Anesthesiologist - Burlingame, CA

We are seeking experienced Anesthesiologists for a high-acuity locums opportunity based primarily in San Francisco, CA. Providers will support a mix of inpatient hospital OR coverage and ambulatory surgery center cases across several affiliated facilities.

Please note: This is not an outpatient-only position. Providers must be comfortable floating between inpatient and outpatient settings and managing higher-acuity surgical cases.

Practice Details

• Contract Length: 26+ weeks
• Schedule: Full-time preferred
• Minimum Availability: At least 2 weeks/month required
• Practice Setting: Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
• EMR: EPIC
• Support Staff: CRNAs
• Patient Population: Adults and adolescents (13+)

Facility Locations

Primary location is based in San Francisco, with coverage responsibilities that may include floating between the following sister facilities:

• Bay Front
• Mt. Zion
• Mission Bay
• Ortho Institute
• Parnassus
• Burlingame

Case Mix

Providers will rotate between high-acuity inpatient surgical centers and outpatient surgery centers.

Cases Include:

• General surgical anesthesia
• Occasional regional anesthesia cases

No Cases Involving:

• Cardiac
• Liver transplant
• Neuro

Candidate Requirements

• Board Certified in Anesthesiology required
  • Will consider truly Board Eligible candidates, especially fellowship-trained providers
• Active California license required
• Active California DEA with Schedule II authorization required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required (AHA only)
• Minimum 2 years of recent anesthesiology experience required
• Recent tertiary care center experience required
• Must have recent solo practice experience
• Trauma experience strongly preferred
• Regional anesthesia skills strongly preferred but not required

Ideal Candidate

The ideal provider will have:

• Recent experience (within the last 2–3 years) managing a balanced mix of inpatient and outpatient surgical anesthesia cases
• Comfort with higher-acuity patients (ASA 3+ preferred)
• Flexibility to float between facilities and practice settings
• Ability to work independently in the OR while occasionally supervising CRNAs