Anesthesiology Opening in Sioux City, IA
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Anesthesiology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/06/24
**Two Anesthesiology openings - Sioux City, IA**
Located 95m to Omaha
*Cardiac experience preferred*
**Position Details**
- Full-time, permanent
- 24Hr shift
- Reason for Coverage: Retirement
- Hospital based. Surgical services department.
- Level 2 Trauma
- 13 Surgical Cases Per Day
- CRNA Supervision. The CRNAs are very experienced. They work together with the Anesthesiologists.
- Number of Anesthesiologists in Practice: 5 when fully staffed (seeking 2 full-time due to retirement)
- Mostly adult/geriatric. No complicated adolescent or child procedures.
- 12 ORs
- Annual ER Volume: 25k +/-
- Call Ratio: 1 in 5
- EMR: Cerner PowerChart
- Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 60 days +/-
**Procedures Required:**
- General Surgical Cases - adult, General Surgical Cases - pediatric, Minor Nerve Blocks, IV Regional anesthesia, Plexus anesthesia, Open Heart Anesthesia, Thoracic Cases (Except Open Heart), Complex Vascular Cases (Except Open Heart), Complex Orthopedic Cases, Spinal Anesthesia, Epidural Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Neurosurgical Cases, Ventilation Management, Local Infiltration, Acute Pain Management Procedures, Insertion of Central Line, Arterial line, and PA Catheter
- Evaluation and Management of Acute Volume / BP Issues required
**Schedule: How to staff M-F:**
- 1 MDA is on vacation every week (except 2 weeks per year)
- 1 MDA is post call everyday
- 1 MDA is on call everyday (1st Call- they go home once all the cases finish and only come back in if a case adds or called for a central line)
- 1 MDA is 2nd call everyday (2nd Call- late stay, tends to be back up if a non-cardiac MDA is 1st call)
- 1 MDA is a day shift only
**Schedule: How to staff Sat/Sun:**
- 1 MDA is 1st Call Saturday and is then 2nd Call Sunday
- 1 MDA is 2nd Call Saturday and is then 1st Call Sunday
- Other 3 MDAs have the weekend off
**Compensation and Benefits:**
- Base salary $450k+ based on experience and training (to be discussed at interview).
- Up to $100k sign-on bonus
- Health, dental, and vision
- Retirement match
- Deferred compensation option
- Professional development allowance
- 8 weeks of paid time off
**Requirements**
- Board Certified
- Note experience with the following procedures: General Surgical Cases - adult, General Surgical Cases - pediatric, Minor Nerve Blocks, IV Regional anesthesia, Plexus anesthesia, Open Heart Anesthesia, Thoracic Cases (Except Open Heart), Complex Vascular Cases (Except Open Heart), Complex Orthopedic Cases, Spinal Anesthesia, Epidural Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia, Neurosurgical Cases, Ventilation Management, Local Infiltration, Acute Pain Management Procedures, Insertion of Central Line, Arterial line, and PA Catheter
**Medical Center Details**
- Medical Center is part of an integrated system of member hospitals in Iowa and other health and patient care facilities united into one operating organization to improve the delivery of healthcare services to the people of Iowa and surrounding communities.
- 238-bed regional center that provides residents in a 33-county tri-state region in western Iowa, eastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota an entire continuum of preventive, primary, acute and tertiary healthcare services.
- Medical Center is home to the only Level II trauma center in western Iowa - one of only four trauma care facilities in the state to receive verification from the American College of Surgeons and AIR MED, a regional helicopter ambulance service.
- Medical Center has earned more national recognitions for quality patient outcomes than any other hospital in the region, including multiple honors for leadership and excellence in clinical areas such as cardiac care, orthopedic services, vascular surgery, stroke care and cancer care.
- In addition to the main hospital in Sioux City, we also operate rural hospitals in Hawarden and Primghar, Iowa, and Oakland and Pender, Nebraska, as well as a primary care clinic network, specialty care clinics and home health services.
- We partner with other community health providers to sponsor a regional cancer center, paramedic services, a free-standing surgery center, hospice services, and a variety of other health services.
**About the Community:**
- Sioux City, Iowa, is a family friendly community of approximately 120,000 residents located in the center of America's heartland, at the junction of the States of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
- Sioux City is a vibrant, mid-sized city, with an unmatched low cost of living and is an excellent place to raise a family.
- Sioux City is known for its excellent school system with a graduation rate between 95% and 100% and very high ACT scores.
- Higher education is further marked with two 4-year universities in the area and a nationally recognized university and medical school within 30 minutes.
- The area has countless outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, boating, tennis, aquatic center and swimming pools, 56 public parks, 11 golf courses including an Arnold Palmer designed golf course and country club, soccer and baseball fields.
- Sioux City is just one hour away from larger cities such as Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.