Pediatric

Pediatric Anesthesiologist Opportunity

Pediatric Anesthesiologist opening with St. David's Medical Center in lively Austin, TX; wide-variety of complex cases. As part of St. David's HealthCare, the full-service St. David's Medical Center provides comprehensive medical care and is home to the world-renowned Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute and St. David's Neuroscience & Spine Institute. It provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care in a setting that features a 426-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital. The medical center has a 24-hour emergency department and an all-inclusive Bariatric Surgery Center, and provides complex surgical services. Our practice provides anesthesia services at St. David's Medical Center, North Austin Medical Center, South Austin Hospital, and Round Rock Medical Center. Named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters).

Work an average of 40-50 hours per week. Team leadership by Nicole Chao-Knize, MD. Our diverse group is composed of anesthesiologists and CRNAs who provide anesthesia services in a care team model; team members are exposed to a wide variety of complex cases. Our care team model means that we focus on everyone having a voice, while supporting, respecting, and helping to deliver care excellence.

Responsibilities include assisting in the directing and coordinating of activities in the Anesthesia Department, responsible for the medical management of patients who are rendered unconscious and/or insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgery and other medical procedures. Pre-anesthesia assessment, obtaining and/or verifying patient consent, discussing anesthetic options and risks with the patient, induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia, monitoring of the patient's physiological condition, and performance of clinical intervention as needed.

Requirements include an M.D./D.O. Degree from an accredited College of Medicine, ECFMG and FLEX completion, completion of an approved residency in anesthesia, and currently licensed as a physician.

Austin, TX: The capital of Texas, Austin is the 11th-largest city in the United States and has been ranked one of the best places to live in the country. Austin offers a thriving economy, welcoming neighborhoods, solid schools, and the conveniences of a big city at a more leisurely small-town pace. The quality of life is enhanced by 300 days of sunshine a year and a moderate climate. Opportunities for outdoor recreation and fitness abound, including swimming spots and miles of great biking and hiking trails.

Area attractions include the 351-acre Zilker Park, a recreation hub, and Lady Bird Lake flowing past downtown along the Colorado River. The Bullock Texas State History Museum and Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, the red-granite State Capitol building modeled after the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC, and the sight of Mexican free-tailed bats that dwell under the Congress Avenue bridge and emerge at night to feed off the mosquito population. Colleges and schools include Huston-Tillotson University, The University of Texas at Austin, St. Edward's University, Lasa High School, Canyon Ridge Middle School, and Elsa England Elementary School.

Total rewards include a salary of $440k+ ~$130K productivity and call pay (total ~$570K), a pediatric specialty stipend of $50K, sign-on incentives (bonus with/without retention, training assistance, or loan repayment) of $50K, generous paid time off, and a generous benefits package, including health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance. Flexible Spending Accounts / Health Savings Accounts, 401(k), paid parental leave, fully paid malpractice insurance coverage, and leadership and professional development opportunities.