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

Cedars-Sinai ranked #1 in California and #2 in the Nation by US News & World Report. We are inviting OB Anesthesiologists to join Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc. in a role of Section Director for OB Anesthesiology.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a state-of-the-art, 958 bed tertiary acute care academic medical center is committed to excellence in compassionate patient care, research, education, and community programs to improve the lives of our patients. Our robust academic enterprise shapes the experts who will help redefine medicine for the next generation.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Section Director of General Anesthesia for the operating rooms (ORs) within Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc., reports to the Vice Chair and Co-Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology. In addition to providing clinical anesthesia services, the Section Director provides day-to-day administrative, clinical, and operational duties for the General Anesthesia section within the ORs. The role focuses on aligning section activities with departmental and institutional goals, advancing OR efficiency, ensuring quality and safety, and coordinating care across ORs.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the leadership of the Vice Chair and Co-Chair of Anesthesiology, the Section Director will:

- Lead routine administrative and clinical functions of the OR general anesthesia section, including oversight of clinical services within the ORs, quality and safety, patient experience, personnel, scheduling, and productivity.
- In collaboration with the leadership team, establish annual section goals aligned with departmental and institutional priorities; track progress, and report outcomes.
- Oversee OR provider coverage, daily scheduling, and case assignments to ensure timely access, 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.
- Ensure efficient daily OR operations and patient flow in partnership with perioperative leadership, surgery, nursing, and anesthesia leadership.
- Support the onboarding and orientation of new clinicians and trainees to the ORs.
- Serve as the point of contact for operational escalations and collaborate with OR leadership to resolve real-time issues.
- Partner with perioperative leadership to develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures guiding 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 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 surveillance 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.

Teaching

- 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.

Our compensation philosophy: We offer a competitive total compensation and benefits package to our physicians. The total pay range shown takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This total pay range includes incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.

Pay Range: $535,000- $645,000 Total Cash Compensation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- Medical Degree or equivalent
- Board Certification in Anesthesiology
- 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 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.