Anesthesiologist opening at well-established practice in lively Austin, TX; wide-variety of complex cases

Description

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.

Awards

Named among the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters).

Case Assignments

Varies

Shifts

Work an average of 40-50 hours per week.

Team

Leadership

Nicole Chao-Knize, Chief Anesthesiologist

Team Highlights

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. 

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Assist 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
• Obtains and/or verifies patient consent
• Discuss anesthetic options and risks with the patient
• Induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia
• Monitoring of the patient's physiological condition
• Performance of clinical intervention as needed

Requirements

• M.D./D.O. Degree from an accredited College of Medicine
• ECFMC and FLEX
• Completion of approved Residency in Anesthesia
• Currently licensed as a Physician

Lifestyle

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:
  • The 351-acre Zilker Park, a recreation hub, and Lady Bird Lake flowing past downtown along the Colorado River
  • Bullock Texas State History Museum and Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum
  • Red-granite State Capitol building modeled after the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC
  • 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, Elsa England Elementary School

Total Rewards

• Salary: $370K + productivity and call pay
• Sign-on bonus: $10K
• Generous paid time off
• 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
  • Leadership and professional development opportunities