Job Description

Choose Your Cases. Shape Your Schedule. Practice with Autonomy.

Location: Rochester, NY (multiple hospitals and surgical centers nearby)
Organization: Rochester Regional Health
Position Type: Full-Time

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

At Rochester Regional Health, our Anesthesiologists provide comprehensive perioperative care across a wide range of surgical specialties in a collaborative, team-based environment. We are seeking a fellowship-trained Cardiac Anesthesiologist to join our growing and highly specialized cardiac program.

This position offers a balanced practice with significant cardiac case exposure, flexibility in case selection, and a supportive call structure.

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The Cardiac Anesthesiologist provides high-quality anesthesia care for patients undergoing cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and general surgical procedures. Physicians practice at the top of their training in both supervisory and personally performed cases and have flexibility in case selection through our physician-driven scheduling model.

Approximately 80% of clinical practice consists of cardiac cases, with the ability to tailor the proportion of cardiac and general anesthesia cases based on individual preference.

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Clinical Responsibilities

General Anesthesia Responsibilities

• Provide anesthesia services for a broad range of surgical specialties
• Participate in daily case assignments
• Supervise CRNAs and/or personally perform cases as appropriate
• Deliver comprehensive perioperative care including preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, and postoperative assessment
• Participate in in-house overnight general anesthesia call (3 overnights every 8 weeks)

Note: In-house overnight calls are general anesthesia calls and do not include cardiac anesthesia responsibilities.

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Cardiac Anesthesia Responsibilities

• Provide anesthesia care for complex cardiac surgical procedures, including:
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
• Valve repair and replacement
• Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement
• Minimally invasive valve and CABG procedures

Support structural heart and hybrid procedures including:

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• MitraClip
• Watchman procedures
• Provide anesthesia for the majority of thoracic procedures
• Provide anesthesia for high-complexity vascular cases

Participate in:

• One weekday cardiac anesthesia call per week (from home)
• One cardiac anesthesia weekend call every 5–8 weeks (from home)

Cardiac call responsibilities are home-based, supporting work-life balance while ensuring expert cardiac coverage.

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Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Anesthesiology
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship
• Certification in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
• Eligible for medical licensure in New York State

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This is a unique opportunity to take greater control of your schedule, your practice style, and your career path — while working with a dedicated, collegial team in an integrated health system.

Rochester Regional Health
Purpose: Uplift Humanity through Care for our Community
Vision: To become a national model of health and healing
Values: Rooted in Community | Serve as One | Care Like Family | Embrace Tomorrow, Today

EDUCATION:

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

L - Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly; requires occasional walking, standing or squatting.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

$400,000.00 - $600,000.00

CITY:

Rochester

POSTAL CODE:

14621

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.