Transfusion Medicine Physician

Transfusion Medicine Physician Apply! Apply! Position Details Department: PCMG-MAIN | Pathology Faculty

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Category: Physician/Div Chief/Med Dir

Posting #: 1019986

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary Posting Note: Transfusion Medicine Physician

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Phoenix Children’s is seeking a Transfusion Medicine Physician to join a group of 3-4 physicians in Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis. The Transfusion Medicine physician will join 18 faculty members in the rapidly expanding Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

The successful candidate will serve as a clinical attending on our Apheresis, Transfusion, and Coagulation Services. Clinical duties include support of a blood bank that performs a full range of immunohematology testing and dispenses 18,000 blood products per year, a therapeutic apheresis and phlebotomy service with 650 cases/year, and a coagulation service. A mainstay of this apheresis service is our robust preventative red blood cell exchange program serving pediatric and adult hemoglobinopathy patients. We perform collections for bone marrow transplant, CAR-T, and gene therapies, and we also offer extracorporeal photopheresis, plasma exchange, and LDL apheresis—all supported by our excellent and dedicated apheresis nursing division.

There is unique potential for customization of this role commensurate with experience and interest. In addition to core responsibilities, candidates may elect to exercise expertise in informatics, coagulation, or other domains within clinical pathology. The position offers a range of opportunities for medical directorship, program development, teaching, and research.

Faculty appointments with the University of Arizona-Phoenix College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, and Creighton University School of Medicine are encouraged. Rank is commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications.

Successful candidates will be board certified/eligible in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, with residency training in Clinical Pathology (preferred), Pediatrics, or Hematology/Oncology. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with team members, physicians, clinical lab scientists, nurses, caregivers, and the leadership teams to advance patient care and hospital mission are required. Qualifications include being licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of Arizona.

About Phoenix Children’s Nationally recognized as a premier destination for pediatric medical care, research, and medical education, Phoenix Children’s provides care to the fourth-largest pediatric market in the 5th largest city in the United States, serving the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe metropolis and beyond. The Phoenix Children’s healthcare system is rapidly growing to facilitate patient access, including multiple ambulatory buildings and the scheduled opening of additional satellite hospitals throughout the county.

Phoenix Children’s Thomas hospital campus, located in the heart of Phoenix, is a full-service, freestanding, tertiary medical center offering over 500 licensed beds, with over 550 beds within the entire Healthcare system. Our Thomas campus features Arizona’s only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, including a full range of specialty services, including orthopedics, neurosciences, cardiovascular, and oncology/hematology. Phoenix Children’s has a staff of over 8,000, with more than 900 employed physician/advanced practice providers. Additionally, Phoenix Children’s is a teaching hospital, leading the way for the next generation of pediatric providers through residency programs and fellowships, and is actively involved in clinical research, dedicating $10 million annually to support research activities. Phoenix Children’s is Arizona’s only children’s hospital recognized by US News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals. Phoenix Children’s also consistently ranks on the Becker’s Hospital Review list of the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare.

Please submit inquiries with CV, a cover letter describing clinical and research interests, along with three references to:

David Blaha

Physician Talent Acquisition Partner

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Dennis Dietzen

Division Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Email: [email protected]

The staff physician shall provide patient care services and will support the Phoenix Children's mission of providing hope, healing and the best health care for children and their families.

Position Duties

• Patient Care Services

• Provide patient care services for which he/she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to:

• Provide direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis

• Provide subspecialty consultations and follow-up.

• Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures

• Provide these services for urgent/ emergent care as necessary

• Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care

• Support Hospital’s patient satisfaction goals as well as division’s specific targets

• Support and adhere to divisional patient safety and quality of care standards

• Practices Contemporary Evidence based medicine or latest experience based medicine

• Divisional Responsibilities

• Establish and demonstrate effort to achieve annual physician goals and objectives (e.g. individual, division, hospital)

• Support the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to:

• Provide direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable

• Conduct teaching rounds, lectures and conference for trainees

• Participate in the teaching and supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division

• Participate in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division

• Support the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division

• Support programmatic growth of division

• Support satellite efforts of division when appropriate

• Professionalism

• Treat colleagues, Phoenix Children's employees and customers with courtesy, dignity and respect

• Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment

• Support Phoenix Children's mission, vision and values, including family centered care, excellence in clinical care, leadership, collaboration, and accountability

• Other activities

• Physician shall support the Division Chief in his/her role as liaison to the professional community and general public as requested by the Division Chief

• Physician may conduct teaching rounds or conferences outside of Phoenix Children's, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs/ initiatives.

• Physician shall represent Phoenix Children's in the medical and business communities and before the general public in a professional manner

• The following physical and mental skills are essential to the physician’s ability to successfully perform the foregoing duties and responsibilities:

• The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices

• The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed

• The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours

• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values Mission To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

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Education **Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

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• MD or DO degree.

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Special Skills **Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it

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• The ability to move freely from facility to facility, as well as, the ability to move freely throughout facilities and examine patients.

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• The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices.

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• The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed.

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• The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours.

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• The ability to work well under pressure.

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• Current Arizona License to Practice Medicine or the ability to obtain prior to start date.

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• Board certified/Board Eligible in the appropriate specialty.

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Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

• Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Hearing - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Reaching - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Sitting - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly
• Physical Requirement - Tasting/smelling - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Walking - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Frequently
• Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
• Physical Requirement - Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Hazardous materials exposure - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Radiation exposure - Applicable
• Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Toxic or caustic chemicals - Applicable

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