Transfusion Medicine Physician

Ascension St Vincent; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension St Vincent is looking for a skilled Transfusion Medicine Physician to support clinical duties in Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis in Phoenix, Arizona. The role involves attending to the Apheresis, Transfusion, and Coagulation Services while managing a blood bank and overseeing related medical services.

Qualified candidates must be board certified in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine and possess strong collaborative skills. Opportunities for teaching, medical directorship, and program development are available.

Qualifications

• Board certification or eligibility in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine is required.
• Residency training in Clinical Pathology, Pediatrics, or Hematology/Oncology is preferred.
• Interpersonal skills and teamwork ability are essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a clinical attending on Apheresis, Transfusion, and Coagulation Services.
• Support a blood bank performing immunohematology testing and dispensing blood products.
• Oversee coagulation service and manage red blood cell exchange program.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Education

Board certified/eligible in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine

Residency training in Clinical Pathology

Pediatrics

Hematology/Oncology

Job description

Transfusion Medicine Physician

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Phoenix Children’s is seeking a Transfusion Medicine Physician to join a group of 3-4 physicians in Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis. The Transfusion Medicine physician will join 18 faculty members in the rapidly expanding Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

The successful candidate will serve as a clinical attending on our Apheresis, Transfusion, and Coagulation Services. Clinical duties include support of a blood bank that performs a full range of immunohematology testing and dispenses 18,000 blood products per year, a therapeutic apheresis and phlebotomy service with 650 cases per year, and a coagulation service.

• Serve as a clinical attending on Apheresis, Transfusion, and Coagulation Services.
• Support a blood bank performing full‑range immunohematology testing and dispensing 18,000 blood products per year.
• Provide therapeutic apheresis and phlebotomy service covering 650 cases annually.
• Oversee coagulation service.
• Manage preventative red blood cell exchange program for pediatric and adult hemoglobinopathy patients.
• Conduct collections for bone marrow transplant, CAR‑T, and gene therapies.
• Offer extracorporeal photopheresis, plasma exchange, and LDL apheresis.
• Collaborate with apheresis nursing division.

There is unique potential for customization of this role commensurate with experience and interest. In addition to core responsibilities, candidates may elect to exercise expertise in informatics, coagulation, or other domains within clinical pathology. The position offers a range of opportunities for medical directorship, program development, teaching, and research.

Faculty appointments with the University of Arizona‑Phoenix College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, and Creighton University School of Medicine are encouraged. Rank is commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications.

Successful candidates will be board certified/eligible in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, with residency training in Clinical Pathology (preferred), Pediatrics, or Hematology/Oncology. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with team members, physicians, clinical lab scientists, nurses, caregivers, and the leadership teams to advance patient care and hospital mission are required. Qualifications include being licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of Arizona.