Pediatric Anesthesiology - Section Director - Beverly Anesthesiology

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai, a leading academic medical center ranked highly by US News & World Report, is seeking a Pediatric Anesthesiologist to serve as the Section Director for Pediatric Anesthesiology within Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc. This role is based at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a state-of-the-art 958-bed tertiary acute care academic medical center dedicated to patient care, research, education, and community programs. The Director will report to the Vice Chair and Co-Chairs of the Department of Anesthesiology. The position involves providing clinical anesthesia services, managing administrative, clinical, and operational duties for the Pediatric Anesthesiology section, aligning section activities with departmental and institutional goals, ensuring high-quality and safe pediatric perioperative care, improving OR efficiency, and coordinating care across pediatric surgical and procedural services.

Requirements

Medical Degree or equivalent
Board Certification in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology
Graduate of ACGME accredited Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship
Unrestricted California license as Physician
Medical Staff membership in accordance with requirements for same as specified in the CSMC and Medical Staff bylaws, rules and regulations
Eligible for recommendation to the appropriate academic rank and appointment
Minimum of five years of active clinical experience as pediatric anesthesiologist
Proven excellence in teaching, and in the organization of both clinical and non-clinical activities.
Evidence of exceptional academic, clinical, professional, and administrative accomplishment.

Responsibilities

Lead routine administrative and clinical functions for the Pediatric Anesthesiology 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 pediatric patient volumes, acuity, age-specific needs, and case mix; support recruitment and retention efforts.
Serve as the point of contact for operational escalations and collaborate with pediatric surgical and procedural teams to resolve real-time issues.
Partner with interdisciplinary leadership to develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures guiding safe, high-quality pediatric anesthesia care across pre-op, intra-op, PACU, and non-OR anesthesia locations; 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 pediatric 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.
Participate in teaching of house staff, fellows and students.
Participate in evaluation of the performance of fellows, residents, and students.
Participate in departmental and institutional committees in training, research and clinical process activities.
Participate in research activities.