Anesthesia - Professor - Clinical

A pediatric anesthesiologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center provides comprehensive perioperative anesthetic care for infants, children, and adolescents undergoing a wide range of surgical and diagnostic procedures. This role emphasizes patient safety, family-centered care, and collaboration with multidisciplinary pediatric teams in a nationally recognized academic children’s hospital.

In addition to clinical responsibilities, the anesthesiologist also serves as a Professor contributing to the academic mission through teaching and mentorship of medical students, residents, and fellows. The position includes participation in scholarly activities, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical or translational research aimed at advancing pediatric anesthesiology and improving outcomes for children.

Patient Care
Provide safe, effective, and compassionate patient care commensurate with the level of advancement and clinical specialty. Make outstanding contributions to clinical service as evidenced by expertise in clinical care. Recognized by peers and patients as an expert clinician with a regional and national reputation for clinical skills. May participate in the development of national standards for patient care. Develop a broad regional, national, or international subspecialist referral base. Develop nationally recognized clinical skills or programs and introduce innovative approaches to patient care that generate exceptional patient outcomes. Provides consultative services to other physicians and clinical providers within the medical center to establish a coordinated care plan for each patient. Develop and integrate innovative approaches to patient care. This leads to establishing the clinical direction of the specific clinical field. Provide disease-specific expert consultation relative area of specialty. Make decisions regarding patient care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, care, reassessment, and discontinuation of care. Monitor the appropriateness of therapeutic management and care. Promote patient care outcomes on an ongoing basis.

Teaching and Training
Leads a significant teaching or clinical training program(s). Supervise the patient care of assigned residents and fellows. Teaches and supervises the patient care of assigned medical students, residents, and fellows, monitoring the medical care of medical to ensure that the care provided is safe and effective. Demonstrate significant ongoing contributions to teaching, including ongoing recognition as an excellent teacher, role model, and mentor internally and outside of the medical center; lead a considerable teaching or clinical training program; outside recognition of teaching excellence as demonstrated by regional and national invitations; oversee and guide the development and direction of the educational program at the division, department or system level, lead curriculum committee or other education-related committees. Recognized within the system as a role model in mentoring students and trainees. Serve as a consultant to other faculty and community physicians. Maintain currency in the field through continuing education, literature, and seminars.

Service and/or Administration
Leads program development for service and/or administration as evidenced by contributions, including a leadership role in the development of innovative programs for patient care of educational purposes; takes a significant leadership role in the direction of an academic division; takes a leadership role in the medical center or university; leadership role in regional and national professional societies, program committees and governing boards. Provides faculty coverage as needed within the department. Lead the development of departmental policies, procedures, and standards. Serve as a role model of effective interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships and encourage team concepts. Develop and guide the implementation of long- and short-term goals and objectives and ensure they align with the Division and medical center's strategic objectives. Complete evaluations for students, residents, and peers. Serve in a leadership role in the clinical department or medical center system.

Scholarly Activity
Demonstrates ongoing commitment to and participates in scholarly activities at an advanced level as evidenced by publication of original clinical investigation, educational research, clinical observations, reviews, chapters, or books; leadership role in clinical trials and/or clinical investigations; membership in editorial boards or editorship of textbooks or journals. Applies advanced training in research methods to design and conduct clinical research on various clinical specialty areas. Develop research programs in the clinical specialty area. Demonstrate effectiveness in securing grant funding for research initiatives and programs, mentors, and assist other faculty in grantsmanship. Develop and growth of new externally funded research initiatives.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree

• Current active medical license issued by the State of Ohio or eligible for license

• Appropriate medical credentialing through the Medical Staff Services offices

• Completion of all required pre-employment activities

• Associate Professor appointment or eligibility required

• Generally requires a minimum of five years of service at the Assistant Professor rank

• Preferred: Board certification

As CCHMC continues to grow its regional, national, and international presence, clinicians may be asked to work at locations outside of the Burnet Campus.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability

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At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s. 

 Cincinnati Children's is: 

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

 We Embrace Innovation—Together.  We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability