Nephrology Physician

ProLocums; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Nephrologist with dual fellowship training in Nephrology and Transplant Nephrology. This role involves managing both inpatient and outpatient services, with a focus on post-transplant care. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with a dedicated team, providing comprehensive care to a diverse patient population. With a robust support system and advanced facilities, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of transplant medicine. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in patient care and innovation.

Qualifications

• Active PA State License is required.
• Candidates must have completed a Nephrology Fellowship and a Transplant Fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Round on acute and chronic transplant patients and manage outpatient clinics.
• Field calls from offsite and provide guidance as needed.

Skills

Nephrology Fellowship

Transplant Nephrology Fellowship

BLS Certification

Patient Management

Education

Medical Degree

Board Certification

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Active PA State License
DEA Required: Yes
Board Status: Board Certified
Candidates must have completed a Nephrology Fellowship in addition to Transplant Nephrology Fellowship.
Required Certifications: BLS
Minimum Years Experience (if applicable): 1

SHIFT/SCHEDULE INFORMATION
M-F 8a-5p
Call 5p-8a
24hr Weekend call: 8a-8a

JOB INFORMATION
Typical Day: If they are on IP service, they will round on either the acute or chronic service. The Chronic service is more like a medicine service, where the acute is rounds with surgery team. If they are not on Inpatient service, they would have about 3 outpatient clinics a week.
Candidate will work a UPMC Montefiore and UPMC Presby each day which are connected by a bridge.
There are two rounding inpatient services, one which is the F service, which is fresh post-tx patients, where we are co-primary with the surgical team. These are patients that are post-op from their surgery; on this service, the Transplant fellow takes the calls, and Attending will staff from home (during the week they are on service). Additionally, there is a C service, which is a service we consult on when transplant patients are admitted to the hospital with other maladies. Generally, this service will field calls from ED/Hospitalist for advice on admitted patients. We have 1 attending assigned to each service per day. Kidney transplant biopsies are done daily (from 1-4/day) and reads are done with path same day candidates who are trained in this would be plus.
Outpatient work, estimate of 3 clinics a week. Once we have a candidate and can understand their experience level, we can better identify which clinics we would assign them to, but we do post-transplant clinic, pre-transplant eval clinic, wait list clinic, out-reach clinic, and living donor eval clinics. All current providers do 2-3 clinics a week (these cohort of clinics is divided up amongst the group).
Call: Candidate will field calls from offsite; Fellow will handle calls and then will call for guidance, if needed.
APP/Mid-Level Coverage Avail: No
Will provider work solo? Yes
Other specialties on-site: Surgery, other transplant services (hepatology, abdominal, liver), etc.
How recent are the transplants? Daily.
Are any surgical procedures a requirement: Not required, but experience with biopsy is a plus.
Do they need OR experience? No- co-round with surg on F service.
5 transplant Nephrologist onsite
What is the patient census on the hospital of post-transplant patients? Varies, 80-90 transplants a year
Team of 35 general nephrologist
Dialysis Center visits not required
Adult 100%
EMR: Epic