Mayo Clinic
Location
Rochester, MN | United States
Job description
Why Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans ( – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic. You’ll thrive in an environment that supports innovation, is committed to ending racism and supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and provides the resources you need to succeed.
Responsibilities
The Division of Transfusion Medicine, a clinical group within the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP), is seeking to add a full-time physician to its practice. The successful applicant will join a clinical practice staffed by nine (9) Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine board certified physicians with diverse backgrounds and interests.
It is expected that the successful applicant would be able to assume a typical, full-scope transfusion medicine practice, including blood donor evaluation and testing oversight, laboratory oversight of the various Transfusion Medicine laboratories and work units, and a full range of clinical consultation services (including participation in a clinical call schedule). Specific areas of clinical emphasis will include blood center operations, patient blood management (including massive blood transfusion and intraoperative blood salvage), immunohematology, active involvement with research activities, and teaching of residents, fellows and allied health staff. It is also the expectation that the successful candidate will have - or desire to have - laboratory leadership experience, as well as the ability to work across divisions within DLMP and collaborate across clinical departments in the organization to ensure the highest levels of patient care.
At Mayo Clinic, Transfusion Medicine provides a series of critical clinical services to colleagues and services within Surgery, Medicine, various Hospital practices, as well as Research (e.g., providing specialized services for industry sponsors manufacturing cell therapy products outside the institution for use in commercially FDA-approved or investigational therapies at Mayo Clinic). In addition, the Division of Transfusion Medicine collects 70% of the red blood cells and apheresis platelets transfused at the Mayo Clinic Rochester.
Laboratories and work units within Transfusion Medicine include:
Autotransfusion (performing Intraoperative cell salvage, acute normovolemic hemodilution, and point of care testing)
Biopharmaceutical Unit (processing, shipping, receipt, storage, and infusion of immune effector cell products)
Component Laboratory (processing whole blood donations into components, manufacturing pathogen reduced platelets, modifying blood products to meet patient special needs)
Donor Services (collection of red cells, apheresis platelets, and plasma products used at Mayo Clinic Rochester)
Human Cellular Therapy (processing peripheral blood hematopoietic progenitor cells, bone marrow and therapeutic T-cells)
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (performing complex antibody identification, red cell serologic and molecular testing, and immunohematologic testing for internal patients and external reference laboratory clients)
Therapeutic Apheresis Treatment Unit (performing mononuclear cell collections, plasma exchange, Lipid apheresis, photopheresis, red cell exchange, leukocytapheresis, and thrombocytapheresis)
Tissue Typing Laboratory (molecular HLA typing as well as HLA antibody screening and identification for internal patients and external reference laboratory clients)
Transfusion Laboratory (performing basic antibody identification and blood product crossmatching and modification).
These laboratories and work units support two hospitals providing complex care in a quaternary setting, as well as a significant, subspecialized academic medical group practice spanning a host of specialties across nearly every aspect of medicine.
Qualifications
The successful candidate must be:
Board certified by the American Board of Pathology (ABP) in Clinical Pathology and have completed a fellowship in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine and be board certified in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine by the ABP, or
Board certified in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesia or Pediatrics and have completed a Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship and be board certified in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine by the ABP.
Candidates currently completing their final year of fellowship training are also eligible to apply, with expected board passage in the immediate term following the completion of their fellowship.
Exemption Status
Exempt
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Schedule
Full Time
Hours/Pay Period
40
International Assignment
No
Site Description
Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is. (
Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job are available.
Recruiter
Kim Cota-Robles
Equal opportunity
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job are available.
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