Principal Cardiothoracic Donor Procurement Surgeon organizing organ procurement surgeries and collaborating with transplant programs. Driving the clinical quality in donor organ retrieval and assessment processes.
Responsibilities
Perform all aspects of donor heart and lung procurement surgery including clinical assessment of donor organs (conduct bronchoscopy, as needed for diagnostic and treatment purposes)
Surgical donor organ retrieval and OCS instrumentation procedures to the highest level of clinical quality and according to TransMedics protocol/training standards at transplant centers across the US
Travel to donor/recipient sites as needed and/or may be assigned to coverage in various locations for a few weeks at a time
Maintain the highest standards of professional and communication standards to maximize confidence and avoid any negative perceptions in the OR environment or with accepting transplant surgeons
Participate in developing OCS surgical retrieval, donor organ management and assessment, and communication protocols for both OCS Heart and OCS Lung procurements
Assist in training and mentoring the OCS Cardiothoracic surgical retrieval team members across the US, including proctoring donor retrieval runs with junior surgeons, if needed
Communicate as needed with transplant programs’ accepting transplant surgeon to provide a surgical assessment view to facilitate clinical decisions on accepting or declining a donor offer
Communicate with TMDX clinical staff on the status of the organ to facilitate the allocation process
Perform other TransMedics tasks and duties as required
Requirements
MD degree or equivalent with at least 5+ years’ experience conducting deceased cardiothoracic (lung and heart) donor organ procurement and assessments and/or advanced cardiothoracic surgical procedures
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
Able to work independently and collaboratively and build rapport with internal and external contacts
Ability to work calmly and professionally under pressure
Highly flexible and adaptable
Proficiency with electronic messaging platforms and MS Office Suite
Benefits
Medical with Health Reimbursement Account through Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MA
Dental
Vision
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
401K Plan
Pet insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Job title
Principal Cardiothoracic Donor Procurement Surgeon
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