Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical– Surgery, Transplant Lab

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. The Department of Surgery -Transplant Lab has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Transplant Lab. The incumbent will provide specialized histocompatibility and immunomonitoring services, as well as specialized anatomic pathology services (transplant pathology, renal pathology, immunopathology) at the IHL for all University of Miami Medical Group (UMMG), University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics (UMHC), Jackson Health System and affiliated facilities, and clients of the IHL (e.g., LAORA) Job Functions: Test performance of serology, virology, and histocompatibility Participation in clinical and educational activities as they relate to the Division and the Department of Surgery Serve as a liaison between the medical staff & clinical laboratory scientists Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with laboratory management Ensure the laboratory has sufficient qualified personnel with adequate documented training to meet workload demands Promote a safe laboratory environment for personnel and other occupants Assist in growing pathology and laboratory business by developing new and maintaining existing clients Establish a method evaluation protocol and review data prior to implementation of new methods and analyzers Planning, organizing and overseeing overall operation of Immunology and Histocompatibility Laboratory (IHL) Transplant Services Ensure that pathology and laboratory comply with all current accreditation and regulatory agencies such as ASHI, CLIA, FDA, JCAHO, and state Ensure that the laboratory maintains a constant state of inspection readiness and is prepared for unannounced inspections by accrediting agencies Ensure the cost-effectiveness of the clinical laboratory by discontinuing obsolete tests, evaluating requests for new tests and reviewing orders for esoteric tests Education and Research: Lifelong learner and stay abreast of new developments in laboratory medicine Provide educational direction for the medical laboratory staff and participate in educational programs of the institution as appropriate Support medical laboratory scientist training programs and promote your laboratory as an optimal place of employment Qualifications: MD or MD/PhD Degree from an accredited institution with credentials required to obtain a medical license in the State of Florida Board eligible or certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with experience/expertise or fellowship training in transplant pathology or related fields (renal or liver/GI pathology) Board certification in Histocompatibility by the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) preferred. Candidates who do not yet have ACHI lab director credentials but meet the requirements to start or continue in the ACHI Director-In-Training program are encouraged to apply Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of Anatomical Pathology, Histocompatibility, Clinical Pathology (particularly, serology, virology, flow cytometry, clinical molecular and mass spec assays, Core Lab Service) and lab administration #LI-AL1 #DOX-1 Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Faculty-UMMG The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. 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