Chief of Thoracic Anesthesia

Chief of Thoracic Anesthesia - UMass Memorial Health, Memorial Campus,

Worcester, MA

The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at UMass Memorial Medical Center, the clinical partner of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine in Worcester, MA, is looking for a Chief of our Thoracic Anesthesia Team. The Department comprises 160 clinical providers with diverse cultural backgrounds, delivering state of the art perioperative care across a clinical platform which has grown to include 7 clinical sites: three Hospitals, two Ambulatory Surgery Centers, and two GI centers.

This position offers an opportunity to lead the Thoracic Anesthesia team covering 600 thoracic procedures annually, including 300 robotic procedures, 40 open thoracotomies, and a variety of other thoracoscopic and open thoracic surgical procedures. The Division of Thoracic Surgery at UMass Memorial Health is one of the first in the nation to offer robotic, robotic one anesthetic diagnosis and treatment (RODAT) for pulmonary nodules. In addition, the Thoracic Anesthesia team is supporting our growing Division of Interventional Pulmonology performing over 250 cases in the procedural areas annually including state of the art navigational bronchoscopy, and rigid bronchoscopies.

The Chief will be able to contribute to our academic mission through engagement in medical student and resident teaching, medical simulation, QI work, and research. Please visit our department website http://www.umassmed.edu/anes/ to learn more.

In addition to leadership of the Thoracic Anesthesia Service the Memorial Hospital environment offers

• 17 operating rooms with 12,000 cases annually
• Multiple robotic rooms for General, GYN, and Ortho cases
• A busy high-risk Obstetric service with 5000 deliveries/year
• 25 adult ICU beds

Responsibilities 

• Oversee the onboarding process for new faculty joining the team.
• Maintain the highest level of expertise within the Team, and adherence to evidence based standards through continuing medical education.
• Supervise standardization of the day-to-day clinical operations of Thoracic Anesthesia services.
• Interface with the leadership of the Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology (IP) services to create an efficient surgical workflow.
• Collaborate with the Anesthesia Site Chief and the Chief of Thoracic Surgery and IP to implement evidence-based ERAS protocols for patients undergoing thoracic procedures.
• Training and supervision of residents, and CRNAs.
• Support professional and clinical advancement of faculty who are part of the Team.
• Collaborate with leadership in Anesthesia Technical Support to evaluate and maintain equipment and supplies needed for Thoracic anesthesia services.
• Educate the Anesthesiology Department in advancements for Thoracic Anesthesia and IP.
• Support and conduct collaborative research in advancement of Thoracic Anesthesia.

What We Offer 

• A competitive salary of $460,000-$510,000, generous sign-on bonus of $50,000, and ability to participate in year-end performance incentive program.
• Nine weeks paid time off.
• LTD, STD, CME, health, dental, vision insurance and a 403(b) retirement plan.
• Built-in post-call days to promote work-life balance
• Ability to generate additional income with incentivized voluntary additional call
• Malpractice Insurance through UMMHC with a tail coverage and robust hospital Risk Management
• Departmental support of career advancement, both academic and clinical
• Research mentorship

 Requirements 

• MD, DO or foreign equivalent,and qualify for a Massachusetts license
• Be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Anesthesiology

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae addressed to:

1. Matthias Walz MD, FCCP

Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery

Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
C/O Krystal Vincent Krystal.Vincent@umassmemorial.org 

As the leading employer in central Massachusetts, we look to draw talent and ideas from individuals of different backgrounds and viewpoints

UMass Memorial Health is the health and wellness partner of the people of Central Massachusetts.

Through pain and pandemics, our commitment to our communities never wanes. We use knowledge and innovation to create breakthrough medicine. To create jobs. To make life better for those we serve. We are leaders in the training of physicians and those who work in every facet of health care. We make outstanding care accessible for all, regardless of ability to pay. We stand for quality, compassion, dignity, opportunity and fairness. And we are relentless in our pursuit of healing.

UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts. We are the clinical partner of the UMass Chan Medical School, with access to the latest technology, research and clinical trials.

Our health system includes four hospitals and behavioral health services:

• UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester)
• UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (Fitchburg, Clinton and Leominster)
• UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital (Marlborough)
• UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital (Southbridge)
• Community Healthlink (Worcester)

Our hospitals are fully accredited by the Joint Commission, a national organization that sets quality standards for hospitals. In addition to our fully equipped medical centers, our health system also includes home health and hospice programs, behavioral health programs and community-based physician practices.

We have an affiliation with CareWell Urgent Care to provide regional urgent care services. Also, the UMass Memorial Medical Group provides high quality, low-cost outpatient surgery services at The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury.

We are committed to using our breadth of connected health resources to ensure you receive the best, most appropriate care you need to heal.

With our knowledge, innovation, and compassion, we relentlessly pursue healing for you and all of our patients. Our team includes specialists who are nationally acclaimed for their expertise and leadership in areas such as:

• Heart and vascular care
• Orthopedics
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Surgery
• Newborn intensive care
• Children’s services
• Women’s services
• Emergency medicine and trauma

UMass Memorial Medical Center leads the region in providing cutting edge medical technology, including innovative diagnostic and treatment options. Our experienced staff includes specialists who are experts in their field. No matter where you receive health care within our network of hospitals, you have access to the knowledge, innovation and expertise of UMass Memorial Medical Center:

• The only designated Level I Trauma Center for adults in Central Massachusetts
• Home to the Duddie Massad Emergency and Trauma Center and Life Flight, New England’s first hospital-based air ambulance
• The region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, providing expert care for ill or premature newborns
• Ranked sixth in Massachusetts by US News & World Report as best regional hospital
• Recognized by US News & World Report as high performing in diabetes, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, and stroke
• Named one of America’s Top 50 Teaching Hospitals by The Washington Monthly 
• Ranked 24^th in the nation’s top hospitals by the Lown Institute
• Recognized by Healthgrades with the following awards and designations: Critical Care Excellence Award, Coronary Intervention Excellence Award, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award, America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award