Transfusion Medicine Physician at UMass

UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts, the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts, and the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School.  

The Department of Medicine seeks a Transfusion Medicine Physician to join the Transfusion Medicine Service at UMass Memorial Medical Center.  Our Transfusion Medicine Service provides a wide range of consultative services to many areas of the Medical Center including our Level 1 Trauma Center and our transplant program. 

• The Transfusion Medicine physician’s duties include rotations as Transfusion Medicine Attending Physician for the Blood Bank, Blood Donor Center, and Transfusion Medicine clinical services of the Division. Specifically, activities include:

  • Interpretation of serological workups, investigation of reported transfusion reactions, provision of medical decision-making for blood product orders and transfusion practices.
  • In the Blood Donor Center, duties include providing medical decision-making regarding donor management and deferrals, and counseling donors as necessary and appropriate on deferral as well as otherwise helping to maintain the Donor Deferral Registry.
  • Clinical duties include covering the therapeutic services (including but not limited to therapeutic phlebotomy, therapeutic apheresis, and collections for cellular therapy) of the Transfusion Medicine Clinic, outpatient clinical sessions, inpatient consultations as requested by the medical staff, and participation in the night and weekend on-call schedule for Transfusion Medicine.

• Academic rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

• Teaching opportunities will include informal and didactic teaching, and direct supervision of medical students, clinical pathology and anesthesiology residents and hematology/oncology fellows who rotate through the Service. 

• Candidates are encouraged to participate in basic, translational or clinical research projects, as collaborator or principal investigator, and to pursue projects that lead to presentations at national meetings and publications in journals in relevant fields (including transfusion medicine, apheresis medicine and hematology).

• The successful candidate will have a background in pathology, internal medicine or hematology, with further training in transfusion medicine.  Selected candidates expected to maintain certification in Transfusion Medicine from the American Board of Pathology.

• Competitive compensation package with an extensive benefits package including student loan forgiveness, relocation assistance, retirement plans and more.

Worcester is New England’s second largest city, and the greater Worcester area is an active, vibrant and energetic community. Enjoy an array of recreational activities including hiking, biking, skiing and snowboarding or take an easy day trip to the mountains and pristine lakes of Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont. We have an outstanding arts and culture scene, an exciting food district and are less than an hour to Boston and Cape Cod.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae addressed to:

David Cachia, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Chair, Hematology/Oncology Executive Council

Ambulatory Physician Leader

UMass Chan Medical School

c/o Jessica Merlo, Provider Recruiter

Jessica.Merlo@umassmemorial.org

UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts.

Through pain and pandemics, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine. To create jobs. To make life better for those we serve. We are leaders in the training of physicians and those who work in every facet of health care. We make outstanding care accessible for all, regardless of ability to pay. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing.

UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts. We are the clinical partner of the UMass Chan Medical School, with access to the latest technology, research and clinical trials.

UMass Memorial Medical Center leads the region in providing cutting edge medical technology, including innovative diagnostic and treatment options. Our experienced staff includes specialists who are experts in their field. No matter where you receive health care within our network of hospitals, you have access to the knowledge, innovation and expertise of UMass Memorial Medical Center:

• The only designated Level I Trauma Center for adults in Central Massachusetts
• Home to the Duddie Massad Emergency and Trauma Center and Life Flight, New England’s first hospital-based air ambulance
• The region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, providing expert care for ill or premature newborns
• Ranked sixth in Massachusetts by US News & World Report as best regional hospital
• Recognized by US News & World Report as high performing in diabetes, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, and stroke
• Named one of America’s Top 50 Teaching Hospitals by The Washington Monthly 
• Ranked 24^th in the nation’s top hospitals by the Lown Institute
• Recognized by Healthgrades with the following awards and designations: Critical Care Excellence Award, Coronary Intervention Excellence Award, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award, America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award

Our health system includes four hospitals and behavioral health services:

• UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester)
• UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (Fitchburg, Clinton and Leominster)
• UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital (Marlborough)
• UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital (Southbridge)
• Community Healthlink (Worcester)

Our hospitals are fully accredited by the Joint Commission, a national organization that sets quality standards for hospitals. In addition to our fully equipped medical centers, our health system also includes home health and hospice programs, behavioral health programs and community-based physician practices.

We have an affiliation with CareWell Urgent Care to provide regional urgent care services. Also, the UMass Memorial Medical Group provides high quality, low-cost outpatient surgery services at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury.

We are committed to using our breadth of connected health resources to ensure you receive the best, most appropriate care you need to heal.

With our knowledge, innovation, and compassion, we relentlessly pursue healing for you and all of our patients. Our team includes specialists who are nationally acclaimed for their expertise and leadership in areas such as:

• Heart and vascular care
• Orthopedics
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Surgery
• Newborn intensive care
• Children’s services
• Women’s services
• Emergency medicine and trauma