Cardiac Anesthesiologist - Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center - Full Time

About the role

Excellent opportunity for a cardiac anesthesiologist to join our group in Wilmington, NC, at Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center, a 678‑bed Level II trauma center serving seven counties in southeastern coastal North Carolina. The practice provides anesthesia services across multiple sites including the main hospital, orthopedic hospital, outpatient surgery centers, Pender Memorial Hospital, Dosher Hospital, Brunswick Emerge Surgery Center, Wilmington Health Surgery Center, and various office‑based settings. The team consists of board‑certified, career‑committed anesthesiologists, many with fellowship training in cardiovascular, pain management, regional, and pediatric anesthesiology. The group has a heart team of 12 physicians (4 fellowship‑trained), has recently launched an LVAD program and maintains a structural heart program (TAVR, mitral clips, etc.), and works in a collegial setting focused on patient care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Case assignments: Heart and Vascular, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Endos, Orthopedics and OB/GYN
• Assist in directing and coordinating activities in the Anesthesia Department
• Responsible for the medical management of patients who are rendered unconscious and/or insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgery and other medical procedures – including invasive monitoring, peripheral nerve blocks, spinals/epidurals
• Pre‑anesthesia assessment
• Obtain and/or verify patient consent
• Discuss anesthetic options and risks with the patient
• Induction, maintenance, and emergence from anesthesia
• Monitor the patient’s physiological condition
• Perform clinical intervention as needed
• Near 100% CRNA supervision

Requirements

• Schedule: Heart call is generally 1:12; late call/early out schedule; weeknight/weekend call
• M.D./D.O. degree from an accredited College of Medicine
• ECFMG and FLEX TEE proficiency required
• Completion of a Cardiac Fellowship
• Completion of an approved residency in anesthesia
• Currently licensed as a physician

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• CME allowance
• Generous benefits package including health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
• 401(k)
• Fully paid malpractice insurance coverage
• Leadership and professional development opportunities
• Sign‑on incentives including loan repayment and training assistance options: $50K
• Awards/Recognition: Level II Trauma Center verification; American College of Surgeons; 2022 Heart Failure – Gold Plus (American Heart Association, 2022); Stroke – Gold Plus with Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll and Target Stroke Advanced Therapy Honor Roll (American Heart Association, 2021)

Pay

• Base salary package: $605K
• Additional Cardiac Stipend: $50K
• Sign‑on incentive: $50K
• Relocation assistance: up to $5K