Academic Acute Pain Anesthesiologist

University of California; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Davis invites applications for an Acute Pain Anesthesiology Assistant/Associate or Full Professor. The candidate will manage acute perioperative pain, perform regional anesthesia with ultrasound guidance, and participate in teaching and service.

Scholarly activities may be required for Clinical X or Health Sciences tracks, with rank and salary commensurate with experience. Responsibilities include on-call coverage for acute pain service, development of individualized

Qualifications

• MD/DO with appropriate residency training and specialty in pain management.
• ACGME-accredited Pain Medicine fellowship preferred or required.
• ABA board certification or eligibility for practice in pain medicine.

Responsibilities

• Manage acute perioperative pain across a broad surgical service spectrum.
• Perform regional anesthesia techniques including ultrasound-guided nerve blocks and neuraxial procedures.
• Contribute to clinical education of medical students, residents and fellows.
• Engage in scholarly activities and potential extramural research and leadership as appropriate.

Skills

Acute pain management

Regional anesthesia

Ultrasound-guided blocks

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Medical education

Education

MD/DO

ACGME Pain Medicine fellowship

ABA board certification or eligibility

Job description

The Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, is recruiting for one Acute Pain Anesthesiology Assistant/Associate or Full Professor in the Clinical X or Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series.

As an academic acute pain anesthesiologist, the successful candidate will manage acute perioperative pain across a broad range of surgical services at UC Davis Medical Center, with a focus on delivering procedure-specific multimodal analgesia. Responsibilities include participation in the Acute Pain Service-specific call schedule, development of individualized pain plans, and performance of regional anesthesia techniques, including ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks and neuraxial procedures. The candidate will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize recovery, reduce opioid use and improve patient outcomes. Additional responsibilities include clinical education of medical students, residents and fellows, and service activities commensurate with academic rank. Faculty in this role may have the opportunity to serve as attending faculty in both the operating room and intensive care settings, including solo faculty assignments. In addition to clinical care, teaching and service, Health Sciences Clinical Professor series faculty engage in scholarly or creative activities which derive from and support their primary responsibilities in clinical teaching, professional and service activities, while Clinical X series faculty should have involvement in an extramurally funded research program and a publication list.

Rank and Salary are commensurate with experience. Additional inquiries may be directed to Ruben Jimenez at 916-734-7985 or Kristin Britton-Isaacson at 916-734-5032.

MD/DO, 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, ABA board certification or eligibility, and experience teaching medical students and/or residents and fellows.