Physician, Nephrologist (Transplant)

Physician, Nephrologist (Transplant)

The Queen's Health System is a non-profit healthcare organization with four hospitals, over 70 specialty health care locations, and labs throughout the Pacific region, including Hawai'i. With a rich history of serving the people of Hawai'i, Queen's is the state's largest employer, with over 9,000 caregivers, medical staff and leadership. Queen's is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the only hospital in Hawai'i to achieve Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our state-of-the-art facilities serve as the major referral center for cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, behavioral health medicine, and is a major teaching hospital.

Transplant Center Providing life-saving transplantation for Hawaii and the Pacific Rim In January 2012, The Queen's Medical Center opened the only organ transplant center in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. The transplant center is home to physicians and staff with over 35 years of experience in transplantation. The Transplant Center team is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to patients who require transplantation services. The Queen's Medical Center is the leading referral center in the Pacific with a comprehensive range of primary and specialized care services. Queen's is honored to be able to continue the tradition of transplant services in Hawaii.

Understanding Kidney Transplant Kidney transplant is a surgical procedure performed for those patients who have chronic kidney disease and require dialysis, a treatment to remove toxins from the blood. Most frequently, chronic kidney disease is due to complications of diabetes and high blood pressure. Kidney transplant allows patients to avoid the need for dialysis and have increased energy and a better quality of life. Patients may receive a kidney from a deceased donor or a live donor– from a relative or someone unrelated with a compatible blood type. First Kidney Transplant in Hawaii The first kidney transplant in Hawaii was performed in 1969. Since that time, more than 1,750 patients have received a kidney transplant.

Our Approach to Kidney Transplant Surgery As the only transplant center in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim, the team at The Queen's Health Systems understands that transplant surgery is an ongoing journey. We provide every patient with a team that helps with each distinct parts of your experience:

• Provides inpatient and outpatient transplant nephrology services for The Queen's Medical Center patients through direct patient care, education, research, and administration.

Clinical:

• Assists with pre-transplant evaluations; serves as lead consultant for inpatient acute transplant management.
• Provides transplant nephrology services to outpatients in the Queen's Transplant Center.
• Follows-up on all acute post-transplant outpatients.
• Follows-up on all chronic post-transplant outpatients.
• Develops outreach program to regional dialysis facilities.
• Assists with the development of Transplant Center protocols.
• Participates in the Transplant Center's Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement program.
• Is knowledgeable and complies with UNOS Bylaws and policies, CMS regulations, and Transplant Center policies and procedures.
• Follows evidence-based medicine and the standard of care.
• Assesses compliance with UNOS, CMS, DOH, TJC regulations.
• Maintains time records according to hospital requirements.
• Provides transplant nephrology services to hospital inpatients at the request of ER physicians and QMC Medical Staff.
• Shares transplant nephrology services on-call coverage for the Medical Center according to current protocol.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Typical Physical Demands:

• Essential: finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching above, at and below shoulder level, repetitive arm/hand motions.
• Frequent: standing, walking, sitting, stopping/bending, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods, frequent gripping of an object.
• Occasional: twisting body, lifting and pushing/pulling.
• Operates a variety of medical equipment, computer, telephone, pager.

Typical Working Conditions:

• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals and infectious agents is an occupational risk; therefore, standard safety regulations must be maintained to avoid contamination.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (EC FMG) certification.
• Board certified or board eligible in nephrology.
• Fellowship in transplant nephrology preferred.
• Eligible to meet requirements as UNOS primary physician in kidney and pancreas transplantation.
• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Hawaii.
• Current BLS certification.
• During the period of employment, shall be and remain a member of the medical staff in good standing with appropriate privileges without restriction.
• Qualified for an appointment on the faculty of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.
• Ideal candidate will have at least two (2) years of experience in Transplant Nephrology.

Annual Salary: $336,106.00 Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet