Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Pediatric Anesthesiologist Opportunity

We are recruiting for a mission-driven Pediatric Anesthesiologist to join our team! At Denver Health, purpose isn't just something we believe init's something we live every day, for life's journey.

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Department: Anesthesiologists

Job Summary: Denver Health & Hospital Authority (DHHA), in partnership with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is seeking a full-time academic Pediatric Anesthesiologist to join our expanding team. DHHA is a nationally recognized Adult Level I Trauma Center and Pediatric Level II Trauma Center, providing high-quality, mission-driven care to a diverse and dynamic patient population in the Denver metropolitan area.

Our Team: The Department of Anesthesiology at Denver Health includes 20 attending physicians, including 7 Pediatric Anesthesiologist, and 42 CRNAs who deliver high-quality perioperative care across one of the nation's top safety-net systems. Our team supports a wide range of surgical services, including trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, and multiple subspecialties, offering anesthesiologists broad exposure to high-acuity and diverse clinical cases. Denver Health provides 24/7 in-house anesthesiology coverage through a collaborative anesthesia care team model. This academic role includes a combination of independent clinical practice as well as teaching and supervising anesthesiology residents and medical students. Clinical expectations are 40 hours per week of anesthesiology staffing services.

Benefits of Practicing at Denver Health Include:

• 9.5% retirement matching
• 37 paid days off annually (Vacation/Holiday/CME)
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance fully covered by Denver Health (including tail coverage)
• Temporary staffing incentive: $90/hr above base pay for additional shifts (practicing anesthesiologist can make an additional $50,000 to $100,000 by participating)
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Relocation bonus
• DEA fee-exempt site
• CME allowance and dedicated CME time
• EPIC electronic health record across all care areas

About Denver Health: DHHA is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. The system provides comprehensive surgical, medical, obstetric, psychiatric, emergency, ambulatory, and diagnostic services. With 555 licensed beds and more than 26,000 admissions annually, Denver Health is one of the state's busiest and most respected hospitals. The organization has also been consistently recognized as one of Colorado's top places to work.

Become part of a fast-paced, highly skilled team within Colorado's top-rated trauma hospital.

Essential Functions:

• Monitors patients before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.(20%)
• Administers anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.(20%)
• Provides and maintains life support and airway management and help prepare patients for emergency surgery.(10%)
• Records type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.(10%)
• Examines patient, obtains medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.(15%)
• Coordinates administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation. Similarly confers with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.(15%)
• Determines when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery. (10%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Graduation from an Accredited Medical School Required and completed Accredited Residency Programs and fellowships for specialist, or equivalent. Required

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year directly related experience Required

Licenses:

• MD-Physician - State Medical Board Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.
• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
• Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Computer skills required.

Salary: $444,600.00 - $522,700.00 / yr

About Denver Health

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic healthcare system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, the Public Health Institute at Denver Health, Denver Health Medical Plan and Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net healthcare system, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided millions in uncompensated care for the uninsured each year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.