Memorial Healthcare System, one of the largest public healthcare systems in the United States, is seeking an adult transplant nephrologist to join its expanding Adult Kidney Transplantation Program. The qualified candidate will focus on transplant nephrology services, including evaluation of kidney and donor candidates; inpatient and outpatient care of solid organ transplant recipients with acute and chronic kidney and injury; and general outpatient nephrology needs. The successful candidate will participate in quality and selection committees as well as assume the role of a key member of the multidisciplinary transplant team in collaboration with transplant surgeons, physicians, administrators, coordinators, and support staff. Primary importance will be given to the development of our outreach and living donor programs. Candidates must be BE/BC in internal medicine and nephrology and must have completed an AST-ASN accredited transplant Nephrology fellowship by date of hire.

With federal approval from UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing), the Memorial Transplant Institute in South Florida launched a kidney transplant program at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood. The Institute established a living donor kidney recovery component, including open and laparoscopic nephrectomies. The kidney program offers cadaveric and living donor kidney transplants.

This is a full-time employed position with the multispecialty Memorial Physician Group. The position offers competitive benefits and a compensation package that is commensurate with training and experience. Professional malpractice and medical liability are covered under sovereign immunity.

About Memorial Healthcare System

Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public healthcare systems in the United States. A national leader in quality care and patient satisfaction, Memorial has ranked 11 times since 2008 on nationally recognized lists of great places to work – in Modern Healthcare magazine, Florida Trend magazine and Becker’s Hospital Review, just to name a few.

Memorial’s facilities include its flagship, Memorial Regional Hospital, one of the largest in Florida; Memorial Regional Hospital South; Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, the only freestanding children's hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties; Memorial Hospital West; Memorial Hospital Miramar; Memorial Hospital Pembroke; and Memorial Manor, a US News five-star-rated nursing home.

Memorial’s work environment has been rated by employees and physicians alike as an open-door, inclusive culture that is committed to safety, transparency and, above all, outstanding service to patients and families.

About South Florida

South Florida offers a dynamic urban/suburban lifestyle with an abundance of cultural and recreational amenities, miles of beautiful beaches, top-rated golf courses, zoos and wildlife refuges, a vibrant arts community, museums and world-class dining. South Florida’s high quality of life – including year-round summer weather, exciting multiculturalism and no state income tax – attracts new residents from all over the country and around the world.