Lung Transplant Fellowship — Lead Care & Medical Education

UPMC Southwestern PA; Sewickley (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is recruiting a Heart & Lung Transplant Fellow to participate in advanced training across two high-volume services in Pennsylvania. The fellow will assist with heart and lung transplant services under the direction of division co-chiefs, with rotation-based structure and opportunities to teach junior fellows and residents.

The role includes leading day-to-day transplant inpatient care, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, organ offers and conference participation, and involvement in

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of heart and lung transplant inpatients, including pre-, intra-, and postoperative care, ICU rounding, and discharge planning.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care with transplant cardiology, pulmonology, advanced heart and lung failure teams, ECMO/VAD services, infectious diseases, pharmacy, PT/OT, social work, and care management.
• Participate in organ offers/list management, selection conferences, operative planning, and OR participation for transplant and related procedures.
• Engage in quality, safety, and performance improvement initiatives within the transplant programs.
• Participate in call as assigned.

Job description

UPMC is recruiting a Heart & Lung Transplant Fellow to participate in advanced training across two high-volume services in Pennsylvania. The fellow will assist with heart and lung transplant services under the direction of division co-chiefs, with rotation-based structure and opportunities to teach junior fellows and residents.

The role includes leading day-to-day transplant inpatient care, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, organ offers and conference participation, and involvement in