Cedars-Sinai

OB Anesthesiology - Section Director - Beverly Anesthesiology

Cedars-Sinai$500K+*
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Medical Degree or equivalent
  • Board Certification in Anesthesiology
  • Graduate of ACGME accredited Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship
  • Unrestricted California physician license
  • Membership in accordance with CSMC and Medical Staff bylaws
  • Eligible for academic rank and appointment
  • Minimum of five years active clinical OB anesthesiology experience
  • Demonstrated excellence in teaching and organization of activities
  • Record of exceptional accomplishments in academic and clinical settings

Responsibilities

  • Lead administrative and clinical functions for the Obstetric Anesthesia section
  • Establish and track annual section goals aligned with departmental priorities
  • Oversee staffing levels, scheduling, and coverage for continuous care
  • Serve as main contact for operational issues in collaboration with leadership
  • Develop and implement policies for safe anesthesia care
  • Standardize workflows to enhance reliability and reduce variation
  • Monitor quality indicators and lead performance improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with excellent healthcare and retirement benefits
  • Student loan assistance or housing loan assistance for qualified candidates
  • Joining a dynamic team with strong camaraderie and academic support
  • Diverse case mix in a prestigious health system
  • Eligible for academic appointments in the Cedars-Sinai Health System Professorial Program
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are inviting OB Anesthesiologists to join Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc. in a role of Section Director for OB Anesthesiology.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director of ObstetricAnesthesiology within Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc, reports to the Vice Chair and Co-Chairs of the Department of Anesthesiology. In addition to providing clinical anesthesia services, the Director provides day-to-day administrative, clinical, and operational duties for the Obstetric Anesthesiology section. The role focuses on aligning section activities with departmental and institutional goals, ensuring high-quality and safe care, advancing labor & delivery and operating room (OR) efficiency, and coordinating care across services.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the leadership of the Vice Chair and Co-Chairs of Anesthesiology, the Director will:
  • Lead routine administrative and clinical functions for the Obstetric Anesthesia section, including oversight of clinical services, quality and safety, patient experience, personnel, scheduling, and productivity.
  • Establish annual section goals aligned with departmental and institutional priorities; track progress, and report outcomes.
  • Oversee provider coverage, daily scheduling, and assignments to ensure timely responsiveness, continuity of care, and equitable workload distribution.
  • Recommend appropriate staffing levels and competencies based on volumes, acuity, and case mix; support recruitment and retention efforts.
  • Serve as the point of contact for operational escalations and collaborate with OB and nursing leadership to resolve real-time issues.
  • Partner with interdisciplinary leadership to develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures guiding safe, high-quality anesthesia care across peripartum; communicate updates to anesthesia providers.
  • Standardize workflows, documentation, and equipment use where appropriate to reduce variation and enhance reliability.
  • Monitor quality and safety indicators; lead or participate in performance improvement initiatives with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Review safety event reports and patient grievances; work with Patient Relations and participate in root cause analyses (RCAs) for issues.
  • Ensure compliance with state and federal laws and accreditation standards (e.g., The Joint Commission), including licensure, credentialing, documentation, and quality assurance requirements.
  • Provide ongoing monitoring and feedback on professional performance for providers within the section; participate in FPPE/OPPE processes in collaboration with departmental leadership.
  • Recommend clinical privileges for section providers in partnership with departmental leadership and Medical Staff Services.
  • Support onboarding, coaching, and performance evaluations of anesthesia providers; contribute to succession planning for key roles.
  • Represent section interests in departmental and institutional meetings; present metrics and outcomes and drive transparency and accountability.
  • Provide Anesthesia Clinical Services.

Teaching
  • Participates in teaching of house staff, fellows and students.
  • Participates in evaluation of the performance of fellows, residents, and students.
  • Participates in departmental and institutional committees in training, research and clinical process activities.
  • Participates in research activities.
    Highlights:
  • Competitive Salary with excellent healthcare and retirement benefits
  • Dynamic team with excellent camaraderie that supports the clinical and academic mission of internationally recognized programs
  • Student loan assistance or housing loan assistance for qualified candidates
  • Diverse case mix
  • Eligible for academic appointments in the Cedar-Sinai Health System Professorial Program

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, located at the junction of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Cedars-Sinai Health System is the largest private not-for-profit provider of health care on the West Coast, serving more than 9 million people in Los Angeles County.
Join us and take the next step of your career with Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc at Cedars-Sinai!
We offer signing bonuses, housing loan or student loan assistance.

Our compensation philosophy: We offer a competitive total compensation and benefits package to our physicians. The total pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This total pay range includes incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.

Pay Range: $535,000- $645,000 Total Cash Compensation.

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Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • Medical Degree or equivalent
  • Board Certification in Anesthesiology
  • Graduate of ACGME accredited Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship
  • Unrestricted California license as Physician
  • Medical Staff membership in accordance with requirements for same as specified in the CSMC and Medical Staff bylaws, rules and regulations
  • Eligible for recommendation to the appropriate academic rank and appointment
  • Minimum of five years of active clinical experience as OB anesthesiologist
  • Proven excellence in teaching, and in the organization of both clinical and non-clinical activities.
  • Evidence of exceptional academic, clinical, professional, and administrative accomplishment.


About Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai is a non-profit academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It is one of the largest hospitals in the United States, with over 1,000 beds and 2,000 physicians. Cedars-Sinai is known for its high-quality patient care, cutting-edge research, and innovative medical education programs. The hospital has been ranked as one of the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report, and has received numerous awards and accolades for its clinical excellence and research achievements. Cedars-Sinai is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is a member of the Cedars-Sinai Health System.
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