Job Quick Facts: Specialty: Transplant Surgery Job Type: Locum Tenens Facility Location: Burlington VT Service Setting: Inpatient Reason For Coverage: Supplemental Coverage Period: Dec 23, 2024 - Ongoing Shifts Needed to be Filled: - Dec 23 - Jan 6 - Feb 22 - Mar 2 Coverage Type: Call Only Call Schedule: 24-hr call - No block time in OR Patient Volume: Varies Rounding Included: Yes Specialty Backup: Anesthesiologists Mid-level in Practice: NP who does first assist in OR, rounds IP & completes discharges. Support Staff: Surgical techs in OR, Transplant Administrator, Transplant Coordinators (all BSNs), Transplant Multidisc team as required by CMS; NP available (IP) Duties: - Transplant Call, screening/accepting/declining deceased donor kidneys - Collaborate w/ the on-call Transplant Coordinator to bring transplant candidate in for potential transplant - Rounding on transplant patients in the hospital less than 90 days from transplant in collaboration w/ the Transplant Nephrologist. - Collaborate w/ IP staff, Tx Nephrologist & Tx NP can assist w/ IP throughput (Transplant admin & coordinators can assist in navigating transplant candidate throughout. Coordinators call patients in for transplants but do not triage sick calls on acute transplant. Required Procedures: - Kidney Transplant w/o Recipient Nephrectomy - Preferred: Lap donor nephrectomy Trauma Level: I EMR: Epic Other Info: - Locum is welcome to attend the weekly Selection Committee meeting. - Locum does not need to supervise NP. Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance coveredRequirements: VT License BC/BE ASTS Certified (Transplant Surgery) BLS, ACLS
