Job Description:

UToledo Health and the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences invite applications to the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology as an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor and the Director of Transplantation. The Transplant Nephrologist will provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant candidates and recipients across the continuum of transplantation. The faculty member will join a multidisciplinary transplant program and contribute to clinical excellence, education, scholarship, quality improvement, and program growth. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, advanced practice providers, coordinators, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, dietitians, histocompatibility specialists, and other institutional partners.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Evaluate kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant candidates, including assessment of medical suitability, immunologic and cardiovascular risk, and optimization 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 the evaluation and longitudinal care of living kidney donors in collaboration with the independent living donor team and applicable regulatory standards.
• Manage complex 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, which may include ultrasound-guided native and transplant kidney biopsy.
• Coordinate transitions of care with referring nephrologists, dialysis programs, primary care clinicians, and community partners.
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation and meet institutional expectations for access, productivity, quality, patient experience, and professional conduct.
• Participate in quality assessment and performance improvement activities, peer review, morbidity and mortality review, protocol development, and analysis of transplant outcomes.
• Promote compliance with applicable institutional policies and the 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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 that satisfies 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 medical license in Ohio and for hospital medical staff appointment and clinical privileges.
• Current DEA registration and required life-support certification by the start date, as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Benefits:

• Retirement Benefits:
  • 403B Traditional or 403B Roth Plan
  • 403/457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Pension Plans:
  • 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

Discover Toledo, Ohio:

Located in Northwest Ohio along the Maumee River and the western shore of Lake Erie, Toledo offers an appealing blend of urban amenities, outdoor recreation, and affordable living. With a population of more than 200,000, the city provides a welcoming community with plenty of opportunities to enjoy life both inside and outside of work.

Outdoor enthusiasts can explore 19 Metroparks and more than 120 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and walking. Downtown Toledo offers a vibrant arts and entertainment scene, featuring the Toledo Museum of Art, the Toledo Zoo, and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Sports fans can enjoy minor league baseball, hockey, and numerous golf courses and clubs throughout the area.

Toledo is also known for its affordability, offering a variety of housing options, from downtown lofts and apartments to established suburban neighborhoods and spacious homes. Families can choose from a range of highly regarded schools, colleges, and universities, making Toledo an attractive place to live, work, and raise a family.

Conditions of Employment:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Toledo is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Toledo does not discriminate in employment, educational programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, disability, familial status, or political affiliation. 

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