Cardiac Anesthesiologist - St David's Medical Center

Austin, TX - USA

Cardiac Anesthesiologist opening at well-established practice in lively Austin, TX

As part of St. David’s Health Care, 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 ’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:

50 hours per week; including call

Team:
Leadership

Chief of Anesthesia:
Nicole Chao-Knize, MD

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.

• 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

• M.D./D.O. Degree from an accredited College of Medicine
• ECFMG and FLEX
• Completion of approved Residency in Anesthesia
• 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:
  • 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

• Salary: $440k+ ~$130K productivity and call pay (total ~$570K)
• Premium pay over 40 hours
• Cardiac specialty stipend: $50K
• Sign-on Incentives (Bonus with/without retention, Training Assistance, or Loan Repayment): $50K
• Generous paid time off:
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• Generous benefits package, including:
  • Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts / Health Savings Accounts
  • 401(k)
  • Fully paid malpractice insurance coverage
  • Leadership and professional development opportunities

North American Partners in Anesthesia is an equal opportunity employer.