Recovery Surgeon

Procure abdominal organs for Gift of Hope and ensure the highest quality of care during the recovery process.

• Advance Gift of Hope’s mission, vision and core values: providing compassionate service, contributing to outstanding teams and engaging as one of our passionate people committed to a positive culture that respects the dignity and worth of each individual. Adhere to all policies and procedures in carrying out the responsibilities of this position.
• Respond to all calls for recovery of abdominal organs at donor hospitals and participate in the recovery of these organs.
• Participate in training and performance of in-vivo abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) (V-A-ECMO) for donation after circulatory death (DCD) procurements as well as ex-vivo normothermic liver perfusion when indicated.
• Promote professionalism in the operating room for all who are participating in the recovery process.
• Present and participate in relevant meetings with Gift of Hope staff regarding donation issues that arise in the recovery process.
• Maintain a case log of all organ recoveries.
• Other duties as assigned by the Medical Director.

• Doctor of Medicine with experience as a transplant surgeon.
• Current State of Illinois licensure as a physician.

• Experience working with OPOs and a demonstrated understanding of the regulatory and network structure in which they operate.
• Demonstrated achievement in physician leadership.
• Excellent communication skills and strong negotiation ability.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team member with a wide variety of internal and external audiences to accomplish goals.
• Ability to research and integrate information from a variety of sources and make sound decisions based on that research.
• A commitment to working in a culturally diverse organization and community.
• An energetic and whole-hearted approach toward relationship-building.
• Basic skills in Excel and Word.

• Ability to perform organ recovery with the highest degree of surgical proficiency.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally to participate in meetings and seminars.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to convey and exchange complex information to a variety of audiences.

• Normal office environment.
• Carry a personal cell phone to be accessible outside regular business hours.
• Local travel to office and donor hospitals.
• Ability to travel locally and nationally to participate in meetings and seminars.

This job description is intended to describe the essential job functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of the job. Other functions may be assigned by the supervisor and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time at its discretion.

Not Applicable

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care