LSU Health Shreveport Hiring for Chair, Department of Anesthesiology at Shreveport, LA Full Time

PSN/PER Number: PSN 28861 / PER 22-05-8154

Salary Range:
$150,000 – $225,000

Primary Location: Shreveport, LA

Ochsner/LSU Health Shreveport seeks a Chair, Department
of Anesthesiology in Shreveport, Louisiana, a department recognized as one of the finest anesthesiology programs in the country. The new
chair will resume leadership to the department with the development and implementation of a dynamic vision for its future while working with
the Dean and other Department Chairs in the ongoing evolution and success of the school. The Chair will build on an excellent foundation of
24 full-time faculty and staff, working collaboratively with a broad range of constituents, both internally and externally. The Chair,
Department of Anesthesiology manages and oversees 32 Residents and 2 Fellows. The Department of Anesthesiology continues to expand our
faculty as we assume increasing responsibility in healthcare outreach with efforts to be progressively available to both underserved as well
as those with more ready access to healthcare.

An innovative and dynamic member of the LSU Health Shreveport leadership team, the
Chair reports directly to the Dean of the LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport, David F. Lewis, MD, MBA. The selected candidate will also
interact with the leadership of the Ochsner Health System which manages our primary teaching hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe in
partnership with LSU. The Chair exemplifies exceptional leadership, continues the pursuit of clinical and academic excellence, and fosters
interdisciplinary management of the department’s faculty, including both fellowship-trained and highly experienced anesthesiologists
in nine areas of specialty including:

• Airway
• Acute Pain
• Cardiothoracic
• Neuro
• Obstetric
• Pediatric
• Vascular Anesthesia
• Chronic Pain
• Intensive Care

The successful candidate must have proven experience as a leader who can inspire
faculty and staff to work together to develop future leaders in the specialty. The candidate will have strong management skills with an
ability to grow revenues, meet budgets and demonstrate exceptional communication skills. Endorsing our commitment to excellence in clinical
practice, education, and research, the department chair will oversee, coordinate, and encourage research within the department.

Required: Applicant must meet the following:

• Candidates must have an MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology
• A distinguished record in Anesthesiology
• Outstanding surgical
  skills and commensurate clinical activities.
• Candidates must have a firm commitment to the education and teaching of residents and
  medical students
• Qualify for the rank of Professor of Anesthesiology
• Eligibility for a Louisiana Medical License is
  required

The LSUHSC-S Department of Anesthesiology,
located in the Northwest corner of Louisiana in a tri-state area known as the Ark-La-Tex, serves as a tertiary and quaternary referral
center and offers an Anesthesiology Residency Program, Clinical Pain Fellowship, and Neuro Anesthesiology Fellowship Program.

The LSU
Systems Office has provided LSU Health-Shreveport employees with excellent benefit options designed with you and your dependents in mind.
Our Benefits Section is available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to help answer any questions you might have about
these benefits.

• Salary is commensurate with experience and training
• Generous Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending
  Account
• Optional Retirement Plans

Applicant Instructions

The
search committee is being led by Peter H. Seidenberg, MD, MA, FAAFP, FACSM, RMSK, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, LSU
Health School of Medicine. Review of applicants begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Locate and click
on the Apply Online button located at the bottom of the screen, enter your contact information and upload your letter of interest and CV. If
you need assistance applying electronically, please telephone 318-675-5589.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know
at that time if you will need special accommodations.