Practice as a Pediatric Anesthesiologist at UPMC Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is seeking highly talented pediatric anesthesiologists to provide anesthesia care at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in anesthesiology, be fellowship-trained in pediatric anesthesiology, and possess or qualify for an unrestricted medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

• Pediatric/acute pain/liver transplant/cardiac position
• Schedule: daylight coverage, M-F 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM; M-F 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Call: in-house: 5p-7:30a; beeper call: 6p-7a
• CRNA supervision, 2:1 concurrency target
• Hospital has 36 anesthesiologists and 29 CRNAs
• Academic appointment: yes

What We Offer

• Join a diverse anesthesiology group who manage a broad variety of cases, including all major adult subspecialty care.
• Custom position/salary structuring corresponding with each candidate's academic, clinical, and research interests and goals.
• Exceptional career growth opportunities and stability as part of a financially strong and thriving world-class healthcare system.
• Opportunities for significant additional earnings.
• Health, life, and disability insurance.
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance.
• Defined contribution plan; 403b plan with employer match.
• Relocation expense reimbursement.
• CME allowance.
• Generous PTO with options to increase.

About UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC

• UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is a 313-bed acute care teaching hospital in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
• Regionally, nationally, and globally, the hospital is a leader in the treatment of childhood conditions and diseases, a pioneer in the development of new and improved therapies, and a top educator of the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.
• UPMC Children’s is consistently named to several elite lists of pediatric hospitals, including ranking on the prestigious U.S. News & World Report annual Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals.
• The hospital is among only 6% of hospitals nationwide to hold Magnet Recognition® status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• UPMC Children’s leads the way in advanced technology as the first pediatric hospital in the US to achieve Stage 7 recognition from HIMSS Analytics for its electronic medical record. The hospital has also been recognized by KLAS, an independent health care research organization, as the number one pediatric hospital in its use of health care information technology.
• UPMC Children’s offers clinical services in over 40 specialty areas, including advanced, experienced, and comprehensive cardiac care at its Heart Institute and pediatric transplantation at its Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation.
• The hospital has 14 operating suites, including six equipped with leading-edge minimally invasive equipment.
• The UPMC Children’s Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research Center is one of only a handful of centers funded by the National Institutes of Health and devoted to pediatric research.
• The hospital’s John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center is an open lab concept design accommodating 70 principal investigators and housing one of the fastest-growing pediatric research programs in the country.
• The UPMC health system, affiliated with University of Pittsburgh, is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer with
• 92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians.
• Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals.
• Over 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites.
• Innovation in developing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care.
• Many renowned centers of excellence in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, rehabilitation, geriatrics, and women’s health, as well as top-ranked hospitals and service lines. ·

About the Community

• Pittsburgh is a is a vibrant, mid-sized city with the feel of a small town. Located in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, it offers the best of everything — an urban melting pot, historical landmarks, ethnic neighborhoods, a vibrant nightlife, picturesque countryside, and the famous three rivers.
• The city is renowned for its cultural institutions, including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the National Aviary, and a diverse cultural district.
• The city's major league professional sports teams include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Pittsburgh has a reputation as an advancing leader in medicine, education, health care, robotics, software engineering, and high-tech industries.
• The city is consistently ranked as one of the top places for families in the U.S. and one of the most affordable, livable, and safest U.S. cities.