Department of Anesthesiology Preoperative Clinics (APCs) Division Chief Faculty Position

About the role

The Department of Anesthesiology at the Emory University School of Medicine is seeking a board eligible/board certified anesthesiologist to join our Emory University team and serve as the Division Chief of our Anesthesiology Preoperative Clinics.

Responsibilities

• Aid and advise the Chair and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in all aspects of developing and maintaining the clinical operations of the Department’s APCs.
• Participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments in preoperative medicine.
• Continuously evaluate and update screening protocols and clinical practice within the APCs to reflect current best practices as derived from available guidelines, literature, and collaboration with colleagues.
• Deploy best practices across the Department’s APCs to ensure consistency in practice and process.
• Establish productivity metrics for APC clinicians; revise as indicated.
• Study and revise workflow of clinicians, nurses, administrative staff to ensure optimal patient experience in least amount of time.
• Evaluate and implement electronic pre-screening tools to facilitate the mapping of patient responses into EEMR prior to a patient encounter to reduce/eliminate transcription of basic information.
• Engage with Surgeons, their office staff, the OR scheduling office, and other relevant stakeholders to promote a seamless process for arranging APC visits and resolving operational issues.
• Coordinate in-services as necessary to maintain engagement of stakeholders.
• Participate in budget discussions related to staffing and to set the appropriate number of appointments per provider per shift.
• Ensure sufficient clinician staffing (Faculty, APP, Trainee) to support the templated number of daily patient visits.
• Manage the section’s financial performance.
• Serve as direct clinical supervisor of Section’s Chief APP.
• Evaluate performance as necessary for periodic review.
• Identify goals/objectives for Chief APP.
• Collaborate to derive appropriate metrics for APP incentive plan.
• Serve as direct clinical supervisor of each hospital’s physician APC site lead for the portion of their effort dedicated to APC practice.
• Hold regular meetings with APC faculty and APPs to educate about updates in practice/process and to identify challenges.
• Represent Section on Committees related to APC Clinical Operations, Committees dealing with updates/changes to physical plant/facilities, Committees dealing with TJC inspection readiness, Committees dealing with APC efficiency, Relevant ad hoc committees/task forces/etc. as requested by Chair, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs.
• Contribute to the formulation of policy and strategy of the Department as requested by the Chair, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs.
• Prepare and distribute accurate and timely financial projections, assessments, analyses, reports, plans, and solutions to the Chair, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, and members of the Department’s administrative team as requested.

Requirements

• ≥ 7 years of experience working in a preoperative clinic.
• ≥ 3 years of leadership in preoperative clinics/preoperative medicine.
• M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent.
• Eligible to apply for a medical license in the state of Georgia.
• American Board of Anesthesiology board certified/eligible.

Qualifications

• Excellence across clinical care, clinical teaching, and scholarly activity.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various departments and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in electronic pre-screening tools and workflow optimization.

Benefits

Emory University offers competitive compensation and benefits, including:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Pension plan.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement savings plan with matching contributions.
• Employee assistance program.
• Comprehensive wellness program.

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The Division Chief will receive 20% nonclinical time to fulfill the requirements of the post at the discretion of the Chair. The Division Chief will spend at least one day per week, averaged over each month, at both the EUH APC and the EUHM APC.

Contact Information

To apply, please contact: Cinnamon Sullivan, M.D., cinnamon.sullivan@emory.edu

For further information and interested applicants can contact: Cinnamon Sullivan, M.D., cinnamon.sullivan@emory.edu

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Emory School of Medicine

Additional Details

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