Per Diem Trauma Anesthesiologist

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC); Las Vegas (NV); In loco; USD 320.000 - 460.000; Tempo pieno

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Employer-paid pension

Competitive salary & benefits

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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) in Las Vegas is an academic medical center and the anchor of the Las Vegas Medical District.

UMC hosts Nevada's only nonprofit Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-recognized status, and provides anesthesia to trauma patients in emergencies.

Qualifications include MD/DO, Anesthesiology Residency, Trauma Anesthesiology Fellowship, three years of trauma practice, Nevada license and DEA; board certification/eligibility.

Competenze

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school with anesthesia residency.
• Trauma anesthesiology fellowship and three years of trauma practice.
• Nevada medical license, DEA registration; BLS/ACLS/PALS as required.

Mansioni

• Provide anesthesia to trauma patients in medical and surgical emergencies.
• Manage difficult airways and rapid resuscitation.
• Ensure adequate anesthesia and analgesia; optimize ventilation.
• Participate in quality improvement and safety initiatives.

Conoscenze

Adult care

Pediatric care

QI/quality improvement

Emergency decision making

Leadership

Communication

Formazione

MD/DO

Anesthesiology Residency

Trauma Anesthesiology Fellowship

Board Certification/Eligibility in Anesthesiology

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Benefits

EMPLOYER-PAID PENSION PLAN (NEVADA PERS)

Competitive Salary & Benefits Package

Employment Conditions

This position is considered At-Will and will serve at the pleasure of the CEO.

Position Summary

As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

UMC is home to Nevada's ONLY Nonprofit Level I Trauma Center, Verified Burn Center, and Multi-Organ Transplant Center. In 2026, we became the FIRST and ONLY Magnet®-Recognized hospital in the state, reflecting UMC's nursing professionalism, teamwork, and superiority in patient care.

Provides anesthesia to trauma patients with both medical and surgical trauma emergencies. Manages difficult airways due to blood, vomitus, or severe facial fractions and also provides massive blood and fluid resuscitation, treat coagulopathies, obtain vascular access, prevent hypotheria, optimize mechanical ventilation, and ensure adequate anesthesia and analgesia.

Job Requirements

• Education/Experience: M.D. or D.O. from an accredited school of medicine and completion of an Anesthesiology Residency and a one-year trauma anesthesiology fellowship from an accredited institution and three (3) years of clinical practice in trauma anesthesiology. Board Certified/Eligible in Anesthesiology
• Licensing/Certification Requirements: Valid License by State of Nevada to practice medicine. State of Nevada Pharmacy Board License to Prescribe Medications and DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificate. Some positions may require one or more of the following certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Physical Requirements: Knowledge of adult and pediatric care, equipment, supplies and practices; federal, state, local and accreditation laws, regulations and standards; clinical operations as well as the business operations of the hospital; principles and practices of medical care management and administration; quality assurance and performance improvement principles and methods; department and hospital safety practice and procedures; patient rights; age specific patient care practices; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures.
• Skill in: Effective provision of medical care; assessing and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of medical care provided through the use of hospital QI program; ensuring that services are appropriate for meeting patient’s medical, social and emotional needs, consistent with sound health care resource allocation practices; developing goals, objectives, policies and procedures; applying leadership techniques; making effective decisions under stress and emergency circumstances; developing care plans; solving problems; communicating with a wide variety people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing.
• Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Mobility to stand for long periods during surgical procedures, stamina to maintain concentration for extended periods of time; vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate effectively in-person and over the telephone. Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification