Transplant Infectious Disease Physician
Hoag Medical Group
Job Description
Job Description
Description:
Hoag Health, the top-ranked health system in Orange County, California, is seeking a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven Transplant Infectious Disease Physician to join our growing abdominal transplant program based in Newport Beach, California. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced transplant infectious disease specialist to help build a comprehensive kidney and liver transplant program from the ground up while shaping the clinical, quality, and regulatory infrastructure necessary to support long-term program success.
Working in close partnership with transplant surgery, transplant nephrology, hepatology, hospital leadership, nursing, pharmacy, infection prevention, microbiology, quality, and other multidisciplinary teams, the Transplant Infectious Disease Physician will provide clinical expertise across the continuum of transplant care while serving as the program's infectious disease subject matter expert. The physician will play a key role in developing evidence-based protocols, supporting regulatory compliance, advancing quality initiatives, and ensuring exceptional outcomes for transplant candidates, living donors, and transplant recipients.
In this position, you will balance clinical responsibilities with leadership in transplant infectious diseases, supporting the growth, quality, innovation, and long-term success of Hoag's abdominal transplant program while helping establish one of Southern California's premier transplant centers. You will partner with transplant leadership to develop and implement clinical pathways, standardized protocols, and best practices for infection prevention and management, serving as the transplant program’s infectious disease subject matter expert.
Details:
- Location: Primary practice location will be Newport Beach, CA with potential clinical responsibilities at Hoag Irvine as the transplant program expands.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday with shared call responsibilities as determined by the Transplant Infectious Disease service.
- Duties: The Transplant Infectious Disease Physician will provide comprehensive infectious disease care for kidney and liver transplant candidates, living donors, and transplant recipients across the continuum of care. Responsibilities include pre-transplant infectious disease evaluations, inpatient and outpatient consultation, management of complex opportunistic and donor-derived infections, development of antimicrobial treatment and prophylaxis strategies, immunization planning, and participation in organ acceptance discussions when infectious disease expertise is required. The physician will collaborate closely with transplant surgery, transplant nephrology, hepatology, pharmacy, infection prevention, microbiology, quality, nursing, and hospital leadership to develop evidence-based clinical protocols, support regulatory compliance, participate in multidisciplinary transplant selection conferences, and advance quality improvement initiatives that promote exceptional patient outcomes
- Call: Shared infectious disease call responsibilities, including availability for urgent transplant-related infectious disease consultation.
- Team: Collaborate closely with transplant surgeons, transplant nephrologists, hepatologists, advanced practice providers, transplant coordinators, pharmacists, infection prevention specialists, microbiology, nursing, quality, and hospital leadership to deliver coordinated, patient-centered transplant care.
- Qualities: The ideal candidate is collaborative, innovative, and committed to building a high-performing transplant program while delivering exceptional clinical care and supporting a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Meetings: Participate in multidisciplinary transplant selection conferences, transplant quality meetings, educational conferences, and other program governance committees.
- EMR: Epic
Highlights:
- Competitive compensation package: Base guaranteed salary + performance-based incentives (productivity and quality)
- Comprehensive benefit package: Medical, dental, vision, retirement (401K with employer match), time off, sick time, CME
- Generous Paid time off policy
- Malpractice and tail coverage provided
- Reimbursement for physician-related expenses (license renewals, DEA, medical staff fees)
- Hoag Health is experiencing massive growth with Hoag making significant investments to support this vision of patient access/patient care. We are about to open our new $1.3 billion, state-of-the-art Irvine hospital campus, further expanding our regional footprint and clinical capabilities.
- Opportunities to provide leadership, support quality and safety initiatives, lead and maintain clinical excellence and innovation, and develop clinical, administrative, and clinical research activities for our patients
Requirements:
- M.D. or D.O. degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Infectious Disease
- Active, unobstructed California medical license, or the ability to obtain one
- Full prescriptive authority and an active DEA in California, or the ability to obtain one
- Ability to successfully complete Hoag Health’s credentialing process
- Prior experience in transplant infectious disease is preferred
Hoag:
Hoag Health is a nonprofit, regional health care-delivery system in Orange County, California. Delivering world-class, comprehensive, personalized care, Hoag consists of 1,800 top physicians, 20 urgent care facilities, dozens of health & wellness centers, and two award-winning hospitals. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services that includes seven institutes providing specialized services in the following areas: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, spine, women’s health, and orthopedics through Hoag’s affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and four ambulatory surgical centers. Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report and the only OC hospital ranked in the Top 10 in California, as well as a designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information, visit hoag.org.
Contact:
Steven Yi
Physician Consultant
Requirements:Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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