Assistant Professor - Thoracic Surgery

General Academic and Teaching

• Devote at least 10% of your time to formal and informal instruction of medical students and post-graduate trainees in Surgery.
• Mentor fellows, students, residents, and faculty; participate in resident teaching and education.
• Attend division conferences, participate in national organizations, continue to produce scholarly output, and uphold the code of conduct for faculty.
• Participate in the department's weekly mortality and morbidity conference, the staff & resident education conference, the Department of Surgery faculty meetings, grand rounds, and the division of thoracic faculty meetings.

Clinical Service

• Provide clinical support for thoracic and lung transplant surgery at a clinical commitment of 90% effort, including active participation in quality improvement, outreach, education and professional activities.
• Provide clinical services primarily at Johns Hopkins Hospital and may be asked to provide services at other locations based on departmental or divisional needs.
• Provide surgical oversight to evaluation of candidates for lung transplant, and quality improvement and assurance efforts in lung transplant.
• Be a consistent presence throughout the spectrum of thoracic and lung transplant care and serve as a point person for the multidisciplinary team.
• Help contribute to ongoing clinical productivity and excellence within the Division of Thoracic Surgery.
• Work with the LTx Surgical Director to increase capacity for moving patients through the evaluation process, to placement on the waitlist, and to promote increased utilization of living donor transplant.
• Perform transplants, donor procurement operations, and general surgery on transplant patients.
• Effectively connect with patients and families and provide compassionate support throughout their transplant journey.
• Foster an environment of strong, open communication with patients, colleagues, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure the best possible outcomes and an excellent overall patient experience.
• Be involved in the education and training of general surgery residents and fellows, providing both formal and informal teaching to trainees both inside and outside of the operating room.

Research

• Contribute to existing clinical research efforts within the division, with a specific focus on translational research.

Quality

• Responsible for quality improvement and assurance efforts in thoracic and lung transplant.

Citizenship

• Fulfill all obligations as indicated by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Gold Book and Clinical Practice Association (CPA).

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Pay

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Benefits

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