Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon
TransMedics, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $408,150 - $509,050 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Perform all aspects of abdominal donor procurement surgery including clinical assessment of donor organ, 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
- Maintain OCS surgical retrieval quality standards
- Participate in developing OCS surgical retrieval, donor organ management and assessment, and communication protocols for OCS Liver procurements
- Assist in training and mentoring the OCS Abdominal surgical retrieval team across the US.
- Including proctoring donor retrieval runs with junior surgeons, if needed, to expand TMDX team
- Perform the entire surgical assessment and OCS instrumentation procedure for donor livers including back table vascular anastomoses when 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 assigned/required.
Requirements
- MD degree with at least 5+ years’ experience conducting deceased abdominal donor organ procurement and assessments and/or advanced abdominal surgical procedures
- Must have at least 2 years’ experience as the primary liver surgeon for liver retrieval, ASTS fellowship, or equivalent transplant experience
- 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
- Proficiency with electronic messaging platforms and MS Office Suite
- Logbook of surgical retrievals for DBD or DCD donors.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
abdominal donor procurement surgerysurgical donor organ retrievalOCS instrumentation proceduresvascular anastomosesdeceased abdominal donor organ procurementadvanced abdominal surgical proceduresprimary liver surgeonsurgical assessmentdonor organ managementcommunication protocols
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsindependent workcollaborative workrapport buildingcalm under pressureprofessionalismmentoringtrainingproctoring
Certifications
MD degreeASTS fellowship