Nephrology Job at Banner Health in Tucson, AZ

Medical Director – Living Donor Kidney Program
Banner University Medical Center-Tucson | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

The Banner University Medical Center invites applications for a visionary leader to serve as Medical Director of the Living Donor Kidney program at the Assistant, Associate or full Professor level, commensurate with experience. This is an amazing opportunity to build upon your leadership abilities and help build and shape the future of a rapidly expanding and academically vibrant abdominal transplant program that is expanding its footprint in innovative transplant care.

This is a transformative moment in Tucson’s transplant landscape, with the expansion of its liver, kidney and pancreas transplant programs. The University of Arizona is advancing into robotic organ transplantation, with a future expansion into auto-islet transplantation backed by the internationally acclaimed BIO5 Institute – a globally recognized research hub for organ regeneration, perfusion, and cellular transplantation.

You will be part of a growing team that is committed to clinical excellence, academic collaboration, and innovation in organ transplantation. Competitive packages will be available for the appropriate candidate.

Requirements and Essential Functions

•Board Certified/Board Eligible Nephrology

•Successful completion of a General Nephrology and Transplant Nephrology Fellowship

•Desire and ability to participate in clinical research, teaching, publications

•Team player with the ability to ‘think out of the box’

•Committed to patient care and to science

Work Schedule / Call

•3-5 clinics per week

•Inpatient Rounding: 15-20 patients/average

•Outpatient Clinic: 12 patients/average

•Weekend/night call: shared equally.

  Banner Health and University of Arizona Health Network have come together to form Banner – University Medicine, a health system anchored in Phoenix and Tucson that makes the highest level of care accessible to Arizona residents. At the heart of this partnership is academic medicine – research, teaching, and patient care – across three academic medical centers: Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, formerly Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals who serve the community.

We offer a generous salary and benefits. Please submit your letter of interest and CV for immediate consideration

As an equal opportunity employer, Banner University Medical Group (BUMG) recognizes the power of culture and community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. BUMG is an EEO Employer.

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