Division Director - Cardiac Anesthesia

Cincinnati Children's•Greendale, WI

About The Position

The Division Director of Cardiac Anesthesia provides advanced, compassionate patient care and contributes significantly to the clinical service. The role helps establish clinical direction, develops distinctive clinical skills or programs, provides expert consultation, and promotes coordinated care and exceptional patient outcomes. The director also participates in teaching and training, supervises assigned medical students, residents, and fellows, and serves as a mentor and role model. The position contributes to academic division leadership, program development, service administration, performance improvement, departmental policies and goals, and evaluation of students, residents, and peers. Scholarly work includes clinical research, publications, presentations, clinical trials, and initiatives to evaluate and improve treatment and care processes. The position is based in the Cardiac Anesthesia department at Cincinnati Children’s. The schedule is full time, 40 hours per week, on the day shift. The employer describes a holistic team approach to patient and family care and to advancing science and discovery.

Requirements

M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree.
Current active medical license issued by the State of Ohio, or eligibility for one.
Appropriate medical credentialing through the Medical Staff Services offices.
Completion of all required pre-employment activities.
Associate Professor appointment or eligibility.
Generally, a minimum of five years of service at the Assistant Professor rank.

Nice To Haves

Board certification.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, compassionate patient care appropriate to clinical specialty and advancement.
Contribute to clinical service and develop local and regional recognition and referral networks in the specialty.
Develop distinctive clinical skills or programs and help establish the clinical direction of the field.
Provide expert consultation to physicians and clinical providers and coordinate patient care plans.
Make and monitor patient-care decisions, including screening, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, reassessment, and discontinuation of care.
Promote patient-care outcomes and integrate innovative approaches to care.
Teach and supervise medical students, residents, and fellows, monitoring the safety and effectiveness of care.
Mentor students and trainees and participate in educational programs, curricula, teaching materials, and education-related committees.
Maintain expertise through continuing education, literature, and seminars.
Contribute to program development and academic division leadership, and provide consultation on program development.
Participate in performance improvement initiatives and divisional, departmental, Medical Staff, and local or regional clinical affairs.
Provide faculty coverage as needed and contribute to departmental policies, procedures, standards, and short- and long-term goals.
Promote effective working relationships and team-based approaches.
Complete evaluations for students, residents, and peers.
Conduct and develop clinical research, participate in clinical trials and investigations, and seek funding for research initiatives.
Publish or co-author research findings, present findings internally, review manuscripts, and help evaluate treatment efficacy.
Recommend and implement improvement approaches, measure data, develop processes, and communicate results.