Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Position - Pain Division

Emory • Atlanta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Anesthesiology at Emory University School of Medicine is seeking a pain medicine board eligible/board certified physician to join our Emory University Hospital Midtown Pain Division. The Emory Pain Center is part of Emory Healthcare, and as part of an academically-based health system, our pain specialists are also Anesthesiology faculty members at Emory University School of Medicine and involved with research and clinical trials that result in innovations and improved treatments for pain therapy. Emory University Hospital is a quaternary-care academic medical center which performs 25,000 anesthetic cases per year and is one of the nation's leading hospitals in solid organ transplants, cancer, neurosurgery, and more. Emory University Midtown Hospital delivers excellent anesthesia care for cardiothoracic, orthopedic, vascular, major abdominal and pelvic surgery. There is a robust inpatient Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Service (RAAPM). Emory University’s anesthesiology program includes 48 residents and 20 fellows in ACGME accredited programs.

Requirements

• M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent.
• Eligible to apply for a medical license in the state of Georgia.
• American Board of Anesthesiology board certified/eligible preferred.
• Fellowship in Pain Medicine.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of management of acute pain in hospitalized patients with chronic pain is desired.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients in clinic for chronic pain of varying etiologies, including but not limited to chronic low back pain, neuropathy, cancer-related pain, headaches and facial pain, and fibromyalgia.
• Perform interventional procedures for chronic pain at the ambulatory surgery center and operating room.
• Provide perioperative nerve blocks for the operating room, including but not limited to thoracic epidural catheter placement, brachial plexus blocks, low extremity nerve blocks, and truncal blocks.
• Inpatient consults for acute pain.
• Teaching, via didics and/or during patient care, of anesthesiology residents and pain management fellows.
• Abundance of committee, leadership, and research opportunities depending on areas of interest.

Benefits

• Matching 403b
• Paid Malpractice provided
• Access to University facilities and resources
• Emory University Courtesy Scholarship benefits for eligible faculty and their family members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree