Thoracic Recovery Surgeon

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

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Paragonix Technologies markets organ transportation devices that safeguard organs during the journey between donor and recipient patients. Our devices incorporate clinically proven and medically trusted hypothermic preservation techniques in a novel suspension system to provide unprecedented physical and thermal protection. Our product portfolio spans cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal preservation devices to improve donor organ quality and extend donor organ transport time.  Paragonix also markets transplant services and organ screening to the transplant community.

Job Summary: 

This position is to provide surgical recovery in support to Paragonix’s Transplant Services Procurement department. Surgeons will travel to donor operating rooms to perform expert surgical removal of organs. They will use advanced techniques to ensure optimal organ recovery and will communicate all pertinent information directly to the implanting surgeon to facilitate successful transplantation. They will also participate in the delivery of recovered organs to the implanting center.

Essential Functions: 

1. Perform surgical recovery of donor organs
2. Participate in process improvement and quality initiatives for the department
3. Assist in delivery of donor organs to the implanting transplant center
4. Excellent customer service and communication skills with both internal and external staff including relaying clear, concise, and pertinent clinical information.
5. Responsible for being reachable within 15 minutes by telephone during their 24-hour call shift.
6. Responsible for working in collaboration to train and evaluate new surgeons.
7. Excellent customer service and communication skills with internal procurement teams, OPO donor staff, and transplant center members.
8. Performance of end of case paperwork as directed by OPTN policy and Paragonix quality initiatives
9. Expert knowledge in the use of Paragonix devices pertaining to their specialty i.e. Thoracic VS Abdominal
10. Maintaining necessary training and credentials for hospital customers, Paragonix and OPTN

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Completion of an appropriate medical school and transplant residency.

2. Current accreditation in ACIN or ability to accredit in ACIN

Preferred Qualifications  

1. 1. Board Certification in Specialty

About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.  

Benefits at Getinge:

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.