Nephrology Physician

Swedish Organ Transplant & Liver Center Call-Only Coverage

Facility: Swedish Organ Transplant and Liver Center
Health System: Providence St. Joseph Health
Location: Seattle, Washington
Specialty: Transplant Nephrology / Nephrology
Position Type: Locum Tenens Call Only
Start: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing

Swedish Organ Transplant & Liver Center in Seattle is seeking an experienced locum Transplant Nephrologist for ongoing call-only coverage, beginning ASAP. This role is ideal for a nephrologist with formal transplant training or significant experience managing kidney transplant patients.

Coverage consists of one week per month, providing inpatient consultative support for post-renal transplant patients and complex nephrology cases within a high-acuity transplant environment.

• Call Coverage: Monday 8:00 AM Monday 8:00 AM (7 consecutive days)

• Call Type: Beeper call

• Phone Consults: Yes

• Response Time: 20 minutes

• Coverage Model: Call-only

• Clinic:

  • Required only if Physician is transplant-trained

  • Otherwise, coverage will be limited to Inpatient call only

• Consults on post-kidney transplant patients

• Nephrology support for liver transplant patients

• Dialysis management and order writing

• Management of immunosuppression (including phone consults from ERs, outside hospitals, and referring physicians)

• Inpatient nephrology consultative care

Patient Volume: 3 5 patients per shift
Practice Setting: Inpatient
EMR: Epic

• Management of dialysis patients

• Post-renal transplant care

• Renal biopsy- preferred

• Strong comfort with transplant-related immunosuppression management

• Board Certified in Nephrology

• License: Active Washington license or IMLC eligible

• BLS: Required

• Credentialing Timeline: days

• No temporary privileges available

• Teaching environment with resident involvement

• Competitive, ongoing need with long-term potential for the right fit