Anesthesia Medical Director (63989)

As the Medical Director of Anesthesia, your emphasis will be on building a fully functional and ubiquitous presence of Anesthesia services for Onslow Memorial Hospital in conjunction with the Lead CRNA. These services will provide safe, efficient, resource conscious qualities, culminating in exemplary patient care. 

To that end, the Medical Director will be expected to organize and/or participate in activities and programs which will enhance the goals and mission of the Onslow Memorial Hospital system. Furthermore, they will be expected to encourage clinical staff to maintain the same standards. Leadership expectations broadly include guiding and directing a quality Anesthesia program. These are not limited to, but, include the following:

• Recruitment and retention of full-time quality-based physicians and advanced practice providers
• Ensuring provision of 24/7 presence of anesthesia services continually
  1. Responsibility for staffing and scheduling is vested in the Lead CRNA
• Acquisition and maintenance of needed equipment for Anesthesia in coordination with the Lead CRNA
• Participation in committees salient to Anesthesia and the Mission of Onslow Memorial Hospital (OMH)
• Collaboration with the Chair of Surgery and other specialties to enhance growth and development of programs.
• Interface and work with senior management and administration as well as liaisons of clinical departments to further improve patient care experiences
• Encouraging anesthesia staff to participate in committee meetings and functions
• Development and/or proctoring of evidence based clinical pathways and protocols.
• Establishment of new/existing guidelines appropriate for OMH and/or introduction of latest guidelines developed by professional clinical societies.
• Monitor for efficient care and resource utilization.
• Evaluate, and where necessary, assist with implementation of new technology in the surgical services
• Close collaboration with Nurse Director of Surgical Services
• Collaboration with advance practice providers
• Participation in external and OMH marketing activities to promote the mission of Anesthesia and the OMH system.
• Education of clinicians.
• As needed presentations to the OMH board and medical staff meetings
• Participation in Medical Executive Meetings as needed
• Clinical duties as outlined below with supervision and refinement of clinicians under the same requirements
• Role model and holds employees accountable for the Code of Conduct.
• Ensures regulatory and organizational compliance in an ethical workplace.
• Demonstrates effective time management, ability to manage multiple projects and meets identified deadlines.
• Promotes trusts and employee engagement through effective and timely communication strategies.

Clinical Responsibilities

• The Anesthesiologist must be clinically competent in providing anesthesia care, maintaining ASA standards.
• The Anesthesiologist must follow the Anesthesia Department policies.
• Ensure safe conduct of general, LMAC and regional anesthesia by the Anesthesia department.
• Assist with pre-anesthesia evaluations of the patients, and provide consultation in any post operatively anesthesia related problems.
• Write Anesthesia consults, according to the Medical Staff By-Laws concerning consultation.
• Provide on-the-job consultation as needed for the CRNAs during daily operating room schedule.
• Provide competent consultation of anesthetized patients for the