General Anesthesiology - Section Director OR - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Beverly Anesthesiology

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc. is seeking a Section Director of General Anesthesia for the operating rooms at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The position combines clinical anesthesia services with day-to-day administrative, clinical, and operational leadership for the General Anesthesia section. The Director reports to the Vice Chair and Co-Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and works to align section activities with departmental and institutional goals, improve operating-room efficiency, ensure quality and safety, and coordinate care across operating rooms. The role also includes teaching house staff, fellows, and students; evaluating trainee performance; participating in departmental and institutional committees and clinical process activities; and taking part in research activities. Cedars-Sinai describes itself as a 958-bed tertiary acute-care academic medical center focused on patient care, research, education, and community programs.

Requirements

Medical degree or equivalent.
Board certification in Anesthesiology.
Unrestricted California physician license.
Medical Staff membership in accordance with CSMC and Medical Staff bylaws, rules, and regulations.
Eligible for recommendation to the appropriate academic rank and appointment.
At least five years of active clinical experience as an anesthesiologist.
Proven excellence in teaching and in organizing clinical and non-clinical activities.
Evidence of exceptional academic, clinical, professional, and administrative accomplishment.

Responsibilities

Lead routine administrative and clinical functions of the OR General Anesthesia section, including clinical services, quality and safety, patient experience, personnel, scheduling, and productivity.
Establish annual section goals with the leadership team, aligned with departmental and institutional priorities; track progress and report outcomes.
Oversee OR provider coverage, daily scheduling, and case assignments to support timely access, continuity of care, and equitable workload distribution.
Recommend staffing levels and competencies based on volume, acuity, and case mix; support recruitment and retention.
Promote efficient daily OR operations and patient flow with perioperative leadership, surgery, nursing, and anesthesia leadership.
Support onboarding and orientation of new clinicians and trainees to the ORs.
Serve as the operational escalation contact and collaborate with OR leadership to resolve real-time issues.
Partner with perioperative leadership to develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures for safe, high-quality anesthesia care across pre-op, intra-op, and PACU; communicate updates to anesthesia providers.
Standardize workflows, documentation, and equipment use where appropriate to reduce variation and improve reliability.
Monitor quality and safety indicators and lead or participate in multidisciplinary performance-improvement initiatives.
Review safety event reports and patient grievances; work with Patient Relations and participate in root cause analyses.
Ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and accreditation standards, including licensure, credentialing, documentation, and quality-assurance requirements.
Provide ongoing surveillance and feedback on providers’ professional performance and participate in FPPE/OPPE processes 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 and contribute to succession planning for key roles.
Represent the section in departmental and institutional meetings; present metrics and outcomes and promote transparency and accountability.
Provide anesthesia clinical services.
Teach house staff, fellows, and students.
Participate in evaluation of fellows, residents, and students.
Participate in departmental and institutional committees involving training, research, and clinical process activities.
Participate in research activities.