Job Description

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Anesthesiologist

LCMC Health | Greater New Orleans Area

LCMC Health is seeking a Board-Eligible or Board-Certified Anesthesiologist to join our growing anesthesia services team. This role provides comprehensive anesthetic care across surgical and diagnostic settings and plays a critical role in ensuring patient safety, quality outcomes, and multidisciplinary collaboration throughout the hospital.

What You’ll Do (Your Everyday)

As an Anesthesiologist with LCMC Health, you will:

• Provide anesthesia and sedation services for patients undergoing surgical procedures and diagnostic studies
• Perform comprehensive pre-anesthetic evaluations and manage intraoperative anesthesia and post-anesthetic care
• Consult and collaborate with surgeons, proceduralists, and appropriate medical subspecialists
• Deliver advanced life support, respiratory care, and physiologic support throughout the hospital as required
• Provide perioperative and consultative pain management services
• Direct, plan, and supervise anesthesia and sedation services for patients under your care
• Ensure anesthesia care delivery meets recognized standards, including patient consent, infection control, safety practices, and life-support protocols
• Complete required pre- and post-procedural anesthesia/sedation evaluations within established timelines
• Ensure accurate clinical documentation and regulatory reporting compliance
• Oversee anesthesia equipment needs, including inspection, testing, and maintenance
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities, addressing identified issues to improve patient outcomes
• Provide technical oversight and support to sedation teams and ensure high-quality, appropriate anesthesia care

The Must-Haves

Education

• Doctoral Degree in Medicine (MD) or Osteopathy (DO)

Licensure & Certifications (Required)

• Unrestricted Medical Physician License – Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
• Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) License – Louisiana
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – American Heart Association

Skills & Professional Requirements

• Documented continued competence in anesthesiology to maintain clinical privileges
• Compliance with Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements
• Demonstrated competence in advanced life support and airway management
• Commitment to quality patient care, safety, and interdisciplinary teamwork

Why Join LCMC Health?

• Physician-led culture with a strong emphasis on quality and patient-centered care
• Opportunities to practice across diverse clinical settings
• Collaborative anesthesia teams and modern facilities
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Robust support for credentialing, onboarding, and professional development

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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