Division Chief, Cardiac Anesthesiology

About the role

The Division Chief of Cardiac Anesthesiology leads and grows a high-volume academic cardiovascular program at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy. You will provide strategic leadership for a dedicated team of 6–8 cardiac anesthesiologists, collaborate with cardiac surgery, cardiology, and hospital leadership, and help shape the future of cardiac anesthesiology through clinical excellence, faculty development, recruitment, quality improvement, and program growth.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active clinical practice providing anesthetic care for a full spectrum of advanced adult cardiac procedures, including CABG and valve surgeries, structural heart interventions, complex aortic surgery, and ECMO cases.
• Perform and interpret advanced intraoperative TEE, collaborate within a multidisciplinary heart team to optimize perioperative outcomes, develop clinical protocols and care pathways, oversee quality and regulatory initiatives, mentor faculty, and represent the division through strategic leadership and national professional engagement.
• Lead and grow a high-volume academic cardiovascular program at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, a 391-bed Level I Trauma Center and flagship academic medical center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Anesthesiology Residency
• Fellowship training in Cardiac Anesthesiology
• Board certified or board eligible in Anesthesiology
• Advanced Perioperative TEE certification (or eligible)
• Eligible for medical licensure in Nebraska

Qualifications

• Compassionate
• Proactive
• Communicator
• Trustworthy
• Collaborative
• Balanced

Skills

• Cardiac Anesthesiology
• Advanced Perioperative TEE
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Teaching and Mentoring

Benefits

• Hospital-based clinic
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Starting bonus or education stipend
• 13 weeks of paid time off
• Gross medical expense reimbursement
• Relocation assistance
• Paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Retirement plan with employer match

Pay and Recognition

• Balanced Life
• Well-Being
• Financial Future
• Dependent Care

Department

Anesthesiology

Hours/Pay Period

80

Requisition ID

2024-348806

Employment Type

Full Time

Shift

Day

Provider Type

MD/DO

Speciality

Anesthesiology

Travel

No

Category

Physician

Recruiter Name

Meghan Shanahan

Recruiter Email

meghan.shanahan@commonspirit.org