Physician - Surgery

Health Wealth Safe; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation support

Malpractice coverage

CME

Retirement plan

Incentives

Job summary

Health Wealth Safe seeks a board-certified thoracic surgeon to establish and lead a new lung transplant program at an academic medical center in Phoenix, AZ. Responsibilities include developing protocols, assembling a multidisciplinary team, building a referral network, and achieving UNOS certification.

The role involves performing all aspects of general thoracic surgery with emphasis on lung transplantation, chest wall, esophageal, and diaphragm procedures.

Qualifications

• Fellowship training in thoracic surgery.
• Lung transplant experience.
• Proficiency in minimally invasive and robotic techniques.
• Board-certified or eligible by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
• Minimum of five years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop clinical protocols for the lung transplant program.
• Assemble a multidisciplinary team.
• Build a referral network.
• Lead the new lung transplant program within an academic center.
• Perform comprehensive general thoracic surgery focusing on lung transplant, chest wall, esophageal, and diaphragm procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Teaching

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Clinical protocol development

Education

Fellowship in thoracic surgery

Board-certified or eligible by ABMS (Surgery)

Lung transplant experience

Minimum five years' experience

Job description

Seeking a board-certified thoracic surgeon to establish and lead a new lung transplant program at an academic medical center within a large health system.

Responsibilities include developing clinical protocols, assembling a multidisciplinary team, building a referral network, and achieving UNOS certification. The role involves performing all aspects of general thoracic surgery, with a focus on lung transplantation, chest wall, esophageal, and diaphragm procedures. Candidates should have fellowship training in thoracic surgery, lung transplant experience, and proficiency in minimally invasive and robotic techniques.

Qualifications include being certified or eligible by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery, with a minimum of five years of experience. The role offers an academic appointment, teaching residents, fellows, and medical students, and is suitable for clinical faculty and graduating thoracic surgeons interested in academic practice.

Key duties involve program development, clinical service delivery, and leadership within an academic setting. The position is full-time, based at a leading medical center in Phoenix, AZ, with a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, incentives, malpractice coverage, CME, retirement plans, sign-on bonus, and relocation support.