Practice as Operating Room Clinical Director at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, PA - UPMC

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine seeks a senior-level, experienced physician to serve as Operating Room (OR) Clinical Director at UPMC Mercy. The candidate must be board-certified or board eligible in anesthesiology with the ability to obtain a medical license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and have proven administrative and clinical care expertise.

Opportunity Details:

• Primary oversight and management of the hospital ORs, non-OR room anesthetizing location, same day services.
• Provide site-level management and leadership.
• Work in conjunction with chief/assisting chief by coordinating daily operations and to achieve clinical program goals.
• Assure optimal patient care through effective and efficient utilization of OR resources.
• Integrate with hospital leadership and surgical services; collaborate through clear and regular communication with all perioperative personnel.
• Manage daily OR schedule to maximize utilization and access.
• Coordinate available resources for perioperative staging, the Post Anesthesia Care Unit, and transport.
• Stay current on Anesthesiology services policy and procedures; communicate and adhere to at site.
• Represent as Anesthesiology leader at various meetings.
• Attend local hospital meetings and committees as delegate for the chief.
• Represent the department and actively engage and maintain collaborative relationships with system leaders in UPMC that fosters cooperation in promoting best in class care.
• In charge of short-term staffing: daily through next five days projection.
• Liaison with schedulers.
• Serve on UPMC Mercy medical staff and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine faculty.
• Demonstrated clinical experience and proven ability to collaborate and build strong teams, with a strong interest in advancing the academic, research, educational, and clinical mission of the department.
• Engaged in the "why."
• Proactive in messaging.
• Promotes a culture of quality, safety, engagement, and satisfaction.
• Intimate knowledge of OR management, department vision, hospital goals, policies.
• Keen on politics and sound judgement on navigating.
• Join a diverse anesthesiology group who manage a broad variety of cases, including all major adult subspecialty care.
• CRNA supervision, 2.75:1 concurrency target
• Hospital has 22 anesthesiologists and 30 CRNAs
• Academic appointment

What We Offer

• Custom position/salary structuring corresponding with each candidate's academic, clinical, and research interests and goals.
• Exceptional career growth opportunities and stability as part of a financially strong and thriving world-class healthcare system.
• Competitive salary plus supplemental incentive by completing annual SSOC goals.
• Opportunities for significant additional earnings.
• Health, life, and disability insurance.
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance.
• Defined contribution plan; 403b plan with employer match.
• Relocation expense reimbursement.
• CME allowance.
• Generous PTO with options to increase.

About UPMC Mercy and UPMC

• UPMC Mercy is a 488-bed tertiary care hospital in the uptown district of Pittsburgh.
• The hospital has a rich history, from its beginning as the first permanent hospital in Pittsburgh and the first Mercy hospital in the world to its current role as a provider of faith-based care to its patient population, including the underserved in the Pittsburgh area.
• The hospital remains the only Catholic hospital in the region, providing specialized services such as women’s health, neurological, thoracic, and orthopedic care.
• UPMC Mercy is a Neuroradiology Stroke Intervention Center, Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, American Burn Association-verified Adult Burn Center, and Pediatric Burn Center.
• The hospital has been a focal point for student and resident teaching for the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Nursing for many years and continues to provide educational experiences for our residents in multiple specialties, including acute pain management and general, neuro, thoracic, and regional anesthesiology.
• UPMC Mercy has 16 inpatient ORs, six outpatient ORs, a busy endoscopy suite, interventional neuroradiology suite, MRI, hydrotherapy unit for burn care, and electrophysiology suite.
• Case selection includes all but solid organ transplants. Highlights include voice, airway-modification, robotic, thoracic, trauma, orthopedic, vascular, neurosurgery, and complex maxillofacial surgeries.
• The UPMC health system, affiliated with University of Pittsburgh, is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer with
• 92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians.
• Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals.
• Over 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites.
• Innovation in developing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care.
• Many renowned centers of excellence in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, rehabilitation, geriatrics, and women’s health, as well as top-ranked hospitals and service lines. ·

About the Community

• Pittsburgh is a is a vibrant, mid-sized city with the feel of a small town. Located in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, it offers the best of everything — an urban melting pot, historical landmarks, ethnic neighborhoods, a vibrant nightlife, picturesque countryside, and the famous three rivers.
• The city is renowned for its cultural institutions, including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the National Aviary, and a diverse cultural district.
• The city's major league professional sports teams include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Pittsburgh has a reputation as an advancing leader in medicine, education, health care, robotics, software engineering, and high-tech industries.
• The city is consistently ranked as one of the top places for families in the U.S. and one of the most affordable, livable, and safest U.S. cities.