Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia
Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia
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The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at UMass Memorial Medical Center the clinical partner of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine in Worcester MA is looking for a Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia. The Department comprises 160clinical providers with diverse cultural backgrounds delivering state of the art perioperative care across a clinical platform which has grown to include 7 clinical sites: three hospitals two ambulatory surgery centers and two GI centers.
- This position offers an opportunity to lead the Pediatric Anesthesia Division covering over 3000 pediatric surgical procedures annually including a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center with over 300 activations per year and the care of a NICU population with more than 600 low birth weight and highrisk infants cared for annually by 8 Pediatric Anesthesia Faculty members in the Division.
- The position offers a Hybrid call structure with inhouse first call and home pediatric anesthesia call.
The Chief will be able to contribute to our academic mission through engagement in medical student and resident teaching medical simulation QI work and research. Please visit to learn more about the Department.
In addition to leadership of the Pediatric Anesthesia Service UMass Memorial Medical Center offers the full spectrum of a tertiary academic Health Sciences Center adult case mix:
- 60000 anesthetics conducted annually across our clinical platform
- A busy highrisk Obstetric service with 5000 deliveries/year
- Opportunity to participate in the care of adult and pediatric patients at our ambulatory surgery center
Responsibilities
- Oversee the onboarding process for new faculty joining the Division
- Maintain the highest level of expertise within the Division and adherence to evidencebased standards through continuing medical education
- Supervise standardization of the daytoday clinical operations of Pediatric Anesthesia services
- Interface with the leadership of Pediatric Surgery Pediatric procedural services and perioperative nursing and administration to create an efficient clinical workflow
- Collaborate with the Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs and the Chief of Pediatric Surgery to implement evidencebased clinical protocols for pediatric patients undergoing surgical and procedural care
- Training and supervision of residents CRNAs SRNAs and neonatology fellows
- Liaise with faculty in the Childrens Medical Center to improve clinical care through a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics
- Participate in governance workgroups for the Childrens Medical Center
- Support professional and clinical advancement of faculty in the Division
- Educate the Anesthesiology Department in advancements for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Support and conduct collaborative research in advancement of Pediatric Anesthesia. The Division is currently leading clinical trials on prevention of postoperative pediatric delirium and is supporting novel gene therapy studies at UMass Chan Medical School
- Support the Departments goals for Diversity Equity and Inclusion practices
What We Offer
As a member of UMass Memorial Health our anesthesiologists have received a newly updated compensation package that values your contributions:
- Salaries from $447K to $520K based on experience fellowship training and subspecialty practice
- Signon bonuses and newly added referral bonus program
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage
- Nine weeks of paid time off (vacation/CME/holidays)
- Practice/CME allowance $6000 per fiscal year
- Employerfunded retirement contributions of 8 of base salary with additional retirement vehicles
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement benefit
- Paid family and medical leave; shortterm and longterm disability programs
- Builtin postcall days to ensure worklife balance
- Ability for with incentivized voluntary additional call
- Hospital liability insurance
- Departmental support of career advancement both academic and clinical
- Research mentorship
Requirements
- MD DO or foreign equivalentand qualify for a Massachusetts license
- Board certification/eligibility in Anesthesiology
- Fellowship training in Pediatric Anesthesiology. Board certification a plus.
- Proven track record of relevant leadership experiences
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae addressed to:
J. Matthias Walz MD FCCP
Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery
Chair Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
C/O Krystal Vincent
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Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
