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Baylor College of Medicine lists this Pediatric Anesthesiologist - San Antonio, Texas opportunity in san antonio, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Pediatric Anesthesiologist - San Antonio, Texas
Division: CHRISTUS Children's Hospital - San Antonio
Work Arrangement: Location: San Antonio, TX
Salary Range:
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Schedule:
Requisition ID: 26315
Summary
The Department of Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a full‑time Pediatric Anesthesiologist to join the pediatric anesthesia team at Christus Children’s in San Antonio, Texas.
The successful candidate will provide high‑quality, evidence‑based anesthesia and perioperative care for infants, children, and adolescents undergoing a broad range of surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures. The position includes a Baylor College of Medicine faculty appointment, with academic rank determined by the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Job Duties
Clinical Care
Provide comprehensive anesthesia and perioperative care for pediatric patients undergoing surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.
Conduct pre‑anesthetic evaluations and develop individualized anesthetic plans based on patient age, condition, history, and procedure.
Administer appropriate forms of anesthesia, including general, regional, neuraxial, and intravenous techniques.
Provide anesthesia across pediatric surgical and procedural specialties, including care for medically complex patients.
Coordinate perioperative planning with surgeons, proceduralists, subspecialists, nursing teams, and other care team members.
Manage pediatric airways, monitoring, vascular access, emergencies, trauma, codes, perioperative pain, and postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Oversee the perioperative course, including induction, maintenance, emergence, transport, handoff, and post‑anesthesia management.
Complete accurate, timely clinical documentation and maintain compliance with applicable institutional, departmental, billing, regulatory, and patient‑safety requirements.
Participate in assigned call coverage, including evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays.
Quality and Professional Responsibilities
Participate in quality‑improvement, patient‑safety, peer‑review, and clinical standardization initiatives.
Support evidence‑based practices that improve outcomes, patient experience, efficiency, and continuity of care.
Attend departmental meetings, case conferences, morbidity and mortality conferences, and other professional activities.
Collaborate effectively with physicians, APPs, nurse anesthetists, anesthesiologist assistants, nurses, technicians, trainees, and administrative staff.
Communicate professionally with patients, families, colleagues, and interdisciplinary teams.
Support program development and other departmental initiatives aligned with pediatric anesthesia service needs.
Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.
Education and Academic Activities
Teach and supervise residents, fellows, medical students, and other learners as assigned.
Contribute to conferences, lectures, simulation activities, and continuing medical education programs. Maintain scholarly interest and ongoing professional development.
Participate in research, educational scholarship, quality‑improvement scholarship, or other academic activities as interests and opportunities allow.
Minimum Qualifications
MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
Completion of an accredited anesthesiology residency.
Completion of an ACGME‑accredited pediatric anesthesiology fellowship, or board certification in anesthesiology with at least five years of full‑time pediatric anesthesiology experience.
Eligible to obtain and maintain an unrestricted Texas medical license.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in a tertiary pediatric hospital, academic medical center, or other high‑acuity pediatric setting.
Experience caring for neonates, medically complex children, and patients requiring multidisciplinary perioperative planning.
Demonstrated commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, teamwork, communication, and family‑centered care.
Work Authorization Requirement: This position is not eligible for J‑1 visa sponsorship.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty, and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient‑centered care. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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Worksite address
san antonio, TX, 78208, US
Who can apply
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