Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Director / Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist

Department Overview

The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is integral to the healthcare, education and research missions at OHSU. We provide clinical services at OHSU hospitals and collaborate with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System (VA), Hillsboro Medical Center and Adventist Health. We specialize in providing excellent perioperative care and anesthesia services to our patients using state-of-the-art technology and pharmacologic tools with an emphasis on patient safety.

In the operating rooms our anesthesiologists work in care teams with our fellows, residents, and nurse anesthetists as well as independently. Pre- and post-operative care is under the medical supervision of our department. We play a prominent role in caring for patients in the cardiovascular, neurosciences, and virtual intensive care units. In the ICU our team includes anesthesiology intensivists, critical care fellows, physician associates / nurse practitioners, and residents. The role of our team in the ICUs is comprehensive and critical to achieving the highest quality outcomes for our patients.

Our department is dedicated to providing the highest quality and most innovative education training in the country for residents, fellows, and medical students, with trainee opportunities at OHSU and the VA., and community hospitals. Our very active education research group focuses on lifelong learning strategies, particularly in the area of regional anesthesia. We are the proud developers of the ASA’s Anesthesia Tool Box. We continue to innovate using tools to evaluate our learners’ progress on specific entrustable activities as well as broader readiness to be independent consultants in anesthesiology.

The Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has consistently awarded our program full accreditation. We were the first program in the U.S. to be approved by the ACGME and ABA to allow for integrated training of research and anesthesiology, and critical care medicine and anesthesiology. We were also the first program to offer advanced curriculum options for our residents, on a voluntary basis through our ExCEL program. We offer accredited fellowships in Pediatric Anesthesiology, Adult Critical Care, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Regional Anesthesia, and Pain Medicine, as well as a non-accredited fellowship in Neuroanesthesia. The scope of our training opportunities is extensive and includes exposure to a wide variety of patient diseases and surgical procedures as well as CPC and ICU training with dedicated time in our full-body human simulation laboratory. We are a large department –with over 400 faculty and staff –yet we are a close community highly committed to teamwork to deliver the highest level of patient care, training and research.

Fellowship Program Director (0.1 FTE)

The Program Director should continue in the position for a length of time adequate to maintain continuity of leadership and program stability. This position reports to the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (APOM), collaborates with other department Vice Chairs and leaders, and has a formal dotted line reporting relationship to the Chair of APOM. This position directly supervises the fellowship Associate / Assistant Program Director (APD).

The Program Director has the full authority and responsibility for the fellowship program and is responsible for program administration and operations, including all activities related to recruitment, selection, instruction, supervision, coaching / advising / mentoring, evaluation and advancement of fellows and the maintenance of all records related to the program. The Program Director ensures continuing accreditation of the program through application of ACGME Common and Specialty requirements.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following :

Oversight of the Learning Environment

• Ensure all sites maintain a learning environment conducive to fellow education, including adhering to principles of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB)
• Ensure the program’s ongoing ACGME accreditation including ensuring in each of the ACGME core competencies; maintain compliance with all ACGME rules and guidelines
• Maintain affiliation agreements and oversight at each participating training site
• Provide leadership and oversight to the fellow formative assessment and summative evaluation processes; ensure compliance with institutional grievance and due process procedures
• Oversee the development and implementation of the program curriculum, including monitoring the progression of training for individual fellows and ensuring the quality of the didactic program
• Ensure compliance with Clinical Education and Work (CEW) hour policies
• Monitor and ensure appropriate supervision of fellows at all participating sites

National, Regional, and Local Leadership, Excellence, and Education Innovation

Administrative Leadership

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist (0.5-0.9 FTE)

This position reports to the Vice Chair for Clinical Operations in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (APOM). The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the University’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. Appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in patient care and teaching / mentorship. The most desired candidate will also have interest / experience in research / scholarship / discovery and / or administrative leadership.

Teaches trainees and support staff in their area of professional expertise. Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees, guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Faculty have a demonstrated competence in teaching and are knowledgeable about relevant guidelines from all applicable regulating bodies. (E.g. ACGME competencies for clinical faculty).

Provides an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of clinical care for clinical faculty). Professional performance is to be delivered in a manner that is compliant with the regulations and guidelines of all relevant regulating bodies (e.g. the American Society of Anesthesiologists, JCAHO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, OHSU IRB, NIH and all other state, federal, and institutional regulatory guidelines). Treats all patients, research subjects, trainees and co‑workers with dignity and respect.

May maintain a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases. May develop and direct scholarly research activities focused toward improving the educational foundation within anesthesiology and perioperative medicine. May engage in public service through consultative activities with OHSU and non‑University groups as approved by the Chair. May also participate in additional departmental or hospital administration as approved by the Chair or supervising Vice Chair.

Required Qualifications

Must meet all requirements of a Program Director as determined by OHSU GME and the ACGME including (but not limited to)

All are welcome.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the affirmative action and equal opportunity department at 503‑494‑5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.

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