-based academic healthcare system’s transplant program and works in close dyad partnership with transplant nephrology leadership and administrative leadership, both at BayCare and Northwestern Medicine, to ensure 100% surgical coverage, regulatory compliance, quality outcomes, and program sustainability as required under OPTN membership criteria. Provides comprehensive surgical care for transplant patients including surgical evaluation of transplant recipient and donor candidates, donor and recipient operative management, peri operative decision making, post operative surgical follow up and general surgical procedures as necessary. Emphasizes high quality clinical outcomes, multidisciplinary collaboration, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. BayCare Health System will develop a solid organ tranplant program at Tampa-based St. Joseph's Hospital in partnership with Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine, expecting to begin performing kidney transplants in 2027.
Requirements
- Unrestricted Florida medical license in good standing, or the ability to obtain a license prior to start.
- MD or DO with completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)‑accredited General Surgery or Urology residency.
- Board certification in General Surgery or Urology and American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTA) Board Certification (or equivalent).
- Completion of an ASTS‑accredited abdominal transplant surgery fellowship (or equivalent experience).
- Qualifications to be Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Primary Surgeon for the kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant program including case logs.
- Must be able to communicate and interact effectively with providers, staff, patients and family members to resolve issues.
- Should possess strong interpersonal skills, excellent clinical judgment and quality assessment skills.
Benefits
- Competitive Base Salary
- Incentive Bonus
- Sign-On Bonus
- Retirement Plan plus employer match
- Paid Time Off
- CME Allowance
- Malpractice Insurance
- Insurance Coverage including Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Supplemental & Dependent Life Insurance and Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Extras including College Savings Plans, Child Care, Auto & Pet Insurance, Wellness Centers, Product & Service Discounts and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
