Assistant / Associate Professor of Clinical– Surgery, Transplant Lab

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