Assistant (ASTP)

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a highly skilled surgeon focused on advanced heart failure, including transplant and mechanical circulatory support. The role emphasizes operative and perioperative excellence, collaborative care with a multidisciplinary team, and engagement in research and quality improvement.

The position supports training and mentorship within the Department of Surgery, with emphasis on leadership in complex cardiac procedures and patient-centered outcomes.

Qualifications

• Advanced subspecialty training in operative and perioperative management of heart failure, MCS, and transplantation.
• Involves operative management, inpatient evaluations, and multidisciplinary planning.

Responsibilities

• Mastery of heart transplant surgery and perioperative care for heart failure patients.
• VAD implantations and MCS management; ECMO procedures as needed.
• Participate in clinical research, quality improvement, and mentorship of trainees.

Job description

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first researchuniversity and home to nine world-class academic divisions workingtogether as one university.

Salary: $100,000 per year

Johns Hopkins University: School of Medicine: Department ofSurgery

Role Overview

Description of Activities

• Advanced subspecialty training in operative and perioperativemanagement of patients with advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatorysupport (MCS), and heart transplantation.
• Participation in the full spectrum of heart failure care,including:
  • Operative management
  • Inpatient evaluations
  • Multidisciplinary treatment planning in collaboration withvarious medical specialists
• Mastery of advanced surgical techniques, including:
  • Heart transplantation surgery and perioperative managementof patients with advanced heart failure
  • Ventricular assist device (VAD) implantations
  • Insertion and management of patients in need ofmechanical circulatory support (MCS)
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedures
• Engagement in scholarly activities:
  • Clinical research
  • Quality improvement initiatives
  • Mentorship of junior trainees

Activities Requiring Faculty Supervision

• Limited independent OR time for minor cases to refine surgicalskills.
  • This operating room time will be paired to be at the same time/location of one of the core faculty so there is anattending surgeon to support the fellow if any surgical questions orissues should arise.
• Collaboration with the Surgical Director of Heart Failure andthe multidisciplinary transplant team during:
  • Donor organ recoveries
  • Heart transplant surgeries
  • ECMO cannulations

Program Goals

• By the end of the year, the trainee is expected to:
  • Demonstrate advanced competency in surgical heart failure procedures.
  • Provide comprehensive, patient-centered care across thesurgical heart failure continuum.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams and contribute meaningfullyto academic surgery and cardiac surgery.

10. Activities Requiring Faculty Supervision

• Heart transplant
• VAD implants
• Insertion temporary mechanical support
• Critical care management of patients

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximumsalaries for this position and is based on Johns HopkinsUniversity's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not allcandidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may varyand will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may includethe successful candidate's geographic location, skills, workexperience, internal equity, market conditions, education/trainingand other factors, as reasonably determined by theUniversity.

Total Rewards

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Background Checks

After receiving a conditional offer, the successful candidate(s)for this position will be subject to a pre-employment backgroundcheck including education verification. When deciding whether acandidate’s conviction history is job-disqualifying, the Universityconsiders the nature and gravity of the offense, the time that haspassed since the conviction, and the nature of the job beingsought.

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longerrequires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This changedoes not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must befully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proofof vaccination status. We still require all faculty, staff, andstudents to receive the seasonalflu vaccine .

Exceptions to the seasonal flu vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine (forSOM) requirement(s) may be provided to individuals with sincerelyheld religious beliefs or medical conditions that preclude them from receiving the vaccine. Requests for an exception must besubmitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additionalinformation, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

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