Chief, BCM Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology

Society for Pediatric Anesthesia; San Antonio (TX); Sur place; USD 350 000 - 700 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Baylor College of Medicine seeks a Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology to lead clinical and operational pediatric anesthesia services at CHRISTUS Childrens hospital. The Chief partners with hospital leaders to deliver safe, family-centered perioperative care for neonates through adolescents.

The role emphasizes clinical leadership, program development, and strategic growth, with collaboration across surgeons, intensivists, neonatologists, and hospital administration.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree.
• Board-certified in Anesthesiology.
• Fellowship training in Pediatric Anesthesiology.
• Unrestricted Texas medical licensure.

Responsabilités

• Direct and oversee pediatric general anesthesia services.
• Ensure safe, timely, efficient anesthesia care for neonates through adolescents.
• Develop and standardize clinical protocols, care pathways, and evidence-based practices.
• Lead perioperative initiatives in patient safety, quality outcomes, and family experience.
• Coordinate physician/APP staffing, scheduling, and coverage for uninterrupted services.
• Optimize OR efficiency, block utilization, and throughput with perioperative leaders.
• Support workforce planning and recruitment as volumes grow.
• Evaluate provider performance and recommend corrective action.
• Participate in quality improvement, morbidity and mortality review, and Joint Commission, CMS, and accreditation readiness.
• Partner with executives to expand pediatric surgical and procedural services.
• Evaluate new technologies, equipment, and care models.
• Develop business plans and staffing models for long-term growth.
• Collaborate with pediatric surgeons, intensivists, neonatologists, emergency physicians, and hospital leadership.
• Support physician, nursing, APP, resident, and medical student education and continuing professional development.

Connaissances

Leadership experience

Quality improvement

Program development

Collaboration

Formation

MD/DO degree

Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology

Board-certified in Anesthesiology

Unrestricted Texas medical licensure

Description du poste

Job Title: Chief, BCM Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology

Date Posted: 2026-10-16

Job Location: San Antonio, Texas

Job Requirements

Required

• MD or DO degree.
• Board-certified in Anesthesiology.
• Fellowship training in Pediatric Anesthesiology.
• Board-certified in Pediatric Anesthesiology.
• Unrestricted Texas medical licensure.

Preferred

• Prior leadership experience as Division Chief, or similar role.
• Experience in children's hospital or freestanding pediatric hospital environments.
• Demonstrated success in quality improvement and program development.

Job Description

Baylor College of Medicine seeks a Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology to lead clinical and operational pediatric anesthesia services at CHRISTUS Childrens hospital. The Division Chief partners with hospital, surgical, nursing, and medical staff leaders to deliver safe, efficient, family-centered, evidence-based pediatric perioperative care.

Job Duties

Clinical Leadership

• Direct and oversee pediatric general anesthesia services.
• Ensure safe, timely, efficient anesthesia care for neonates through adolescents.
• Develop and standardize clinical protocols, care pathways, and evidence-based practices.
• Lead perioperative initiatives in patient safety, quality outcomes, and family experience.

Operational Management

• Coordinate physician/APP staffing, scheduling, and coverage for uninterrupted services.
• Optimize OR efficiency, block utilization, and throughput with perioperative leaders.
• Support workforce planning and recruitment as volumes grow.
• Evaluate provider performance and recommend corrective action.

Quality and Patient Safety

• Participate in quality improvement, morbidity and mortality review, and Joint Commission, CMS, and accreditation readiness.

Program Development and Strategic Growth

• Partner with executives to expand pediatric surgical and procedural services.
• Evaluate new technologies, equipment, and care models.
• Develop business plans and staffing models for long-term growth.
• Collaborate with pediatric surgeons, intensivists, neonatologists, emergency physicians, and hospital leadership.

Education and Academic Mission

• Support physician, nursing, APP, resident, and medical student education and continuing professional development.

Donald Dracoulis, Executive Director

Miriam Hinojosa, Senior Manager

email: [e-mail]

Internal Job Posting #26320

https://www.bcm.edu/careers

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.