Residency Program Director / Adult Generalist Anesthesiologist - Oregon Health & Science University

Department Overview:

The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine is integral to the healthcare, education, and research missions at OHSU. We provide clinical services at OHSU hospitals and collaborate with the VA Portland Health Care System and community hospitals. We specialize in providing excellent perioperative care and anesthesia services to our patients using state-of-the-art technology and pharmacologic tools with an emphasis on patient safety. In the operating rooms our anesthesiologists work in care teams with our fellows, residents, and nurse anesthetists as well as independently. Pre- and post-operative care is under the medical supervision of our department. We play a prominent role in the caring for patients in the cardiovascular, neurosciences, and virtual intensive care units and in the comprehensive pain center.

 

Our department is dedicated to providing the highest quality and most innovative education training in the country for residents, fellows, and medical students, with trainee opportunities at OHSU, the VA Medical Center, and community hospitals. Our very active education research group focuses on lifelong learning strategies, particularly in the area of regional anesthesia. We are the proud developers of the ASA’s Anesthesia Tool Box. We continue to innovate using tools to evaluate our learners’ progress on specific entrustable activities as well as broader readiness to be independent consultants in anesthesiology.

 

The Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has consistently awarded our program full accreditation. We were the first program in the U.S. to be approved by the ACGME and ABA to allow for integrated training of research and anesthesiology, and critical care medicine and anesthesiology. We were also the first program to offer advanced curriculum options for our residents, on a voluntary basis through our ExCEL program. We offer fellowships in Pediatric Anesthesiology, Adult Critical Care, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. The scope of our training opportunities is extensive and includes exposure to a wide variety of patient diseases and surgical procedures as well as CPC and ICU training with dedicated time in our full-body human simulation laboratory.

Function/Duties of Position:

Residency Program Director (0.4 FTE)

The Program Director should continue in the position for a length of time adequate to maintain continuity of leadership and program stability. This position reports to the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (APOM), collaborates with other department Vice Chairs and leaders, and has a formal dotted line reporting relationship to the Chair. This position directly supervises the residency Associate/Assistant Program Directors (APD) and Chief Residents.

The Program Director has the full authority and responsibility for the residency program and is responsible for program administration and operations, including all activities related to recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, coaching/advising/mentoring, evaluation and advancement of residents and the maintenance of all records related to the program. The Program Director ensures continuing accreditation of the program through application of ACGME Common and Specialty requirements.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

       Oversight of the Learning Environment  

• Ensure all sites maintain a learning environment conducive to resident education, including adhering to principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB)
• Ensure the program’s ongoing ACGME accreditation and maintain compliance with all ACGME rules and guidelines
• Maintain affiliation agreements and oversight at each participating training site
• Provide leadership and oversight to the resident formative assessment and summative evaluation processes; ensure compliance with institutional grievance and due process procedures
• Oversee the development and implementation of the program curriculum, including monitoring the progression of training for individual residents and ensuring the quality of the didactic program
• Ensure compliance with Clinical Education and Work (CEW) hour policies
• Monitor and ensure appropriate supervision of residents at all participating sites

 

National, Regional, and Local Leadership, Excellence, and Education Innovation  

• Facilitate a culture of educational excellence and innovation in the residency, including developing and implementing innovative curriculum and programs
• Attend all OHSU GME (including GMEC and Community of Practice) meetings or assign and mentor a substitute representative when unable to attend
• The core values of APOM include life-long learning and improvement, as well as dissemination of knowledge. The Program Director will be a model for learners by maintaining their own scholarship productivity by presenting nationally or publishing bi-annually specifically related to GME
• Hold leadership positions in/on education-focused institutional, national or international committees and/or academic societies or organizations including Society for Education in Anesthesia and the Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine

 

Administrative Leadership  

• Directly supervise and support the professional development of the residency Assistant and Associate program directors and Chief Residents; ensuring the leadership structure supports the needs of the residency and resident education faculty
• Work collaboratively with education administrative leadership to manage all administrative aspects of the residency
• Select, mentor, and evaluate program teaching faculty, rotation directors, and site directors at each training site
• With the Vice Chair for Education and administrative leadership, ensure program policies and practices are in compliance with the House Officer Union contract
• Ensure all accreditation, compliance, and GME required reports are submitted in an accurate and timely manner
• Monitor faculty compliance for the timely submission of resident performance evaluations
• Lead the resident recruitment and selection process
• In concert with the education administration team, maintain all required documentation and record-keeping for the program, learners, and faculty
• Support departmental and division strategic planning efforts
• Attend select in-person department events and activities

 

Adult Generalist Anesthesiologist (0.6 FTE)

This position reports to the Vice Chair for Clinical Anesthesia in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (APOM). The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the University's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.  Appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in patient care and teaching/mentorship.  The most desired candidate will also have interest/experience in research/scholarship/discovery and/or administrative leadership.

 

Teaches trainees and support staff in their area of professional expertise.  Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees, guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Faculty have a demonstrated competence in teaching and are knowledgeable about relevant guidelines from all applicable regulating bodies. (E.g. ACGME competencies for clinical faculty).

 

Provides an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of clinical care for clinical faculty).  Professional performance is to be delivered in a manner that is compliant with the regulations and guidelines of all relevant regulating bodies (e.g. the American Society of Anesthesiologists, JCAHO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, OHSU IRB, NIH and all other state, federal, and institutional regulatory guidelines).  Treats all patients, research subjects, trainees and co-workers with dignity and respect.

 

May maintain a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases.  May develop and direct scholarly research activities focused toward improving the educational foundation within anesthesiology and perioperative medicine.  May engage in public service through consultative activities with OHSU and non-University groups as approved by the Chair.  May also participate in additional departmental or hospital administration as approved by the Chair or supervising Vice Chair.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates must have successfully completed a doctorate of medicine or osteopathy and residency training in Anesthesiology
• Candidates must have or be eligible for an Oregon Medical Board license, appropriate OHSU medical staff appointment and specialty board certification through the ABA with participation in MOCA
• Must meet all requirements of a Program Director as determined by OHSU GME and the ACGME
• The successful candidate will also have faculty experience including demonstrated competence in patient care and teaching, possess organizational and administrative qualifications and have the ability to function effectively within institutional governance
• Significant academic achievements in anesthesiology, including recent and ongoing publications, development of educational programs and/or the conduct of education focused research are required
• Must have the expertise to evaluate program faculty and approve the continued participation of program faculty based on evaluation, monitor resident supervision at all participating sites and must be timely and accurate in their preparation and submission of all information required and requested by the ACGME
• Must use their excellent communication skills and professionalism in their interaction with representatives of the ACGME, OHSU GME office, direct reports and trainees

All are welcome:Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.