The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center is looking to fill the role of an Abdominal Transplant Surgeon. Transplant surgeons at the Department of Veterans Affairs play a crucial role in providing life-saving organ transplants to veterans. They are responsible for performing transplant procedures, conducting pre-transplant evaluations, and post-transplant monitoring. Major Duties include, but are not limited to: Patient Evaluation: Thoroughly assessing potential organ recipients' medical history, current health status, and suitability for transplantation. Performing necessary diagnostic tests to evaluate organ function and compatibility with potential donors. Discussing risks and benefits of transplantation with patients and their families. Evaluating patients with liver cancer. Donor Selection: Evaluating potential organ donors for compatibility with waiting recipients and performing organ procurements. Experience with Normothermic Regional Perfusion and currently available hypothermic and normothermic perfusion devices. Assessing organ quality and viability for transplantation. Coordinating with organ procurement organizations to identify suitable donors. Surgical Procedures: Currently performing complex organ transplant surgeries, including kidney, liver, segmental, living donor kidney/liver, and simultaneous liver-kidney transplants. Provide all aspects of pre and peri transplant care. Hepatobiliary surgery. Utilizing advanced surgical techniques and technologies to minimize complications - experience in robotic surgery preferred. Collaboration: Working closely with a multidisciplinary transplant team including transplant coordinators, nephrologists, cardiologists, nurses, and other specialists. Active participation in Transplant Quality Initiatives, meetings with Organ Procurement Organizations and regular transplant committee meetings. Communicating effectively with patients, families, and other healthcare providers. Supervises the work of medical students or physician residents. Developing outreach strategies to increase referrals for transplant and hepatobiliary service and affiliations with other VA centers. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Flexible work schedule, supervisory discretion. U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or other supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. Veterans' Preference Note: Preference eligible candidates and other Veterans will be given preference when qualification of candidates are approximately equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets - Veterans - Job Seekers - Veterans' Preference.