About The Position

Somnia Anesthesia is hiring a full-time Cardiac Anesthesiologist at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, California. The position offers a $785,161 base salary, an academic appointment opportunity, and the chance to join a collegial team of anesthesiologists and CRNAs at a highly rated academic medical center. Physicians completing residency are welcome to apply. The anesthesia department includes 14 physicians, more than 30 independent-practice CRNAs, and 24 residents, with 8–10 residents on site daily. The department provides services at up to 19 anesthetizing locations, including acute care and cardiac operating rooms, obstetrics, GI/endoscopy, the cath lab, interventional radiology, and a hospital ambulatory surgery center. Annual anesthesia volume is approximately 14,300 cases, including about 9,000 surgical cases, 800 cardiac cases, and 2,000 out-of-operating-room cases. The hospital has approximately 3,000 births annually. St. Joseph's Medical Center is a 355-bed hospital in the CommonSpirit Hospital System and the largest hospital in San Joaquin County. Its cardiothoracic department is described as the 10th busiest in California. The anesthesia residency program began in July 2021, with subspecialty training in cardiac anesthesia, obstetrics, critical care, acute and chronic pain, and pediatrics. A new hospital is planned to be built in the next 2–3 years. The compensation package includes 17 weeks of paid time off, a $50,000 commencement bonus, relocation assistance up to $10,000, health, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, a 401(k), flexible spending accounts, medical professional liability insurance for W-2 employees, and additional call rates. The role is in the Stockton area, described as about 50 minutes from Sacramento and 90 minutes from San Francisco and Yosemite National Park.

Requirements

  • Active state medical license.
  • Board certified or board eligible (BC/BE).
  • ACLS certification.
  • BLS certification.
  • DEA registration.

Nice To Haves

  • Physicians currently completing residency are welcome to apply.
  • Academic appointment and teaching opportunities are available.

Responsibilities

  • Provide cardiac anesthesia services as part of the hospital anesthesia department.
  • Provide anesthesia services across the department's clinical locations and service areas, including operating rooms, obstetrics, GI/endoscopy, the cath lab, and interventional radiology.

Benefits

  • $785,161 base salary.
  • 17 weeks of paid time off.
  • $50,000 commencement bonus.
  • Relocation allowance up to $10,000.
  • Health insurance.
  • Dental insurance.
  • Vision insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • Disability insurance.
  • 401(k).
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • Medical professional liability insurance for W-2 employees.
  • Additional call rates.
  • Referral bonus of up to $5,000 for a hired colleague, subject to terms and conditions.
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