Physician Anesthesiology

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Colorado Permanente Medical Group is seeking a top-notch board-certified or board-eligible general Anesthesiologist to join our team at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado. This is a full-time, benefited, and salaried position.    
 

Job Summary:

Administers anesthetics to render patients insensible to pain during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures: Examines patients to determine the degree of surgical risk and type of anesthetic and sedation to administer and discusses findings with medical practitioners concerned with the case. Positions patient on the operating table and administers local, intravenous, spinal, caudal, or another anesthetic according to prescribed medical standards. Institutes remedial measures to counteract adverse reactions or complications. Records type and amount of anesthetic and sedation administered and condition of the patient before, during, and after anesthesia. 

 

Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

Some of the important generalized work activities Anesthesiologists may perform include: 

Administers anesthetics to render patients insensible to pain during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures: Examines patients to determine the degree of surgical risk and type of anesthetic and sedation to administer and discusses findings with medical practitioners concerned with the case. Positions patient on the operating table and administers local, intravenous, spinal, caudal, or another anesthetic according to prescribed medical standards. Institutes remedial measures to counteract adverse reactions or complications. Records the type and amount of anesthetic and sedation administered and the condition of the patient before, during, and after anesthesia. 

 

Required Procedures if Applicable:

To provide monitored anesthesia care, general and regional anesthesia for adult, pediatric, and obstetric patients, including perioperative critical care acute pain management, and continuous epidural anesthetic administration, as well as procedural sedation, the Anesthesiologist must be able to perform the following procedures: 

 

• Airway Maintenance with Bag/Mask Ventilation 
• Endotracheal Intubation 
• Peripheral and Central Venous Access  
• Epidural Catheter Placement 
• Spinal Anesthetic Placement 
• Swan-Ganz Catheter Placement 
• Arterial Line Placement 
• Nerve block with U/S guidance and peripheral nerve catheter placement 
• Ob experience with spinals, epidurals, and C/S (moderate risk OB labor deck) 
• General OR skills:  thoracic epidurals, central-line and arterial line placement, double-lumen ETT placement and one-lung ventilation, etc. 

 

Preferred Procedures if Applicable:

Heart cases requiring TEE require Cardiac Fellowship training 

Required Minimum Education:

MD or DO, anesthesia-accredited ACGME residency program. 

Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation  

ABA certified or eligible, Colorado License, DEA with Colorado Address  

 Our Mission

Colorado Permanente Medical Group (CPMG) has an exclusive, integrated partnership with the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado. While we are separate organizations complementing one another, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare services and improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. 

By offering care and coverage together, we help Coloradans thrive. We serve communities throughout Denver/Boulder, Northern and Southern Colorado. 

Our Culture

As a CPMG physician, you’ll find fulfillment working alongside board-certified colleagues in a comprehensive array of specialties.  Permanente Medicine allows you to practice evidence-based, patient-centered medicine in a culture that is collaborative, inclusive, and committed to making a difference in people’s lives. 

Our system combines quality resources, state-of-the-art facilities, an Epic-based electronic medical records system, and true experts who collaborate.  Fr