Job Requirements:
An MD or DO degree, board certification in anesthesiology, pediatric anesthesiology, and pediatric cardiac anesthesiology (or equivalent) with ongoing maintenance of certification and meet credentialing requirements for Children's National Hospital Division of Anesthesiology, Pain, and Perioperative Medicine.
Job Description:
The Associate Chief for Cardiac Anesthesiology reports directly to the Division Chief of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative
Medicine (APPM) and serves as the direct supervisor of all cardiac anesthesiology faculty and per diem attendings. This
individual, in conjunction with the Chief of APPM and other institutional leaders, guides a path forward in developing a
strategic plan to provide access to cardiac anesthesiology services.
The Associate Chief for Cardiac Anesthesiology remains clinically active with responsibilities that include direct patient care in
pediatric cardiac anesthesiology as well as teaching and supervision of anesthesiology residents and fellows, medical students,
and other trainees in the subspecialty.
Children's National Hospital, a free-standing, academic pediatric hospital in Washington, DC, is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the USN&W rankings of pediatric hospitals. We are a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma center and hold Level 1 Pediatric Surgery Verification from the American College of Surgeons. Faculty have academic appointments at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
We have a team of 40 pediatric anesthesiologists, 15 Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants, four NPs, and trainees covering 20 operating and procedure rooms, three cardiac catheterization labs, preoperative care clinic, and a radiology suite that includes six MRI scanners, nuclear medicine, and VIR. Compensation is extremely competitive.
