Opportunity Details
Department of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Clinician
Commensurate w/Experience
POD 2 Physician Leadership Opportunity
WashU Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Anesthesiology (WUDA) is seeking applications for a Physician Leader for POD 2 operating room block, on the main Campus of Barnes-Jewish Hospital. As a Washington University Department of Anesthesiology (WUDA) representative and physician leader in this large and complex clinical area, the POD 2 leader will partner with BJH Perioperative Services (POS) and WUSM surgery colleagues to promote quality, safety, and efficiency of perioperative care. Besides leadership and communication skills, the POD 2 leader will exhibit clinical expertise in a variety of areas, including orthopedic surgery, complex airway management, trauma surgery and OR procedures for critically ill patients, and ophthalmologic surgery.
The leader will support WUDA teams and have a critical role in enhancing professionalism and teamwork, learning and innovation, and ensuring that POD 2 is a safe and nurturing environment for patients and all members of the healthcare team.
This is an exciting clinical leadership opportunity with substantial prospects for future leadership growth. It earns a stipend and a WUDA commitment towards additional leadership development of successful POD leaders. POD leaders are members of the WUDA BJH clinical leadership team and work closely with and report to the Director of Clinical Anesthesiology at BJH.
Key Responsibilities:
Operational Excellence
Implement WUDA staffing model across POD 2
Ensure WUDA provides highly reliable, high quality, equitable and timely care in POD 2
Participate in BJH POS POD 2 surgical service line meetings
Participate in strategic planning for POD 2 ORs with WUDA, WUSM surgical and BJH POS
Quality and Safety
Oversee clinical protocols for POD 2
Ensure WUDA meets Safety, Quality (PSQ) and Efficiency metrics in POD 2, as defined by WUSM and BJH
Work closely with WUDA PSQ team
Be substantially engaged in or lead POD 2 PSQ initiatives and participate in PSQ meetings
Provide continuous support to all WUDA team members working in POD 2
Leadership
Work closely with the Clinical Director and commit to continuous leadership development
Attend Clinical Operations and POD Leader meetings
Collaborate with Preop and PACU leadership to create and support workflows
Collaborate the Anesthesia Support tech staff and leadership to improve patient care
Qualifications:
Full time clinical faculty, including in-house call, practicing primarily at BJH
ABA Board Certification in Anesthesiology
Recognized as an expert perioperative physician
Recognized for impeccable integrity, a role model for colleagues and trainees
Strong commitment to clinical excellence and culture of safety
Commitment to building a collaborative, respectful and inclusive, patient-centric culture
Ownership and accountability for ideas, actions, and outcomes
Interested physician faculty are encouraged to send their current CV and a brief statement of interest to Erin Kennedy at [email protected].
For additional information or questions, please contact Ivan Kangrga at [email protected]
5/11/2026
No end date
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