University of Iowa Division Chief, Multispecialty Anesthesia - IOWA CITY, United States - AMN Healthcare

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Job Description & Requirements
University of Iowa Division Chief, Multispecialty Anesthesia
StartDate: ASAP

The University of Iowa Department of Anesthesia is seeking an accomplished academic anesthesiologist to serve as chief of its Division of Multispecialty Anesthesia. Anesthesia for the following surgical specialties are included in this division: general surgery, otolaryngology, oral surgery, vascular surgery, trauma surgery, urology, transplant surgery, and ophthalmology. This position is available at the rank of associate professor or professor in the clinical or tenure track. The division chief will have a clear vision for advancing anesthesia for these specialties as well as advancing the careers of anesthesiologists who provide multispecialty anesthesia. The candidate will have experience collaborating with perioperative physicians and other colleagues and demonstrated leadership skills in shaping the future of the division.

The division chief will be responsible for actualizing our tripartite mission--clinical care, education, and research—as it relates to general anesthesiology or anesthesiology within subspecialty areas of practice. These responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with medical directors to lead clinical operations to ensure consistently high-quality patient care with efficient and innovative use of clinical and material resources
• Promoting effective collaborations among divisional faculty and other clinical and research faculty across campus
• Facilitating undergraduate and graduate medical education
• Recruiting new faculty to the division and supporting their career development
• Developing innovative scholarship in multidisciplinary anesthesia

Internal Resources

• Protected administrative time to support goal-directed personal and division-related professional development
• Seed funding for research as well as statistical and clinical trial support
• NIH-funded Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, which includes collaboration with investigators from all 11 colleges on campus
• Internal and external professional development support

University of Iowa Health Care

• UI Health Care is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center, employing nearly 900 physicians and more than 2,500 nurses. UI Hospitals and Clinics is an 811-bed tertiary and quaternary care facility, including a Level 1 trauma center and the Stead Family Children's Hospital, a 190-bed state-of-the-art facility. The Carver College of Medicine is ranked as one of the nation's best public medical schools and offers a full range of residency and fellowship programs. Its thriving research enterprise has received $2 billion in NIH funding over the past decade.

Iowa City

• The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, a vibrant, diverse community in southeastern Iowa. The Iowa City area offers affordable housing, low crime rates, excellent schools, Big Ten sports, abundant outdoor activities, and numerous cultural, musical, arts, and literary events. In addition, in 2018, US News & World Report named Iowa the best state overall and ranked it in the top 10 in five categories: infrastructure (#1), health care (#3), opportunity (#4), education (#5) and quality of life (#9).

Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Candidates interested in this position must submit an inquiry through AMN Healthcare to be considered.

Facility Location
Iowa City possesses a large amount of cultural and entertainment options and is home to the University of Iowa. The Old Capital Museum has a storied history and is a visual treat for architecture lovers. The Iowa Avenue Literary Walk is a must-see for bibliophiles with close to 50 writers represented, all of whom have ties to Iowa. Indeed, writing is big in Iowa, with the Iowa Writer's Workshop being one of the nation's premier creative writing programs. Sports fans will no doubt want to attend Hawkeyes games at the University of Iowa. The Hawkeyes are always a threat in the Big Ten and draw ardent support from locals.

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About the Company
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