Vice Chair Anesthesiologist | Augusta, GA

Position Overview

Vice Chair of Anesthesiology role at a leading academic Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine in Georgia, the state's only public academic health center. This senior leadership position combines executive administration, clinical practice, and academic advancement.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Department Chair on strategy, operations, and academic growth
• Lead governance, budgeting, staffing, and departmental policies
• Mentor clinical division directors and faculty
• Direct operations across 56 anesthetizing sites
• Drive quality, safety, and performance improvement
• Support fellowship programs in Critical Care, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesia, and Advanced Perioperative Clinical Anesthesiology

Schedule & Call

• 80% clinical, 20% administrative
• Core hours Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 5 PM
• Call up to 7 nights per month with post-call recovery
• After-hours administrative availability compensated at $300 per hour ($600 past 7 PM)

Compensation

• Base salary $520K+ for Associate Professor, $540K+ for Professor
• $30K annual leadership stipend
• $15K to $20K incentive bonus
• $40K sign-on bonus
• $20K relocation assistance
• $5K CME allowance plus 10 CME days
• 56 days total PTO
• Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, retirement, and malpractice with state tort protections
• Tuition assistance up to 9 credit hours per semester at 26 Georgia universities

Qualifications

• ABA board certification required
• Georgia license or eligibility required
• Associate Professor rank or higher required
• Proven anesthesia leadership experience required
• MBA, MPH, or MHA preferred
• Subspecialty fellowship training preferred

Department Highlights

• 44 to 48 anesthesiologists, 41 CRNAs, 3 CAAs, 48 residents
• 100% supervision model
• Strong residency and fellowship programs
• Epic EMR and GE Aisys CS2 anesthesia machines