Academic Acute Pain Anesthesiologist

Sacbar; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Davis is seeking an acute pain anesthesiologist (Assistant/Associate or Full Professor) to lead perioperative pain management across surgical services. The role emphasizes multimodal analgesia and ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia within a collaborative academic environment.

Ideal candidates will have an MD/DO with ACGME residency, pain medicine fellowship, and state medical licensure in California, with a track record in teaching and research in a busy tertiary

Responsibilities

• Participate in the Acute Pain Service call schedule.
• Develop individualized pain plans for patients.
• Perform regional anesthesia techniques, including ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks and neuraxial procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize recovery, reduce opioid use, and improve patient outcomes.
• Provide clinical education to medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Engage in research, scholarly, or creative activities supporting clinical teaching and professional service (Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series).
• For Clinical X series faculty: maintain an extramurally funded research program and ongoing publication list.

Job description

Position

Acute Pain Anesthesiology Assistant/Associate or Full Professor – Clinical X or Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series (Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis)

Overview

As an academic acute pain anesthesiologist, the candidate will manage acute perioperative pain across a broad range of surgical services at UC Davis Medical Center, focusing on procedure‑specific multimodal analgesia.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the Acute Pain Service call schedule.
• Develop individualized pain plans for patients.
• Perform regional anesthesia techniques, including ultrasound‑guided peripheral nerve blocks and neuraxial procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize recovery, reduce opioid use, and improve patient outcomes.
• Provide clinical education to medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Engage in research, scholarly, or creative activities supporting clinical teaching and professional service (Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series).
• For Clinical X series faculty: maintain an extramurally funded research program and ongoing publication list.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with graduation from an ACGME‑approved residency program.
• Experience in acute perioperative pain management and regional anesthesia or completion of an ACGME‑accredited Pain Medicine fellowship.
• ABD board certification (or eligibility) from the American Board of Anesthesiology.
• Experience teaching medical students and/or residents and fellows.
• California Medical License by date of hire.
• Preferred: Ability to work cooperatively and collegially within a diverse environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.