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Job description
General Information
Location
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Care Delivery Brand
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Compensation
$500,000 - $550,000
Description & Requirements
The Department of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is seeking Cardiothoracic/Critical Care Anesthesiologist. We are looking for faculty who are committed to excellence in critical care, perioperative medicine, and academic service.
At Advocate Health, we're committed to being a Best Place to Care-where physicians are empowered, heard, and equipped to do their best work. You'll be part of a leading integrated system with a shared commitment to innovation, well-being, and the communities we serve. Whether you're seeking professional growth, meaningful impact, or a team that lifts you up-this is where it starts.
Highlights
In this role, you will provide comprehensive perioperative and intensive care to critically ill patients across our adult ICUs, operating rooms, and procedural areas within Atrium Health Wake Forest medical centers. Responsibilities include managing complex critical care cases, delivering high-quality anesthesia care, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support optimal patient outcomes. Faculty participate in both cardiac and critical care call schedules and may serve as attending physicians in both operating room and ICU settings, including independent faculty assignments.
In addition to clinical duties, you will be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows through bedside instruction, didactics, simulation, and mentorship. Faculty focus on outstanding clinical care, teaching excellence, and meaningful contributions to departmental and institutional service-including quality improvement initiatives and program development.
Training and/or Experience Required
M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree.
ABA board certification or board eligibility in Anesthesiology.
Fellowship trained in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine.
Certification in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is strongly preferred.
Eligibility for North Carolina medical licensure.
Demonstrated commitment to patient care, teaching, and academic medicine.
Benefits Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions
Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources
Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support
Educational assistance and professional development programs
Paid medical liability insurance
Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances
Relocation assistance
About Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem beautifully blends rich history with modern innovation, offering residents a vibrant and welcoming community. Known for its picturesque neighborhoods like West End and West Salem, the city features charming historic homes and tree-lined streets. The city boasts a thriving arts and culture scene, with galleries, theaters, music venues, and festivals that bring the community together year-round. Walkable neighborhoods make it easy to explore local shops, parks, and restaurants, supporting an active and healthy lifestyle. Winston-Salem offers a high quality of life with a cost of living below the national average and affordable housing options. It's home to excellent educational institutions such as Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, and Salem College, recognized among the South's best college towns. With over 3,500 acres of parks, 25 miles of greenways, and easy access to both mountains and beaches, Winston-Salem offers abundant outdoor recreation. Above all, residents take pride in their genuine southern hospitality, making it easy to feel at home and build connections in this dynamic and evolving city.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the United States, providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core, we are shaping the future of health care through innovation, research, education and compassionate care.
When you join Advocate Health, you're joining a team that's committed to being a Best Place to Care -where clinicians are heard, supported and empowered to focus on what matters most: caring for patients. This enterprise-wide initiative is grounded in listening to care teams, removing barriers to excellent care, and fostering well-being and connection. It reflects our purpose-from discovery to everyday moments, we're redefining care - for you, for us, for all -and lives through our values: lifting each other up, leading with purpose, thinking boldly together and embracing change with optimism. Here, you'll find not just a job, but a career with meaning, growth and impact-for all.
Worksite address
winston salem, NC, 27104, US
Who can apply
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