Medical Director for Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Medical Director for Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
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Position Description: The Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Childrens Wisconsin (CW) seeks a board certified / board eligible physician to join our Pediatric Nephrology Section as theMedical Director for Pediatric Kidney Transplantation. Rank will be commensurate with experience and is tenureeligible. The medical director is responsible for planning organizing conducting and directing the Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Program. This encompasses liaison activities between Administration and the Medical Staff performance measurement quality improvement regulatory compliance and referral management activities supporting and promoting programmatic growth and development. Opportunity highlights About the Section of Pediatric Nephrology The subspecialty group is comprised of 7 full time faculty and 3 advanced practice providers actively engaged in all missions of the Medical College of Wisconsin and Childrens Wisconsin including clinical care education academic scholarship and community service. The program is supported by a clinical team including pediatric nurses dietitians clinical psychology renal pharmacists and social work dedicated to patient care in Nephrology and Hypertension Kidney Transplant and Dialysis. The program supports an ACGME accredited Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship. The Childrens Wisconsin kidney transplant program is supported by a dedicated nurse practitioner and expert nurse coordinators caring for the child and family throughout the entire transplant journey. Key partnerships with other highly skilled medical and surgical providers including those at Childrens Wisconsin Froedtert and Versiti Blood Research Institute enhance the patient experience and provide support to the child families and living donor/donor families before during and after treatment. The program also supports an active inhospital dialysis unit staffed by pediatric nurses providing both acute and chronic dialysis services and working in collaboration with the transplant program to provide seamless care across the continuum of chronic kidney disease.Clinical research and quality improvement activities include longstanding participation in national collaborative studies e.g. SCOPE (CHA) NAPRTCS CKiD CURE GN PNRC ICONIC (neonatal dialysis) WEROCK and the Neonatal Kidney Collaborative all of which are supported by a dedicated nephrology research coordinator. About the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) & Childrens Wisconsin With a history dating back to 1893 the Medical College of Wisconsin is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education patient care research and community engagement. More than 1400 students are enrolled in MCWs medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee Green Bay and Central Wisconsin. MCWs School of Pharmacy opened in 2017. A major national research center MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In the last ten years faculty received more than $1.5 billion in external support for research teaching training and related purposes. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 3100 research studies including clinical trials. Additionally more than 1600 physicians provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 4.0 million patients annually. Childrens Wisconsin is the regions only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and wellbeing of children. The hospital with locations in Milwaukee and Neenah Wisconsin is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. It is ranked in four specialty areas including Nephrology in U.S. News & World ReportsBest Childrens Hospitals report. The hospital has a Pediatric Dialysis Unit dedicated solely to the care of pediatric patients with endstage renal failure. A full range of acute dialysis services are provided in the PICU and NICU areas. The Kidney Transplant program has been active since 1986 and is CMS and UNOS accredited. Childrens Wisconsin provides primary care specialty care urgent care emergency care community health services foster and adoption services child and family counseling child advocacy services and family resource centers. In 2019 Childrens invested more than $130 million in the community to improve the health status of children through medical care advocacy education and pediatric medical research. Childrens achieves its mission in part through donations from individuals corporations and foundations and is proud to be a member of Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals. Milwaukee Milwaukee the largest city in Wisconsin is located on Lake Michigans western shore. A metropolitan area with more than 1.5 million people Milwaukee is an affordable comfortable place to live work and play big enough to be exciting and uncongested enough to get around easily. Milwaukees many neighborhoods have incredible charm accommodating a variety of lifestyles from highrise apartments to small farms. Nestled along a magnificent bluff overlooking Lake Michigan Milwaukees downtown is home to botanical gardens museums a theater district the world champion Milwaukee Bucks the Milwaukee Brewers and many fine restaurants. The lake and its harbors are skirted by scenic parklands and provide firstclass opportunities for recreation including hiking cycling boating and more. A recent study ranked Milwaukee as the 15th most walkable of the 50 largest US cities. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. All interactions will remain confidential and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant. Nominations and applications including current curriculum vitae and a cover letter stating qualifications and reasons for interest in the role may be submitted to: Dr. Jennifer Jetton Division Chiefand Becky Trujillo Sr Physician Recruiter #LIBLT1
Position Requirements:
MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to NonDiscrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty staff and students as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity employment and access to services programs and activities without regard to an individuals race color national origin religion age disability sex gender identity/expression sexual orientation marital status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristic or military status. Employees students applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors visitors and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
