OB Anesthesiology - Section Director - Beverly Anesthesiology

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai, ranked highly by US News & World Report, is seeking an OB Anesthesiologist to join Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc. as the Section Director for OB Anesthesiology. This role is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a major academic medical center dedicated to patient care, research, and education. The Director will report to the Vice Chair and Co-Chairs of the Department of Anesthesiology. Responsibilities include providing clinical anesthesia services, managing administrative, clinical, and operational duties for the Obstetric Anesthesiology section, aligning section activities with departmental and institutional goals, ensuring high-quality and safe care, improving labor & delivery and OR efficiency, and coordinating care across services.

Requirements

Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Anesthesiology.
Completion of an ACGME-accredited Anesthesiology residency program.
Completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesiology.
Current California medical license or ability to obtain one.
DEA registration.
Experience in clinical anesthesia services, particularly in obstetrics.
Experience in administrative, clinical, and operational leadership.
Knowledge of quality and safety standards, accreditation requirements (e.g., The Joint Commission), and regulatory compliance.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams and leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience in academic medical centers.
Experience in teaching and mentoring house staff, fellows, and students.
Involvement in research activities.
Familiarity with performance improvement initiatives and root cause analyses.
Eligible for academic appointments in the Cedars-Sinai Health System Professorial Program.

Responsibilities

Lead routine administrative and clinical functions for the Obstetric Anesthesia section, including oversight of clinical services, quality and safety, patient experience, personnel, scheduling, and productivity.
Establish annual section goals aligned with departmental and institutional priorities; track progress, and report outcomes.
Oversee provider coverage, daily scheduling, and assignments to ensure timely responsiveness, continuity of care, and equitable workload distribution.
Recommend appropriate staffing levels and competencies based on volumes, acuity, and case mix; support recruitment and retention efforts.
Serve as the point of contact for operational escalations and collaborate with OB and nursing leadership to resolve real-time issues.
Partner with interdisciplinary leadership to develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures guiding safe, high-quality anesthesia care across peripartum; communicate updates to anesthesia providers.
Standardize workflows, documentation, and equipment use where appropriate to reduce variation and enhance reliability.
Monitor quality and safety indicators; lead or participate in performance improvement initiatives with multidisciplinary teams.
Review safety event reports and patient grievances; work with Patient Relations and participate in root cause analyses (RCAs) for issues.
Ensure compliance with state and federal laws and accreditation standards (e.g., The Joint Commission), including licensure, credentialing, documentation, and quality assurance requirements.
Provide ongoing monitoring and feedback on professional performance for providers within the section; participate in FPPE/OPPE processes in collaboration with departmental leadership.
Recommend clinical privileges for section providers in partnership with departmental leadership and Medical Staff Services.
Support onboarding, coaching, and performance evaluations of anesthesia providers; contribute to succession planning for key roles.
Represent section interests in departmental and institutional meetings; present metrics and outcomes and drive transparency and accountability.
Provide Anesthesia Clinical Services.
Participates in teaching of house staff, fellows and students.
Participates in evaluation of the performance of fellows, residents, and students.
Participates in departmental and institutional committees in training, research and clinical process activities.
Participates in research activities.